Bulgari creates world’s thinnest self-winding watch, adds a skeleton and updates the Serpenti line
Maison sets third world record in four years with ultra-thin celebration of masculine elegance
Setting world records is old hat for Bulgari. The brand holds two for the thinnest timepieces: for its Octo Finissimo Tourbillon in 2014; and for its Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater two years later. This year, Bulgari has set a third mark, for the world’s slimmest self-winding movement, in its Octo Finissimo Automatic. This 40mm watch is now the thinnest self-winding timepiece on the market, at just 5.15mm thick.
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A titanium case and dial mean it is very light. A transparent caseback allows the wearer to admire the movement from the back.
“This is a celebration of masculine elegance,” says Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin. “We have been focused on a lot of ladies to [create] jewellery and jewellery watches with the utmost elegance. We want to show that men can also benefit from elegance.”
The watch with the alligator strap sells for HK$97,800, or
HK$105,500 with the titanium bracelet. “It allows us to bring the elegance [of] high jewellery for men, at a level [that] has never been so accessible,” Babin says.
For Bulgari this is really the celebration beyond means of technology, this is a celebration of masculine elegance
Another new addition to the Octo Finissimo family is the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton. Inside it beats a 253-part calibre BVL 268 at 21,600vph, with a 62-hour power reserve – and yet is only 1.95mm thick. The 40mm timepiece features just 13 jewels and eight ball bearings.
The new Serpenti line has made waves with a new interpretation of the Serpenti motif plus a new design app.