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Haute Horlogerie

The Bulgari Diagono Magnesium

‘Wrist Vault’
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   ulgari unveiled its luxury                      The NFC (near field communication) chip pairs      passwords and credit cards under lock and
   NFC Diagono Magnesium                           with your smart phone and allows you to make       key. The actual data is stored in rented military
   wristwatch at Baselworld,                       contactless payments and access personal data,     bunkers in the Swiss Alps.
   The Swiss World Watch and                       as well as unlock home, car or yacht doors.        This Diagono Magnesium is an elegant two
Jewelry Show, this year. The one hundred           The security and authentication system was         tone watch that honors the Bulgari style.
per cent Swiss watch is a normal, mechanical       designed by WISeKey; a Swiss company that          Magnesium, ceramic, PVD-coated steel and
wind-up watch but it is not only that. Inside the  specializes in digital security and data storage.  PEEK, a space grade polymer, are used to
watchcase is an NFC chip which makes it an         WISeKey, has developed apps for both Android       create this latest example of haute horlogerie.
electronic key with military level security.       and iOS (Apple) for keeping personal data like

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