It’s 2019… which also means it’s the year the renowned Roman jeweller, will celebrate its 135th anniversary. With the launch of the Pre-Basel 2019 collection in Geneva this month, one theme rises above the rest: Bulgari more than ever leads a deep Rinascimento of Swiss Watchmaking with daring innovations combining bold Italian design and complex Swiss mechanical and horological craftsmanship.
What does this mean for the OCTO you ask? In approximately 8 weeks, we’ll be back in Switzerland, at the fair grounds, doing what we do best… but for now this is what we know about the six new futuristic, elegant and irresistibly powerful OCTO’s being unveiled by Bulgari at Baselworld 2019:
OCTO L’ORIGINALE SOLOTEMPO 103085
Mechanical manufacture movement with automatic winding and date. BVL 191 – Solotempo caliber decorated with Côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing. 42 hours power reserve. 41 mm sandblasted steel case treated with DLC, 18kt rose gold octagon. 18kt rose gold crown, transparent back case. Anthracite dial with 18kt rose gold hand-applied indexes. Integrated rubber strap treated with black DLC. Water-resistant to 100 metres.
OCTO L’ORIGINALE CHRONOGRAPH 103075
Mechanical manufacture high-frequency chronograph with silicon escapement, automatic winding and date. Calibre BVL 328 Velocissimo caliber decorated with perlage, Côtes de Genève and chamfering finishing. 50 hours power reserve. 41mm sandblasted steel case treated with DLC, 18kt rose gold octagon. 18kt rose gold crown, transparent back case. Anthracite dial with 18kt rose gold hand-applied indexes. Integrated rubber strap treated with black DLC. Water-resistant up to 100 metres.
OCTO ROMA 103084
Mechanical manufacture movement with automatic winding and date. BVL 191 – Solotempo caliber decorated with Côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing. 42 hours power reserve. 41 mm steel case with transparent case back. Steel crown set with ceramic. Black dial with hand-applied indexes. Black alligator strap with steel ardillon buckle. Water-resistant up to 50 metres.
OCTO ROMA 103083
Mechanical manufacture movement with automatic winding and date. BVL 191 – Solotempo caliber decorated with Côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing. 42 hours power reserve. 41 mm steel case with 18 kt rose gold octagon and transparent case back. 18 kt rose gold crown set with ceramic. Anthracite dial with hand-applied indexes. Steel bracelet with folding clasp. Water-resistant up to 50 metres
OCTO GRANDE SONNERIE 102865
Bvlgari Swiss workshops have produced sophisticated chiming mechanisms since 1994. Determined to bring the art of the Haute Horlogerie resolutely into the 21st century, the Octo Grande Sonnerie elevates the concept of style with substance to new heights. Behind the futuristic lines of the specific Octo case and dial is the culmination of centuries of watchmaking as 827 individually hand crafted components come together in perfect synchronicity to offer a Grande and Petite Sonnerie function, a minute repeater and tourbillon.
Manufacture mechanical movement with tourbillon, Grande & Petite sonnerie and minute repeater. BVL 703 Caliber with automatic winding. 44 mm 18 kt rose gold case with titanium middle case and transparent case back. Skeletonized dial with rose gold indexes and hands. Rubberized black alligator strap with 18 kt rose gold folding clasp.
Total precious metal weight: 96.95 gr UNIQUE PIECE
OCTO FINISSIMO TB CARBON 103072
Besides the Grande Sonnerie, Bvlgari’s distinctive style once again harnesses the power of Italian design with a focus on unique shapes and materials such as the new Octo Tourbillon Automatic fully dressed in Carbon: simply 48 grams of aesthetic pleasure on the wrist. The thinnest ever automatic carbon watch!
Manufacture mechanical skeleton movement with automatic winding, world’s thinnest tourbillon caliber BVL 288 with ultra-thin flying tourbillon and with specific ball-bearings system (1.95 mm thin). High end finishing. 52 hours power reserve. 42 mm ultra-thin carbon CTP case with transparent case back. Skeletonized dial with black finishing. Carbon bracelet with 3 blades folding buckle. LIMITED EDITION OF 50 PIECES
