One of the Thinnest Tourbillon Watches Of All Time

[00:00:00]This is the watch that made people start taking Bulgari seriously. The Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton. [music] It's a multi-faceted octagonal case that stands out immediately, but more importantly, it became the foundation of what we have today. The [music] Octo case design is actually directly inspired by Roman architecture. More specifically, the geometric layering seen in structures like the Basilica of Maxentius, if you will, right? This watch set a world record at the time for the thinnest Tourbillon wristwatch.

[00:00:24]Inside this particular version is the BVL 268 caliber, and it's just 1.95 mm thick. And by the way, this is not a case. This is the entire movement. At that level, everything becomes harder.

[00:00:36]Structural integrity, uh energy [music] transfer, durability. So, there's really no room for error when you're making ultra-thin watches. Now, add skeletonization to this.

[00:00:44]>> [music] >> They're They actually did it a process of by removing material, right? That ex- pretty much exposed the entire structure that you see here. Every single detail is visible, also. So, there's really nowhere to hide, right? Of course, this watch took home but the Tourbillon prize at at GPHG, which is one of the highest honors in watchmaking. On top of all that, they said, you know, that wasn't enough. Let's put it in platinum.

[00:01:04]Platinum is dense. It's harder to [music] machine. Uh it's rarely used in ultra-thin watches because of how unforgiving it is. It tends to pit.

[00:01:10]There's just so many problems with working with platinum when it comes to jewelry, [music] and let alone the world's thinnest watch. So, basically, they combined record-setting engineering, skeletonization, [music] and one of the most difficult materials to work. They're proving they belong in that top tier. That's exactly what they were trying to achieve here.