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TIMELINE<br />
2014<br />
OCTO FINISSIMO MECHANICAL<br />
HAND-WOUND<br />
In 2014, Bvlgari unveiled the first Octo<br />
Finissimos, with an ultra-thin handwound<br />
movement that was just 2.23<br />
mmthick,housedinaplatinumcase.<br />
It also presented a tourbillon caliber,<br />
that measured just 1.95mm thin.<br />
The Octo Finissimo Tourbillon won<br />
a Revolution award for Best Concept<br />
Watch that year.<br />
2016<br />
OCTO FINISSIMO<br />
MINUTE REPEATER<br />
Bvlgari unveiled the Octo Finissimo<br />
Minute Repeater in a titanium case,<br />
featuring the ultra-thin 3.12mm BVL<br />
362 movement. It was a bold design,<br />
featuring cut-out dial markers that<br />
enabled the sound to pass through<br />
from the back of the movement,<br />
thus amplifying the volume of the<br />
chimes. The watch won Revolution’s<br />
Revolutionary Watch 2016 award.<br />
2017<br />
OCTO FINISSIMO<br />
AUTOMATIC<br />
An automatic version of the timeonly<br />
Octo Finissimo arrived with the<br />
micro-rotor powered BVL 138 caliber,<br />
at the same 2.23mm measurment as<br />
its manual wind predecessor. It took<br />
home the Best Men’s Watch prize at<br />
the Revolution Awards 2017 and at the<br />
2017 GPHG, and a skeletonized version<br />
of the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon also<br />
won Best Tourbillon at the GPHG.<br />
36 COVER STORY
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