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Zannetti Vesta: watchmaking as decorative art

April 2026


Zannetti Vesta: watchmaking as decorative art

With Vesta, Zannetti consciously returns to its point of origin, reinterpreting the first unique piece created by Riccardo Zannetti in 1982.

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his is not a nostalgic exercise, but a declaration of continuity: the revival of a founding gesture that still defines the identity of the Roman Haute Horlogerie atelier today. Vesta was born as the expression of a precise idea of watchmaking, understood first and foremost as decorative art.

For the atelier, Rome is not a backdrop, but a cultural matrix; a place where decoration has always had structural dignity, where ornamental language is not secondary, but integral to form itself. Vesta translates this principle into a wristwatch: compact, architectural and highly expressive.

The titanium case is engraved with ancient Roman motifs and enriched with polychrome enamels. Engraving and enamel are not applied as mere decoration: they shape the watch’s very identity, define its personality and modulate its interaction with light. On the dial side, the choice of mother-of-pearl introduces a more refined and luminous quality, while the enamel inner section reinforces the coherence of the design. Inside beats a Swiss automatic movement.

Price: €6,500

www.zannetti.com

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