Very rarely am I excited about "more conventional " watches, but there are times when I come across something that I must share.

Usually it would be some way out wristwatch from over the horizons of imagination.

And with some 6 digit price tag to boot.

But no...the Bulgari Caliber 303 is one watch that is a 100% alternative contender to take on the AP Offshore, the Rolex Daytona and any chronograph with ruggen intentions upto and above $20,000 in US currency.

I never expected this to come from Bulgari...but then, so many things are happening so fast in the watch world.

Multiple disciplines of metal finish are used to demonstrate Bulgari's aptitude and skill in metal work...among the best in the world.

There is no doubt that Bulgari reached deep into its labor department for the kind of men and women who knew how to create the kind of jewelry Bulgari is famous for.

The link with Gerlad Roden's team at DR and GG to create some incredible watchworks are amazing.

Like Cartier and Harry winston, these powerful houses are using their muscle to create some fantastic watches with some great watch makers.

Unlike "pure" watch makers..they have a team of jewelry craftsmen, who are able to use their experience with metal work to create some masterful pieces of work with the cases, dials, movement parts, bracelets..their taste for perspectives are unlike classical watchmakers.

Even the multi layered dial..it is an incredible sight...when I first saw this at Basel..I thought it would be priced at 3x the asking price...I was wrong.

The estimated price in July 2008.

Amazing..for the quality of the watch, the piece is a mass of beautifully cut steel and white gold. massive. heavy and I always wanted to find a watch with a bracelet that appealed to me. This one did.

The family of the new Diagono series...look out for the Diagono GMT!!!

Solid gold Diagonos...

For such a watch, thepuristspro group could not simply "sit back".

Here, we joined Bulgari's team to travel thru SE Asia to show and tell more about the amazing Calibro 303.

Here are some of the collectors in Thailand who came to see the work done by Bulgari...We were honored by the presence of some of Asia's most senior and discerning collectors, many who own Bulgari Tourbillons!

I should be collecting my own watch, I ordered a calibro 303 for myself from Bulgari, and when i do get it in August, I will have a small GTG for our guys here in Singapore.

This was the age at which our own SJX first started collecting watches and namiki pens!!!

So don't laugh.