The watch pictured above is Elizabeth Taylor’s
BVLGARI® Serpenti watch, which she is wearing in the picture next to it, in
plainclothes, on the set of the Cleopatra movie,
in Italy.
The Cleopatra movie was directed, in 1963, by Joseph Leo Mankiewicz,
starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Rex Harrison, respectively
in the roles of Cleopatra, Marc Anthony,
and Julius Caesar. Cleopatra was the most
expensive movie, then ever produced, and the movie that grossed the most
earnings of that decade, in the USA, and Canada. It also received 9 nominations, at the 36th Academy Awards ceremony.
According to Fasel (2013), speculation exists on how Taylor acquired the above BVLGARI® Serpenti watch; whether it was included as part of the contract for playing
the role of Cleopatra, or whether it was gifted by Richard Burton. The sumptuous
65 Cleopatra costume changes of the movie, which earned the Best Costume Academy
Award, included serpent accessories, in particular an upper arm cuff. Serpent
accessories, which, according to Fasel (2013), might have contributed to the popularity
of the BVLGARI® Serpenti collections.
References
Fasel, M. (2013) BvlgariSerpenti
Collection. Paris, France: Assouline.
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