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NOVELTIES 2023

BVLGARI BVLGARI X LISA Limited Edition

BVLGARI presents a special edition watch series created in partnership with LISA, the vocalist from the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK.

Crafted in steel and rose gold, this watch comes with a BVLGARI BVLGARI engraved bezel and a dial lit up by diamonds. The 14 letters stamped on the bezel, like the emperor’s name on ancient Roman coins, recall the intensely Italian style of Bulgari.

LISA personally chose and designed her rendering of her favourite flower, the edelweiss. At the heart of the petals, the singer has drawn her own initial, an “L” recalling her involvement in this project.

This sketch is engraved on the back of the BVLGARI BVLGARI X LISA LIMITED EDITION, alongside the words “Fabriquéen Suisse” (French for “Made in Switzerland”). This beautiful and unique personalization appears on the box as well, accompanied by LISA’s signature.

While the letters BVLGARI BVLGARI are exuberantly displayed on the rose gold bezel, the dial is resolutely minimalist with the touches of green, blue and purple shades. Twelve diamonds mark the hours, swept over by two rose gold hands. The rose gold crown is topped by a cabochon-cut rubellite, one of Bulgari’s aesthetic signatures.

Each BVLGARI BVLGARI X LISA watch is fitted on a delicately polished and satin-finished steel bracelet.

Powered by a quartz movement, the BVLGARI BVLGARI X LISA is issued in limited series of 700 for the 33 mm-diameter version and 300 for the 23 mm-diameter iteration.

Technical details

Model: Bvlgari Bvlgari X Lisa Limited Edition 33mm, Reference 103759

Case
33 mm-diameter steel case
Rose gold bezel engraved with the double logo
Rose gold crown set with a natural cabochon-cut rubellite
Personalised case back
Water-resistant to 30 m

Dial
Sunray finished dichroic dial with 12 diamond hour-markers

Movement
Quartz movement
Hours and minutes indications

Bracelet
Polished and satin-brushed stainless steel bracelet

Edition
Limited edition of 700 pieces

Model: Bvlgari Bvlgari X Lisa Limited Edition 23mm, Reference 103860

Case
23 mm-diameter steel case
Rose gold bezel engraved with the double logo
Rose gold crown set with a natural cabochon-cut rubellite
Personalised case back
Water-resistant to 30 m

Dial
Sunray finished dichroic dial with 12 diamond hour-markers

Movement
Quartz movement
Hours and minutes indications

Bracelet
Polished and satin-brushed stainless steel bracelet

Edition
Limited edition of 300 pieces

NOVELTIES 2023

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Ultra 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

Bulgari celebrates 10th anniversary of the Octo series of ultra-thin watches by presenting a limited edition Octo Finissimo Ultra model. This special timepiece is now delivered with an innovative presentation box.

The dial of the Octo Finissimo Ultra that won a prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2022 featured a 10 instead of the traditional “12 o’clock” numeral. It was a final nod to the Octo, which was celebrating its 10th anniversary that evening in Geneva.

The limited series of 10 timepieces for the 10th anniversary of the Octo with its 10 o’clock engraving is currently being delivered – a record in itself for this construction measuring just 1.80 mm thick and resulting in eight patent applications.

Special Presentation Box

Bulgari has also developed a unique experience associated with the heart of the Octo Finissimo Ultra 10th Anniversary: its presentation box.

The presentation box offers a whole new interaction: collectors can place the watch in the box next to a digital screen on which they programme the desired time. A button is then pressed to start the cycle and as soon as the box is closed. Upon opening it some 20 seconds later, the owner will find the watch perfectly set to the desired time and fully wound.

The timepiece can of course still be hand-adjusted by the wearer. Designed for contemporary use, it has passed all required tests: resistance to micro-shocks and to magnetic fields, along with temperature and ageing cycles.

By scanning the QR Code engraved on the ratchet of the barrel, each owner will be able to access a personal mini-website. It will take them on a journey to discover the art that brought their watch to life, including videos and photos of the construction of their own timepiece, enhanced by sketches and interviews.

Each watch is also accompanied by an NFT artwork created under the artistic direction of Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Product Creation Executive Director at Bulgari Watches. This composition tells the story of his decades-long experience in the world of the Octo and the path that led to the birth of the Octo Finissimo Ultra.

The timepiece itself thus becomes the vault of the corresponding NFT work, guaranteed by Bvlgari Singvlarity technology. Thanks to the blockchain, it certifies the indivisible link between a Bulgari creation and its associated NFT work of art, while preserving the authenticity and possession of both the physical and virtual creations.

Technical details

Model: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra 10th Anniversary – 103611

Movement 
Mechanical ultra-thin Manufacture manual-winding movement – BVL Calibre 180
Winding and time-setting wheels in stainless steel
Seconds display directly on the fourth wheel
Ratchet wheel engraved with unique QR code that links to an exclusive NFT artwork
50-hour power reserve
28,800 VPH (4 Hz) frequency

Case and dial 
40 mm sandblasted titanium case and tungsten carbide plate with anthracite PVD-ALD treatment (1.80 mm thick); hours and minutes counters, black PVD-treated hands.

Bracelet  
Ultra-thin titanium bracelet with integrated folding clasp.

Edition
Limited edition of 10 pieces

NOVELTIES 2022

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Special Edition Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo

In partnership with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, Bvlgari has created a special edition of its iconic OCTO FINISSIMO watch.

Limited to 50 pieces, this series preserves the contemporary identity codes of OCTO FINISSIMO while creating a refined, understated vintage aesthetic tactfully instilled by the team at PHILLIPS in Association with Bacs & Russo.

This ultra-thin timepiece in a 40mm titanium case houses a mechanical self-winding movement, platinum micro-rotor. It also features a laser-engraved sand-blasted titanium dial and a transparent case back with special engraving on the sapphire crystal on the reverse side.

Technical details

Model: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Special Edition Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
Ref. 103709

Movement
Extra-flat mechanical self-winding movement, platinum micro-rotor, Calibre BVL 138 (2.23 mm thick); 60-hour power reserve; frequency 21,600 vph (3 Hz)

Case and Dial
Sand-blasted titanium case, 40 mm, transparent case back with special engraving on the sapphire crystal on the reverse side; laser-engraved sand-blasted titanium dial; water-resistant to 3 ATM.

Bracelet
Sandblasted titanium bracelet with integrated folding clasp

Edition
Limited edition of 50 pieces sold via Phillips Watches

NOVELTIES 2022

Bvlgari Aluminium Sorayama Special Edition

Limited to 1,000 pieces, this special edition watch was created in collaboration with legendary Japanese artist Sorayama.

The Bulgari Aluminium Sorayama Special Edition watch is a composition reflecting the imagination and flair for details of the Japanese hyper-realism artist. Mirroring past and future, Sorayama’s work reflects a fascination with the classicism of the 1930s and 1940s, as well as the exciting mechanical advances in the fields of aviation and automobiles.

The watch opts for the restrained look of galvanised textures and details recalling the aesthetics of 1930s and 1940s cars and planes. On the silver-toned dial with its shimmering pearlescent swirls evoking the light playing across gleaming bodywork, the propeller-shaped hour-markers and hands are enhanced with Super-LumiNova®.

The only numeral visible is the 2, thereby honouring the artist’s lucky number and representing more than a nod and instead a deliberate reference. This limited-edition model with its aluminium case and rubber bezel has a diameter of 40 mm and is water-resistant to a depth of 100 metres.

The crown is made of reinforced black titanium. The same goes for the caseback bearing Sorayama’s signature in deep black.

The The Bulgari Aluminium Sorayama Special Edition watch houses a mechanical self-winding movement with a 42-hour power reserve.

The iconic rubber strap picks up the metallic accents of aluminium on its links and pin buckle.

Technical details

Model: Bvlgari Aluminium Sorayama Special Edition
Reference 103703

Movement
Mechanical self-winding movement, hours, minutes, seconds and date, BVL 192 calibre, 42-hour power reserve, frequency 28,800 vph (4 Hz)

Case
40 mm aluminium case
Titanium caseback with DLC coating and engraved Sorayama logo
Rubber bezel
Titanium crown with DLC coating
Water-resistant to 100m

Dial
Dial decorated with laser engraving, hour-markers and hours and minutes hands filled with Super-LumiNova®
Date window at 3 o’clock

Strap
Rubber strap with aluminium links, aluminium pin buckle

Edition
Sorayama special 1,000-piece limited edition
Dedicated aluminium and rubber case bearing the SORAYAMA and BVLGARI logos

NOVELTIES 2022

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Sejima Edition

Bvlgari has launched an Octo Finissimo special edition watch in collaboration with Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima.

Winner of the 2010 Pritzker Prize and of the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004, Sejima designed her own vision of the Octo Finissimo. This 360-piece limited edition is characterised by a mirror effect and a play on transparency.

Working on the contrast between material and transparency, the visible and the invisible, she designed this Octo Finissimo Sejima Edition to reflect the aesthetic codes running through her work.

The model is distinguished by a powerful mirror effect on the sapphire crystal dial, enriched by a dot pattern also designed by the Japanese architect and further enhanced by the fully polished steel case and bracelet.

Sejima’s signature is inscribed on the sapphire crystal caseback revealing the self-winding Manufacture movement, BVL Calibre 138.

The Octo Finissimo Sejima Edition is delivered in a special presentation steel box reproducing the model’s characteristic mirror effect.

Technical details

Model: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Sejima Edition
Reference 103710

Movement
Mechanical Manufacture ultra-thin movement with automatic winding via a platinum micro-rotor; Caliber BVL 138 with small seconds, 2.23mm thick, 36.60 mm in diameter, 21,600 V/H, 60h power reserve

Case
40mm polished steel case, transparent case-back with Sejima signature, 6.40mm thick
Steel crown with black ceramic insert
Water-resistant to 100m

Dial
Polished dial with mirror-effect, rhodium-plated hands, sapphire crystal with metallized dots

Bracelet
Polished steel bracelet with 3-blade folding buckle

Edition
Limited edition of 360 pieces
Special packaging in steel with a mirror effect

NOVELTIES 2022

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Gold

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Octo collection, Bulgari is expanding its Octo Finissimo range with the Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT model in pink gold and the Octo Finissimo Automatic in pink or yellow gold.

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic Gold

This new edition of the Automatic Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT watch features a satin-brushed rose gold case and a subtle brown-lacquered dial.

Launched in 2019, the automatic GMT chronograph from the Octo Finissimo range holds a world thinness record at just 3.3 mm thick.

The ultra-thin 43 mm-diameter octagonal case is water-resistant to 100 metres. It is fitted with a brown alligator leather strap secured by a folding clasp.

Controlled by pushers on either side of the case, the chronograph and GMT functions are driven by BVL Calibre 318, an integrated automatic Manufacture movement. Naturally sophisticated and subtly ostentatious, this GMT chronograph with its ultra-thin rose gold case remains to this day the slimmest mechanical chronograph ever made.

Technical details

Model: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic
Reference 103468

Movement
Mechanical in-house chronograph and GMT movement with automatic winding (peripheral oscillating weight) and small seconds – BVL 318 caliber (3.30mm thick)
55-hour power reserve
Local time-zone adjusted via the pushbutton at 9 o’clock

Case
43 mm satin-polished rose gold case (8.75 mm thick)
Rose gold crown set with black ceramic insert
Transparent case back
Water-resistant to 100 meters

Dial
Brown lacquered dial with sunray finishing
Rose gold applied indexed with Super-LumiNova®
Hands filled with Super-LumiNova®

Strap
Brown alligator strap with rose gold pin buckle

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Gold

The new gold version of the Octo Finissimo Automatic is a distillation of purity and restraint, the two signature features of the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo collection.

Whether in rose or yellow gold, the play on contrasts between these gleaming shades and the brown-lacquered dial gives these models a powerful personality. Another contrast seen for the first time in this collection lies in the alternating matt and polished effects on the case and bracelet, heralding a brilliant chapter in the saga of the Finissimo line.

These models beat to the rhythm of the optimised self-winding Manufacture movement, BVL Calibre 138. With its 208 components and 31 jewels, the new version retains its record slimness of 2.23 mm. It also features a new automatic winding system, the introduction of a closed barrel and a new structure for the escapement and balance.

While the rose gold model is part of the regular collection, the yellow gold version, reserved for the American market, is offered in a 50-piece limited edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Bulgari boutique in the United States.

Technical details

Model: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic, Reference 103637

Movement
Mechanical Manufacture ultra-thin movement with automatic winding via a platinum micro-rotor; Caliber BVL 138 with small seconds, 2.23mm thick, 36.60 mm in diameter, 21,600 V/H, 60h power reserve

Case
40mm satin-polished rose gold case, transparent case-back, 6.40mm thick
Rose gold crown with black ceramic insert
Water-resistant to 100m

Dial
Brown lacquered dial with sunray finishing, gold-colored hands and indexes

Strap
Satin-polished rose gold bracelet with 3-blade folding buckle

Model: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Limited Edition, Reference 103717

Movement
Mechanical Manufacture ultra-thin movement with automatic winding via a platinum micro-rotor; Caliber BVL 138 with small seconds, 2.23mm thick, 36.60 mm in diameter, 21,600 V/H, 60h power reserve

Case
40mm satin-polished yellow gold case, transparent case-back, 6.40mm thick
Yellow gold crown with black ceramic insert
Water-resistant to 100m

Dial
Brown lacquered dial with sunray finishing, gold-colored hands and indexes

Strap
Satin-polished yellow gold bracelet with 3-blade folding buckle

Edition
Limited edition of 50 pieces available exclusively in the United States

NOVELTIES 2022

BVLGARI BVLGARI Black

BVLGARI presents two new black DLC versions of its iconic BVLGARI BVLGARI watch.

Two versions are available: a 33 mm case model with a quartz movement and a 41 mm case variant with a mechanical self-winding movement, BVL Calibre 191.

Entirely in tune with the times, both references use black color theme. These new timepieces boast a new lacquered dial, steel bezel and black bracelet alternating between matt and polished surfaces like a graphic painting.

Technical details

Model: BVLGARI BVLGARI, Reference 103540

41 mm steel case with black DLC treatment featuring a steel crown set with a black ceramic decoration
Steel bezel engraved with the double logo
Black lacquered dial with hand-applied indexes
Self-winding manufacture BVL191 calibre driving hours, minutes, seconds, and date indications
Steel bracelet with black DLC treatment and folding clasp

Model: BVLGARI BVLGARI, Reference 103557

33 mm steel case with black DLC treatment featuring a steel crown set with a black ceramic cabochon
Steel bezel engraved with the double logo
Black lacquered dial hand-applied indexes
Quartz movement driving hours and minutes+ indications
Steel bracelet with black DLC treatment black and folding clasp

NOVELTIES 2022

Bvlgari Serpenti Spiga Ceramic

Bvlgari presents Serpenti Spiga Ceramic, a black watch that can be interpreted on many levels. Its 35 mm case, bezel and bracelet are clothed in ceramic and gold. Bulgari’s innovative and creative DNA is reflected in the way the material is fashioned.

The Tubogas technique based on particularly demanding metal craftsmanship is applied to the links of the black ceramic bracelet set with 152 diamonds (totalling1 ct.

The art of gem-setting is also expressed on the rose gold bezel lit up by 38 diamonds (0.29 ct), creating a truly magical effect. The Bvlgari Serpenti Spiga Ceramic watch is issued in a 340-piece limited edition.

Technical details

Model: Bvlgari Serpenti Spiga Ceramic
Reference 103199

35 mm black ceramic case
Rose gold bezel set with 38 diamonds (~ 0.29 ct)
Black dial with rose-gold plated hands
Rose gold crown set with cabochon-cut black ceramic
Double-spiral black ceramic bracelet partially set with rose gold and 152 diamonds (~1 ct)
Quartz movement driving hours and minutes indications

NOVELTIES 2022

Bvlgari Serpenti Seduttori Black

“Serpenti, or “snake” in Italian, is an infinite source of inspiration for Bulgari. In 2019, the Maison has reimagined one of its legends in a slimmer and equally sensual case, sporting a bracelet with hexagonal scales. The Serpenti has thus been transformed into the Serpenti Seduttori.

The model now appears attired in black. Its case features the distinctive teardrop-shaped watch head, while its supple, second skin-like bracelet gently hugs the wrist.

Bulgari is offering not one but two versions of this refined model with a dial that passes through shadows to arrive at nuances revealing flashes of brilliance.

The two references convey a strong message, a glamour manifesto in a 33 mm steel case featuring a DLC treatment with powerfully complimentary black textures.

Its rose gold bezel makes a perfect match with the dark side of the timepiece, available in either a classic edition or in a flamboyant iteration set with 38 round brilliant-cut diamonds (0.38ct).

Both Serpenti Seduttori watches house a quartz movement and are fitted with a dainty and ingenious folding clasp.

Technical details

Model: SERPENTI SEDUTTORI – 103706

33 mm steel case with black DLC treatment, rose gold bezel set with 38 brilliant cut diamonds (~ 0.38 ct), rose gold crown set with cabochon-cut black ceramic
Black lacquered dial
Steel bracelet with black DLC treatment and folding buckle
Quartz movement driving hours and minutes indications
Water-resistant to 30 m

Model: SERPENTI SEDUTTORI – 103704

33 mm steel case with black DLC treatment, rose gold bezel, rose gold crown set with cabochon-cut black ceramic
Black lacquered dial
Steel bracelet with black DLC treatment and folding buckle
Quartz movement driving hours and minutes indications
Water-resistant to 30 m