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Dolce&Gabbana “What we wish to convey with our new boutique is the har-

mony between history, from whence everything is born,

and our own time, as expressed through the craftsman-
MANIFATTURA ship of Venetian artisans.” Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

ITALIANA

Dolce&Gabbana returns to the watch scene and confirms its excel- hour movement and DG 01.02 with the complication of the face di-
lence in every choice, always focusing on the highest quality, also vided into twenty-four hours. The latter characteristic is based on
in terms of luxurious design. Six watches, six works of art in limited the so-called hora italica, a method of time calculation that spread
editions, packed with surprising technology. Two paragons of excel- in the 1300s, and can still be seen today in the mechanical clock of
lence join forces in a high-profile product: “Manifattura Italiana” is the counter-facade of the cathedral of Florence, and in the Torre
a series produced in Italy and Geneva. Italian master watchmakers dell’Orologio at Piazza San Marco in Venice. Hence the names of
have done the handmade engraving of every single case, while the the models: Firenze and Venezia, the other four watches pay homage
movement is the result of collaboration with MHC Manufacture to the architecture of four great Italian cities: Milano, Roma, Paler- courtesy of Dolce&Gabbana
Hautes Complications Pierre-Laurent Favre. All this translates into mo, and Napoli. An outstanding design project that is also dedicated
very refined watches with a thickness of just four millimeters. The to home, a tribute to the country and its piazzas, with unique, col-
result is the caliber DG 01, in two variants: DG 01.01 with twelve- lectible masterpieces.

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