Seasonal Shifts

Tadao Ando's unexpected take on a Bulgari icon honors nature's timeline

- NORA TAYLOR

Bulgari’s new Serpenti watches by Tadao Ando may catch some by surprise. Though the Roman jewelry house and the Japanese Pritzker Prize winner have teamed up before, their latest project marks the first time the brand has invited someone to update the Serpenti: a high-glamour icon beloved by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor. But if Ando’s hallmark minimalism and the timepiece’s cult luxury status sound like strange bedfellows, there’s magic in the unexpected.