How do you reinvent a modern watchmaking icon without losing what made it exceptional in the first place? Bvlgari offers an answer with two new interpretations of its celebrated Octo Finissimo. The first brings fresh proportions and an innovative movement to the collection’s distinctive architectural design, while the second reinterprets Bvlgari’s record-breaking ultra-thin tourbillon in platinum, combining extraordinary engineering with one of watchmaking’s most demanding precious metals.
Together, they demonstrate the Roman Maison’s ability to balance Italian design sensibility with Swiss technical expertise, proving that even the most established icons have room to evolve.
Since its introduction in 2014, the Octo Finissimo has become one of Bvlgari’s defining achievements in contemporary watchmaking. Inspired by the geometry of Roman architecture, its angular case and distinctive proportions have established an aesthetic that is instantly recognisable.
For 2026, Bvlgari revisits this design with the Octo Finissimo 37, reducing the case diameter from 40 mm to 37 mm while preserving the collection’s architectural identity.
The change is subtle in appearance but significant in execution. Its smaller proportions bring a new versatility to the watch, allowing it to sit naturally beneath a shirt cuff while retaining the confident geometry that has become central to the collection.
“The Octo Finissimo 37 is, for us, a reimagined blank canvas,” explains Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bvlgari’s Product Creation Executive Director. “By reducing its diameter, we have created a space where creativity expresses itself in its purest forms.”
Behind its refined exterior is an entirely new movement. Developed over three years at Bvlgari’s Swiss manufacture, the self-winding BVF 100 calibre measures just 2.35 mm thick, incorporates a micro-rotor and delivers a 72-hour power reserve. Despite being slightly thicker than the movement used in the 40 mm model, its overall volume has been reduced by 20 per cent.
The result is a timepiece that weighs only 65 grams in its titanium execution, demonstrating how the Maison’s technical ambitions increasingly serve the experience of wearing the watch.
The new Octo Finissimo arrives in four versions. Two titanium editions explore contrasting finishes, with sandblasted surfaces lending the case a softly architectural quality and satin-polished titanium accentuating its sharp edges and geometric construction. The satin-polished version emphasises the architectural case, while the sandblasted option is a study in contrast and depth.
An 18-carat yellow gold version brings a warmer, more precious character, while the Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater in sandblasted titanium introduces one of haute horlogerie’s most demanding complications. Powered by the in-house BVL 362 calibre, the latter measures just 6.85 mm thick.
Across the collection, small refinements reveal the attention paid to every detail, from the integrated push-button clasp to the redesigned connection between case and bracelet. Even the movement’s decoration receives particular consideration, with radiating Côtes de Genève bringing another layer of craftsmanship to the mechanical architecture.
If the Octo Finissimo 37 represents refinement, the new Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon Platinum demonstrates just how far Bvlgari is prepared to go in pursuit of watchmaking innovation.
Measuring an extraordinary 1.85 mm thick, the watch carries forward the achievement of the Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon introduced in 2025, the watch which established Bvlgari’s tenth world record for thinness.
This latest interpretation retains the record-breaking profile but introduces an additional technical challenge: platinum.
Both the 40 mm case and integrated bracelet are crafted from the precious metal, whose density and demanding working properties make it an especially ambitious choice for an ultra-thin construction.
The contrast is compelling. Platinum brings a sense of substance and permanence to a watch whose defining characteristic is its extraordinary slenderness.
Bvlgari further distinguishes the new edition with blue accents across the skeletonised dial, a specially treated mainplate and a bracelet combining satin-brushed and polished surfaces. The exposed architecture offers a view into the intricate engineering required to achieve such extreme dimensions.
Power comes from the manually wound BVF 900 flying tourbillon calibre, operating at 4 Hz and delivering a 42-hour power reserve.
Limited to just ten pieces, the Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon Platinum is an expression of mechanical watchmaking at its most ambitious, bringing together the precision of Swiss engineering and the Maison’s longstanding expertise in precious metals.
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