TB Buti Essens Watch Bare Skin Tan Sunset Rocky Beach Print Ad 2009 2000s

TB Buti wants a luxury watch to feel as hot as a Mediterranean sunset, and this 2009 Italian ad sets its white Essens chronograph against a bronzed blonde with bare back, shoulders and legs on glowing rocks. She crouches in a gold wrap and strappy stilettos, glancing over her shoulder with a dangerous, sun-drenched stare. Metallic crabs scatter around her feet, giving the beach scene a surreal, jewelry-like shine. It is late-2000s fashion-watch marketing at its most sultry, when tanned skin, oversized dials and golden-hour photography sold seductive status.

• Signature at upper left reads Lucrezia Buti for TB Buti
• A second, larger image sits at lower left with its model name in script
• Ivory strap and twin subdials match the pale face on display
• Collectors of timepieces and seaside imagery can sleeve it for display
• Note: Italian magazine page with Italian text
• Measures approximately: 8" x 11"