Bulgari Gold, Stainless Steel, and Multicolored Tourmaline Tubogas Bracelet

A truly phenomenal and vanishingly rare creation from Bulgari, this is an 18 karat yellow gold, stainless steel, and multicolored tourmaline wide cuff bracelet constructed using Bulgari's famous tubogas method. During the 1980s and 1990s, the Bulgari family and company diverged from the rigid and often boring codes of other fine and high jewelry houses. Whilst other makers were working with the predictable metals and stones (platinum, gold, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds), Bulgari was experimenting with form, material, and meaning. This exceedingly interesting Tubogas cuff (affectionately known as the “stop light” cuff at H1912 due to its three prominent cabochon tourmalines) is a prime example of Bulgari's design ethos of the time, blending undeniably bold forms with mixed metals. Additionally, with its combination of traditional jewelry making metals (gold) and nontraditional ones (steel), Bulgari entered bold new territory in this time period. What one will only recognize in person is the level of craftsmanship evident here; the cuff is flexible and bends to the wrist of the wearer, a hallmark of Bulgari jewelry that is revered even today. 

-Stamped Bulgari

-18 karat yellow gold

-Stainless steel

-Set with three tourmalines, cabochon cut

-Bracelet will accommodate up to a 7.5 inch wrist

-Not accompanied by original box or papers