Designed to evoke the style of Roman artisans of yore, all three watches pay tribute to the Roman Baths of Caracalla and its fan-paved floors. Still, the watchmaking prowess and artistry on show are hard to deny. It’s okay if you want to admit that, visually, these watches are not for you, as indeed, I would say they are not for me. Still, I’d expect it to be on the higher side of things.īvlgari is treating us to three new creations that combine art, jewelry, and watchmaking. Again, at the time of writing, no pricing information is available. It’s a gorgeous movement, and the black and gold bridges and parts perfectly complement the 41mm rose gold Octo Roma case. It is entirely designed and assembled in-house by Bvlgari’s team of master watchmakers. The hand-wound Calibre BVL 332 drives the Octo Roma Central Tourbillon Papillon. A handy power reserve indicator is visible through the case back. This, of course, has a positive knock-on effect on the overall power reserve, allowing for 60 hours of power once fully charged.
According to Bvlgari, the sophisticated Paillon mechanism consumes less power than a traditional minutes display. It’s kind of hard to explain as it’s a very visual display, so take a look at the image, and you should see what I’m talking about.ĭespite the stunning central tourbillon, the beautiful simplicity of the patented Papillon device is the star of the show for me. When the other Papillon “hand” exits the scale at the 60 mark, it rotates to a retracted position and ceases to interact. As one of the Papillon minute “hands” starts to move from 0 to 60, it rotates to an active position, interacting directly with the scale around the periphery of the dial. It eschews the standard method of displaying and reading time in favor of a retrograde minute scale on the lower half of the dial and a jump hour display at 12 o’clock. The Octo Roma Central Tourbillon Papillon is a fascinating timepiece. Coincidence? Possibly not, because Bvlgari will be hoping to make waves with this new model. “Tourbillon” and “Papillon” translate from French to “whirlwind” and “butterfly,” respectively. It makes me wonder if the designers were feeling particularly inspired one day. Let’s take a look at the name of this handsome creature. You know the one about the Butterfly Effect? There are many different variations, but it goes something like “when a butterfly flaps its wings, it can cause a whirlwind across the globe”. At the time of writing, no pricing information is available.īvlgari Octo Roma Central Tourbillon Papillon The 41mm Bvlgari Octo Roma Worldtimer is available in satin-brushed and polished stainless steel and matching bracelet or in a DLC coated black steel with sandblasted surfaces and a black rubber strap. Bvlgari also highlighted certain cities where it has a hotel or plans to open one. Barts instead of the usual Bermuda (sorry Bermuda) as the brand believes it embodies the heart of luxury in the region. For example, Bvlgari chose to represent the Caribbean not by St. You may also notice that some of the cities/locations on the dial are not the standard locations you might be used to. If you’re sitting in your house in London, and you want to know the time in Sydney and Anchorage simultaneously, this watch has you covered! Powering these attractive timepieces is an all-new integrated movement, the BVL257, designed and developed by the Manufacture in-house in Le Sentier.
The Octo Roma Worldtimer features an actual worldtimer complication meaning the user can instantly read the time in all 24 cities indicated on the dial. If the new Bvlgari Octo Roma Worldtimer had been out back then, it might well have made the list. I recently wrote about some of my favorite travel watches. It’s nice that, after 18 months, we are finally seeing parts of the world open up again. The Fratello team has traveled over to Geneva from our various home bases across Europe, so it feels appropriate to start with a travel watch.
That’s a lot of fresh horological goodness right there, so let’s take a brief look at each of these new models in the Bvlgari Geneva Watch Days Roundup 2021! It seems that Bvlgari has heeded these words of wisdom, and, at Geneva Watch Days 2021, it has made the most of the occasion by launching five new watches. If a job is worth doing, then it’s worth doing properly.
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