Moving sculptures: Bvlgari reveals two new Octo Finissimos in marble and bronze
From marble dials to bronze cases, Bvlgari debuts bold new Octo Finissimo and Aluminium Bronzo models at Geneva Watch Days 2025
ON THE BANKS OF LAKE GENEVA, Bvlgari is preparing to mark this year’s Geneva Watch Days with a retrospective that distils more than a decade of the Octo Finissimo’s pursuit of finesse. Since 2014, the collection has set ten world records in ultra-thin watchmaking, balancing Roman geometry with Swiss mechanical discipline.
The exhibition will retrace these milestones while introducing four new creations.
Two belong to the Octo Finissimo line. The first, the Octo Finissimo Lee Ufan x Bvlgari, is the product of a collaboration between the South Korean-born artist and Bvlgari’s Product Creation Executive Director, Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani. Ufan’s recurring dialogue between the finite and the infinite appears here as a mirrored dial, contrasted by a titanium case and bracelet, each hand-finished with a unique surface treatment. Only 150 examples will be produced. At its core is the manufacture BVL 138 calibre, a micro-rotor movement just 2.23 mm thick, delivering 60 hours of power within a watch measuring 5.5 mm in height.
The second is the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Marble, which turns to Italy’s Blu Incanto marble. The challenge of cutting so fragile a stone into the thinnest component of the watch, the dial, required equal parts engineering and artistry. The 40 mm platinum case, just 5.35 mm thick, houses the manual-winding BVL 268 calibre, an ultra-thin movement at 1.95 mm fitted with a flying tourbillon and a 52-hour power reserve. Thirty pieces will be produced, each paired with a blue alligator strap.
The other two launches extend the Bvlgari Aluminium story. For the first time, bronze joins the collection, a metal prized for the patina it develops with age. The Bronzo GMT, in a 40 mm case, offers dual-time functionality via the automatic calibre B192 with a 50-hour reserve. Alongside it sits the Bronzo Chronograph, at 41 mm, powered by the calibre B381 with a 42-hour reserve, complete with tachymeter and azuré counters. Both models contrast sandblasted bronze with black rubber, and both are water resistant to 10 ATM.
Together, these introductions reaffirm Bvlgari’s ability to move between jewellery, architecture and mechanics. The result is a spectacle, 100 per cent, but it’s a spectacle in which the watches carry forward a dialogue between design, material and precision.
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