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LVMH WATCH WEEK DUBAI<br />
CLOSER LOOK:<br />
BVLGARI OCTO<br />
FINISSIMO IN STEEL<br />
Bvlgari knocks it out of the park<br />
with their new Octo Finissimo in<br />
satin-polished stainless steel.<br />
WORDS ADAM CRANIOTES<br />
At luxury conglomerate LVMH’s<br />
first-ever watch fair, held recently<br />
in Dubai, Bvlgari came out shooting<br />
with their absolutely stunning new Octo<br />
Finissimo in steel, and it’s poised to become<br />
the new darling of the integrated bracelet set.<br />
At first blush this new addition to the<br />
Octo family may seem like a whiff, given that<br />
this design, as lovely as it is, with its overtly<br />
architectural angles and mind-bending<br />
thinness, has been around the block a few<br />
times already. So, why is this one of the<br />
highlights of LVMH Watch Week?<br />
In a word: finishing.<br />
For the first time, the Octo Finissimo<br />
has been rendered with a satin-brushed<br />
and polished finish, and this takes Fabrizio<br />
Buonamassa’s now-iconic design to new<br />
heights. While some purists may lament the<br />
loss of subtlety that the Finissimo’s traditional<br />
micro-sandblasted finishing blessed it with,<br />
this new model captures the light in a way that<br />
the current collection never could.<br />
What’s more, thanks to the addition of a<br />
screw-down crown and an ever-so-slightly<br />
thicker case the Octo Finissimo’s water<br />
resistance has been raised from a negligible<br />
30m to a much more sporting 100m.<br />
And therein lies the intent. Bvlgari<br />
is no more blind to the current winds of<br />
fortune, which have blessed the likes of the<br />
Nautilus and Royal Oak with unprecedented<br />
demand and the hordes of collectors vying to<br />
acquire them. With its new finish, increased<br />
water resistance and overtly masculine<br />
design, the Octo Finissimo is now poised<br />
to compete head-to-head with the best<br />
of the steel luxury sport watch market.<br />
Helping in this mission is the recordbreaking<br />
manufacture BVL 138 automatic<br />
movement, which lives under the black<br />
lacquered dial and behind an expansive<br />
sapphire display. At a hair over 2.2mm<br />
in thickness, this is what makes the Octo<br />
finissimo. Decorated with all the filigree that<br />
BVLGARI<br />
OCTO FINISSIMO<br />
one would expect from Bvlgari, it is as much<br />
a joy to behold as the case and bracelet that<br />
support it.<br />
The Octo Finissimo in steel may not break<br />
new ground with respect to Bvlgari’s line up,<br />
but mark our words: its debut will rock the<br />
luxury steel sport watch market to the core.<br />
MOVEMENT Self-winding BVL 138 Finissimo calibre; hours, minutes and small seconds;<br />
60-hour power reserve<br />
CASE 40mm stainless steel case; ultra-thin 6mm thin case; black lacquered dial; water<br />
resistant to 100m<br />
STRAP Integrated satin-polished steel bracelet with folding clasp<br />
<strong>54</strong> THE MODERNIST
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