REVOLUTION_International_Vol 54

The Bvlgari ×
Revolution Octo
Finissimo Petite
Seconds, created
for Revolution’s
10th anniversary
celebrations. A new
special edition will be
released later this year,
in the Chronograph
GMT Automatic.
Below
The BVL 128 caliber for
our 10th anniversary
limited edition bears
our logo on the
barrel bridge, which
doubles as a power
reserve indicator.
2020: BVLGARI × REVOLUTION OCTO
FINISSIMO CHRONO GMT AUTOMATIC
LIMITED EDITION
Says Buonamassa, “I loved the idea that you proposed
about making an ultimate tool version of this chrono, one
that someone who loves performance and motorsport could
actually use with great effect. So we decided to put a tachymeter
on the bezel.” It’s true that there is a Zenith-powered, BVL
328 caliber Octo model, the Velocissimo, that features a
tachymeter. But as Buonamassa explains, “Ah yes, but on the
Octo Finissimo model, the bezel is so much thinner, and the
tolerances so fine that it was a real challenge to print this.”
Furthermore, the truly unique distinction of the Revolution
edition is its status as the first fully luminous Octo Finissimo.
Says Buonamassa, “For this I had to be a bit creative, because
the hands and the indexes as you know are so fine that it was
impossible to apply Super-LumiNova to them in the traditional
way. In the end, we found a really cool solution.”
Says Jean-Christophe Babin, “We are very proud to
collaborate with Revolution on this limited edition celebrating
the magazine’s 15th anniversary. You are really innovators
in the field. You took watch journalism which could be dry
and made it fun, sexy and entertaining, while still keeping
technical credibility. In addition, 15 years of great friendship
and partnership is a great thing to celebrate.”
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