Bulgari Unveils its Record-Breaking Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater in New Rose-Gold Case
The watch maisons of the LVMH luxury group (Moët Hennesy-Louis Vuitton) take center stage in the horological universe this week, unveiling their newest models for 2020 at an exclusive event in Dubai. Among the presenters is Italian jeweler-watchmaker Bulgari, whose new timepiece releases include a version of its Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater, the world’s thinnest timepiece equipped with this high complication, in a striking (no pun intended) sandblasted 18k rose-gold case.
The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater in sandblasted rose gold (Ref. 103279)
The new model follows up the original Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater from 2016, which came in a titanium case and represented the upper echelon of Bulgari’s modern-day expertise in fashioning timepieces with extraordinarily complex movements of unprecedented thinness. The minute repeater is, of course, one of the most complex of all horological complications, with only a handful of prestigious brands even possessed of the expertise to make one. Any striking watch, in fact, carries with it several specific construction constraints, and the need for a high level of expertise, to achieve the challenging goal of an intense, crystal-clear chime with a uniform, consistent cadence when the mechanism is activated. In general, a timepiece that can accomplish this feat tends to be on the large side, due to the need for sufficiently generous interior volume for optimal diffusion of the sound within the case, thus ensuring...
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