How to Pick a Bulgari Watch for Her
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How to Pick a Bulgari Watch for Her

By pingtsai · Mar 12, 2013 · 9 replies
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Pingtsai's guide on selecting a Bulgari watch for a loved one offers practical advice for navigating the luxury timepiece market. This article emphasizes understanding personal style and existing collections to ensure a thoughtful and appreciated gift. It highlights Bulgari's distinctive designs, particularly the Serpenti, as a unique choice for women seeking something beyond the common.

How To Pick A Bulgari Watch For The Woman You Love


Just about every man at some point has purchased a watch for the special lady in his life. I know this to be true because every female I know personally including myself has a watch that a boyfriend or husband has purchased in the past for them. Selecting the perfect watch for your special girl can be a formidable task in itself, especially in the case of high-end watches. When you are spending thousands of dollars on a timepiece for someone else, you want to make sure that she will like it. Choosing one from Bulgari’s ladies collection is a sure bet to a happy and satisfied mate.



 

What Bulgari offers in terms of ladies watches is feminine, simple and attractive enough for just about any woman to admire and want to own and wear. Bulgari watches have a way of making the women who are wearing them feel slightly more distinctive perhaps in part due to the Italian designing as well as the high end luxurious materials and finishes that are used. You will not find anything quite like Bulgari’s Serpenti watches from any other manufacture on the market. Most of Bulgari’s ladies watches are unique designs and as women we often like having something that isn’t overly common.

So how does a generous male counterpart go about selecting just the right piece for his faithful loved one? It can be an overwhelming prospect but with a few tips, the challenge can be won with success and gracious affection that is surely to make the dollars and mental energy spent worthwhile.


Find Out What She Already Has


What type of watches does she already own? This will tell you the style and sizing that she prefers. If she only wears very small sized watches that are petite and feminine then she might not be overjoyed if you get her a 37mm Diagono chronograph. You can also see what she has to find out what she is missing. Perhaps she only has casual beater watches and lacks something dressier and more elegant for special occasions. Finding out what kind of watches your loved one already has is a good starting point for your quest towards buying the perfect new watch for her.


Be Observant


Your next task should be to narrow down and find out more specifically what she really wants. This might sound easier than it really is. All it really takes on the male end is a heightened sense of what catches her attention and what her comments are. Perhaps you can go to the mall together or walk into some boutiques posing as though you are looking to try on watches for yourself. Women will always look at the female items that are offered in the store in these cases. If there is something that we like in particular, we will ask to try it on. You simply need to keep an eye out during these opportunities.

Women are also very good at dropping subtle hints when there is something that we want. Many of us are hoping that you will pick up on these hints and surprise us, rather than just telling you directly.


Elicit the Help of Friends and Family


Women will often share what they want and like with close girlfriends, mothers or sisters. You can ask these people what they know or have them ask for you. It will be less obvious coming from a third party.


Include Your Own Input


Chances are you will be more familiar and knowledgeable about the different movements, finishes and quality watch detailing than your special woman. You may also have a better idea of value in ownership and what you are getting. After you have narrowed down the choices, you should take into account these other details and make an educated guess based mostly on her preferences but submit your own input as part of the decision as well. After all, you are paying for it.


If someone asked me which Bulgari watch I would choose, I would pick a stainless or rose gold Serpenti watch. The technology that is involved in creating the tubagos bracelet and the unique styling is simply unmatched by any other women’s watch available today. It can serve as a piece of jewelry as well as a timepiece. The mens watches have more desireable movements but they are simply too big for women to wear. Although the Serpenti comes with a quartz movement, the unique look more than makes up for the lack of a mechanical movement. Several factors should be considered when you are trying to pick a watch for a woman. However when you get it right, you may score bigger than you every imagined.  








This message has been edited by pingtsai on 2013-03-12 09:51:33 This message has been edited by pingtsai on 2013-03-12 09:56:40

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patrick_y
Mar 12, 2013

This one doesn't have an open/shut mouth, but it does have the articulated bracelet/body. Some of the vintage pieces are also exceptionally beautiful with even more detailed enamel work than current models. Among iconic women's watches, those would become the "Paul Newman Daytonas" of incredibly iconic vintage watches. A perfect watch for the devastating temptress in a man's life. Madame Merteuil would likely commission a few if she wasn't gifted them already...

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MTF
Mar 13, 2013

especially the ones with women to love or have aspirations to get women to love. I would not claim to be an expert even though I have the 'distinction' (?) and honour to still be married to the same current Mrs MTF for nearly 25 years. Either I am dong something right or she has no personal initiative to find better. :-) Still, I learnt more in the 10 minutes reading this article than the last 24 years of personal experimentation...... Regards, MTF

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foversta
Mar 13, 2013

I will never fail from now! ;) Thanks for your article! Fx

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G99
Mar 14, 2013

i'll bear it in mind for the future. G

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pingtsai
Mar 14, 2013

The most important part is the getting. This shows that you have invested thought into pleasing your woman. Getting it right...well, it is a challenge for many but there is some wiggle room there. :)

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pingtsai
Mar 14, 2013

It's a classic and such a dream watch/piece of jewelry for any woman. Thank you so much for sharing Patrick. Whoever buys that for a woman gets my vote :) Patrick, what other watches do you think make good gifts for women from your experience in talking to people? What are women looking for?

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