Bulgari Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days Gübelin Special Edition

Collaborations are one of many hottest developments in watchmaking at this time, as manufacturers, excessive and low, workforce up with artists, retailers, collectors – you identify it – to create particular customised editions. The most recent collaboration includes Italian powerhouse Bulgari and Gübelin, the Swiss, family-owned jewelry and watch retailer. The mannequin chosen is the Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days, Bulgari’s ultra-thin skeletonised marvel with a powerful 192-hour energy reserve.

Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo isn’t any newcomer to collaborations. We’ve seen the Octo Finissimo transformation courtesy of Japanese architects Tadao Ando and Kazuyo Sejima, a three-way collaboration with Chronoswiss and Laurent Picciotto ensuing within the unforgettable tattooed model of the Octo Finissimo or the dreamy iridescent clouds wafting throughout the dial created by French conceptual artist Laurent Grasso.

Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo collection has marked a earlier than and after in watchmaking. Along with its spectacular and unrivalled assortment of ten record-winning ultra-slim fashions (together with the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon launched earlier this yr), Bulgari understood {that a} assortment can not survive on ultra-lean victories alone. Whereas their unmistakable stepped octagonal profiles reference components of Rome’s imperial structure, their fashionable modern design is veramente italiano.

The Octo Finissimo Skeleton joined Bulgari’s legion of ultra-thin Finissimo watches in 2022. Though it didn’t smash any world data, its energy reserve was and is formidable. Not too long ago revisited in a good-looking sandblasted matte titanium swimsuit, the brand new Gübelin Particular Version has additionally gone for a light-weight but resilient titanium look however departs from the whole monochromatic gray of the sooner version with its enticing blue touches.

Its 40mm sandblasted titanium case has a top of 5.95mm, and the notched crown incorporates a black ceramic insert. Displaying the unmistakable geometry of the Octo household, the watch showcases the spectacular skeletonised manual-winding motion – calibre BVL 199 SK – from either side of the case. A community of matte openworked gray bridges reveals the complicated equipment, together with the huge barrel between midday and a couple of o’clock, offering the watch with its formidable 8-day/192-hour energy reserve. A small seconds counter with a spoked wheel and an influence reserve indicator may be seen between 7 and eight o’clock.

The novel blue accents, on the arms, the indices and the ability reserve gauge not solely look good however make consulting the time and power left within the tank a lot simpler. One of many issues with the fully gray monochrome model was legibility. The flat sapphire on the caseback reveals extra particulars of the 3Hz manual-winding motion and the phrases “Gübelin Particular Version” etched in blue.

The light-weight built-in sandblasted titanium bracelet is closed by a triple-blade folding clasp. The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days is obtainable solely at Gübelin for CHF 27,900 (incl. 8.1% VAT) and may be reserved at gubelin.com.