Bulgari broke another watch record for 2016 by producing the worlds thinnest minute repeater with this really lovely Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater watch. More or less selling out of its planned production, Bulgari privately lamented the fact that they decided to produce the Octo Finiss [...]
Early in 2016, Bulgari added a few slick-looking Ultranero (very black) watches to the Octo collection (debuted here), which is quickly becoming the latest must-have distinctive design. Its funny how iconic designs arent born, but are bred. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak wasnt a smash hit right out of the [...]
Special Content For BulgariWhen we talk about watches, there is such a large number and wide variety of?components?to?consider - however, the case actually is one of very few components of a timepiece we actually touch, feel, and interact with. A lesser-known fact is that while watch movements do seem to take most of the credit when it comes to complexity and precision i [...]
Bulgari will soon release the first Ultranero (very black) versions of the Bulgari Octo watch starting with four new models that look quite good at first glance. I first noticed Bulgaris use of the Ultranero title when covering the very original-looking Bulgari Tourbillon Saphir here (as there is a Tourbillon Saphir Ultran [...]
A couple years ago in 2014, Bulgari quietly introduced the Octo Finissimo collection that currently contains various versions of this standard Octo Finissimo and the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon (hands-on here) that remains the thinnest tourbillon watch in the world. The Octo Finissimo Tourbillon is clearly a very cool watch, but at over four times t [...]
Special Content For BulgariThe dial is often called the face of the watch, and there is very good reason for that. For anyone who has ever seen a genuinely beautifully detailed dial-or a horribly?made, illegible one, for that matter-the importance of the components quality is?certainly unquestionable. Complicated-looking dials can be made cheaply, and remarkably simple-lo [...]
On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the BVLGARI-BVLGARI watch, sat down to chat with Bulgari?CEO Jean-Christophe Babin to discuss whats next for the LVMH-owned Italian Jeweler. Opening a successful heritage exhibition at New Yorks Fifth Avenue Store, the watch industry veteran spoke about the collections history, [...]
Special Content For BulgariBeyond?the highly specialized haute horlogerie workshops of Bulgari, the company has established a set of four?fully integrated watch manufactures that support not only the atelier where ultra high-end pieces are made, but also the production of most of Bulgaris other watch collections. Let those be ultra-thin Finissimo watches or models equipped [...]
The ultra-rare Bulgari Tourbillon Saphir watch collection has always been a favorite of mine because few people would ever guess that these timepieces come from anything but a niche luxury timepiece brand-let alone a major player like Bulgari. Nevertheless, part of the unique flavors of this sometimes under-appreciated watch maker are oddity timepieces like the much-too-simply-named Bul [...]
Special Content For BulgariIn the process of becoming the?fully integrated, entirely capable watch manufacture that it is today,?Bulgari has put vast resources and efforts into mastering all?crafts of the watchmaking trade, bringing state-of-the-art?facilities?and master craftsmen under its roof. Bulgaris efforts include the creation of a fully equipped?haute horlogeri [...]
Bulgaris dive watch makes a welcome comeback for 2015 with the Bulgari Diagono Scuba collection. Bulgari timepieces are products I like a lot, and if their design theme melds with your tastes (as it does mine), there is a lot to like about these Swiss-Made Italian-designed luxury watches. For 2015, the Bulgari Diagono diver is b [...]
Bulgari finally goes a bit more mainstream with their rare blue dial color that weve seen before as part of at least one limited edition model. For 2015, Bulgari will offer two steel watches with this lovely (and very difficult to photograph) new blue dial color. These two watches exist in the Bulgari Bulgari collec [...]
Baselworld 2015: The release of the Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept watch could put the watchmaking industry on a new path. Were in an era of change. Advancements in wearable technology are coming thick and fast. This is in stark contrast to the often glacial progress of horology en masse. For most of the 20th century, game-changing invention [...]
The?Bulgari Daniel Roth Carillon Tourbillon Minute-Repeater is as complicated as it sounds-while the only guarantee to its striking looks is the Daniel Roth name.?Daniel Roth and Gerald Genta are two highly acclaimed names in modern horology. The former is primarily known for his unusual (and unusually good) watch designs which merged class [...]
At Baselworld 2014,?Bulgari (Bvlgari) quietly introduced two ultra-thin versions of the Octo collection that has been a mainstay of their focus for a few years now. The Octo Finissimo is incredibly thin and something I think many people will enjoy. In 2012, Bulgari released their fully in-house branded version of the Octo, a design acquir [...]
In the run-up to BaselWorld, Bulgari has released some information on their newest watch, the Octo Chrono. No, this one isnt emblazoned with any eight-legged sea creatures. Instead, youve got an octagon, a representative combination of a square and circle (and, if you follow their hyperbolic press release, it symbolizes the combination of Itali [...]
Bulgaris Bulgari-Bulgari is one of their most iconic designs, and for 2013 has received a deserved update. The history of the Bulgari Bulgari (Bvlgari Bvlgari) is over 35 years old and once again begins with Mr. Gerald Genta. The late watch designer is responsible for perhaps too many of todays top luxury watch icons. There is good reason why [...]
The legacy of Gerald Genta continues to live on in multiple forms. We now look at the Octo watch with Bulgaris name on it, that for 2013, comes on a metal bracelet. Where did this story begin? The late designer resided in Monaco before his death (to cancer I believe). I think that while he worked in the watch industry for a large portion of his [...]
The legacy of Gerald Genta lives on now with even more Bulgari-ness. The original Gerald Genta Octo was a fascinating timepiece with a range of complicated movements. The Octo name referred to the eight-sided case, and unfortunately there are no tentacles related to this product. While certainly unique, I have to say that the Octo looks quite nice on the wrist. Bulgari continues wi [...]
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