Bvlgari

[AB]

How on earth is this pronounced?

Are they decent watches or a case of flashy-fashion-cheap-movement type thing?

[LordGrover]

The V is a U, really.

[Johnboy Mac]

Vulgar!

[R.P.M]

Dreadful stuff. Horribly overpriced.

[AB]

'VULGARi' did spring to mind immediately when I saw it.

Thanks.

[RemainAllHoof]

AB said:

'VULGARi' did spring to mind immediately when I saw it.

Thanks.

I always read it as Vulgari. Must suck to work for their marketing department.

[hilly10]

Have a read up on their website they do make their own movements well they purchased a company that does. They now claim nearly all the watch making process is in house. They are blingy but make some nice dress watches, i must confess to owning one. They are very well made and upmarket, certainly not cheap looking.

[PhantomPH]

If you believe Tom Cruise in MI2, it's pronounced 'bo-ga-ray'. Listen during the scene with Thandie Newton stealing the necklace. Quite a snooty/cool/wky/all three way of saying it, IMHO.

P~

[AB]

hilly10 said:

Have a read up on their website they do make their own movements well they purchased a company that does. They now claim nearly all the watch making process is in house. They are blingy but make some nice dress watches, i must confess to owning one. They are very well made and upmarket, certainly not cheap looking.

It looks great, not sure I like the BVLGARI lettering around the bezel as it does scream 'TW@T' rather than 'CLASS'

[redchina]

My Aluminium is nice and subtle - I've had it years now and it's well made, durable, and pretty understated.
(the point being, they don't have to be bling)

[karona]

<sad pedant mode>
To be "Vulgari" you're assuming the 'B' to be Cyrillic, pronounced 'V', however, all the remaining letters are Roman, therefore the B must be Roman too, so the correct pronunciation must be "Bulgari" There is no "V" in Cyrillic either.

I wonder who cocked up the translation from "българи" generations ago, which means "Bulgarians", because "Vulgari" 'вългари' has no meaning in Bulgarian.

</SPM>

[hilly10]

karona said:

<sad pedant mode>
To be "Vulgari" you're assuming the 'B' to be Cyrillic, pronounced 'V', however, all the remaining letters are Roman, therefore the B must be Roman too, so the correct pronunciation must be "Bulgari" There is no "V" in Cyrillic either.

I wonder who cocked up the translation from "българи" generations ago, which means "Bulgarians", because "Vulgari" 'вългари' has no meaning in Bulgarian.

</SPM>

Thanks for that really enlightening

[bobbymonks]

I had a Bvlgari Scuba Chronograph for a while. Actually quite understated with a great bracelet.
And no crappy movement in this one either, Chronometer certified Girard Perregaux

[jq74]

I have two Bvlgari watches as part of my own modest collection, I really like them.. both are Diagono sport models; a GMT and Chrono. What's not to like as far as I am concerned! Certainly nothing vulgar about them.

[glazbagun]

bobbymonks said:

I had a Bvlgari Scuba Chronograph for a while. Actually quite understated with a great bracelet.
And no crappy movement in this one either, Chronometer certified Girard Perregaux

I agree that these (and the Scubas in general) look quite good. I also think the assioma's make a really good casual dress watch.

[BJG1]

flash or not, I'd bloody love one of these:

[Spice_Weasel]

Isn't one of those worn/mentioned in the Iron Man films?

Sod the CGI robo-man-goodie-baddy-battle-action, can't we see inside billionaire playboy philanthropist Tony Stark's watch box?

[BJG1]

Spice_Weasel said:

Isn't one of those worn/mentioned in the Iron Man films?

Sod the CGI robo-man-goodie-baddy-battle-action, can't we see inside billionaire playboy philanthropist Tony Stark's watch box?

The one I posted is the one he wears in Iron Man, yes.

[sparkyhx]

BJG1 said:

flash or not, I'd bloody love one of these:

Get one of these instead - very similar
http://store.taowatch.us/TAO-070WD.aspx

TBH I just class them as very high end Fashion watches along with Tiffany and LV and to a certain extent Cartier. I.e. they are Jewelery that happens to be a watch.

Edited by sparkyhx on Monday 19th December 17:27