Bulgari Races Ahead With Gran Turismo

In 1998, Bulgari Aluminium, a non- gendered ‘Italian sport-chic’ watch shown visionary and is now an identified style icon, winning the Red Dot Design Best of the Best Award in 2023. With its mix of graphic lines and brand name hints with aluminium and rubber– products straight motivated by the vehicle market– the watch has actually stood the test of time.

25 years later on, the horological icon is being instilled with high-octane adrenaline: Bulgari and the famous Gran Turismo vehicle racing simulation video game are collaborating under the banner of accuracy and development. Gran Turismo is among the world’s most effective and well-known computer game ever, with around a 100 million systems being offered given that its launch
in 1997 by the Japanese video business Polyphony Digital.

This year likewise marks the 10th anniversary of the Vision GT program, which opened race vehicle advancement for the computer game to the world’s leading auto makers. It showed to be the ideal celebration for Bulgari to reveal 2 minimal editions of the Bulgari Aluminium x Gran Turismo Special Edition chronograph– together with the Bulgari Aluminium Vision GT Car, the very first and just hypercar particularly created for Gran Turismo racing by a watchmaking brand name. Extremely practical in its look in the virtual world, the real-life design on display screen mean a hypercar that may well holler on a genuine track in the not-too-distant future.

Bulgari Aluminium x Gran Turismo Special Edition

This chronograph channels the Gran Turismo universe through the vibrant character of the famous Bulgari Aluminium. It keeps the original’s sleekness and coolness, while standing out with a lively yellow influenced by the control panel dials of a famous Italian Gran Turismo vehicle from the 1990s. The watch merges the robust lightness of the 41 mm aluminium case with the softness of the rubber of the Bulgari- emblazoned bezel. The crown and caseback are created from modern, extra-strong, and light-weight titanium with a black DLC treatment, including the 10th Anniversary Vision GT logo design. It can be found in 2 minimal variations: with a yellow dial and black counters (500 pieces); and with an anthracite dial including yellow indices (1200 pieces). Marking a very first given that the collection’s relaunch in 2020, it admires speed with an incorporated tachymetric scale. The automated Calibre B381 has a power reserve of 42 hours.

Bulgari Aluminium Vision GT Car

Bulgari connects the real life with the digital, linking the mechanics of high horology with high-performance vehicle racing with this hypercar. The shape and products utilized echo the distinct codes of the Bulgari Aluminium x Gran Turismo Special Edition watch. The curves of its case, however likewise of the articulated bracelet with its noticeable screws, mirror the lines that specify the cockpit and wheel style. The bodywork is brushed aluminium, with carbon for the lower body and technical areas, and black rubber to secure exposed locations. Inside the cockpit, colours and products play off each other, stressing the contrast in between aluminium, black rubber, anthracite Alcantara, and yellow accents. The control panel stimulates the yellow dial of the Bulgari Aluminium x Gran Turismo Special Edition.

The vehicle comes from a partnership in between 2 style visionaries: Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Product Creation Executive Director at Bulgari; and Fabio Filippini, vehicle designer and style method consultant and creator of ACCAEFFE Creative Consulting Ltd. “I pictured a various method of having fun with Bulgari’s DNA, producing a principle automobile that speaks the very same language as the Bulgari Aluminium watch. Its style is based upon geometric, pure, and angular types, motivated by the lines of famous Italian Gran Turismo vehicles from the 1970s, including stylish three-spoke wheel and walnut control panels. These shapes come together to produce a
idea vehicle with completely reasonable percentages, likewise in the real life, at complete scale,” states Stigliani.