The metamorphosis of Serpenti, the Italian luxury fashion house’s most magnetic icon, continues.
A manifesto of pure form projected into the future, Serpenti Aeterna radiates with renewed energy. Entirely pavé-set with a vibrant composition of coloured gemstones, this radical reptile plays with colour, light, texture and form to express pure joie de vivre.
Serpenti Aeterna is sheathed in scintillating gemstones. A free and extraordinary composition unfolds its essential lines into sculptural volumes, both playful and precious. Here, the Roman jeweller orchestrates a harmony of stones in varying dimensions, cuts and hues. Within this rich palette, each gem asserts its individuality, shaping a charismatic aesthetic.
A Masterpiece of Goldsmithing
“The Serpenti Aeterna reveals itself as a true canvas; it embodies the very sublimation of the serpent’s sign, woven into each of its elements,” explained Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bvlgari’s Product Creation Executive Director.
“It is a serpent of purified essence, where the iconic figure has transformed into a timeless symbol and an inimitable signature. More than a creation, the Serpenti Aeterna is, fundamentally, a concept.”
Serpenti Aeterna enters a new sculptural dimension through Bvlgari’s savoir-faire. Rubellite, amethyst, topaz, emerald, citrine, sapphire, tanzanite, pink and Paraíba tourmaline, tsavorite, and peridot: 122 stones have been selected for their rare nuances. In a variety of cuts and sizes – round, brilliant, princess, pear and oval – the gems are arranged in a composition that is at once surprising and perfectly orchestrated.
Forged in rose gold and fully gem-set, this serpent required a patient dialogue between creative vision and technical mastery. Bringing it to life required 225 hours of development, 185 hours devoted to stone selection and preparation and more than 60 hours of setting.
The purity of white diamonds responds to the vibrancy of the coloured stones. Their brilliance traces the serpent’s silhouette, encircling the exuberant gems as if to capture their energy. An entirely pavé-set dial, with a radically stylised reptilian head, underscores Serpenti Aeterna’s striking graphic presence. Inside the bracelet, openworked hexagonal scales bathe the stones in light, creating endless variations and plays of transparency.
Through this long creative process, the serpent is reborn as a symbol of vitality and transformation – joyful and intense. The free, luminous personality of this radical yet precious reptile celebrates movement and channels the energy of colour.
Serpenti Aeterna in Yellow Gold
For the first time, Bvlgari reveals the silhouette of Serpenti Aeterna in yellow gold. This noble, solar metal heightens its sophisticated design and distinctive allure – a way of wearing it that combines everyday ease with precious refinement.
A few lines of diamonds, set at the ends of the bangle bracelet and along the graphic head and tail, define volumes that are both taut and curved. The purity of the stones echoes the iridescent softness of white mother-of-pearl on the dial.
Serpenti Aeterna becomes an extraordinary jewel, evolving through modularity. Its fluid curve wraps the wrist in an almost instinctive gesture, designed to be freely combined with other bracelets from the Maison, expressing the many facets of a singular personality.
Serpenti Aeterna gives form to a powerful idea. Freed from figurative expression, the icon distils into a line, a tension, an energy. A design object of avant-garde elegance, adorned with radiant gems or forged in solar yellow gold, the serpent reveals its quintessence through extraordinary transformations.