Boom! Did you hear that? Such is the deafening roar of the incredible horological mic drop that Bulgari has just perpetuated that the sound is echoing off the walls of every watchmaking region in Switzerland.
Because Bvlgari has just launched its eighth world record in the form of a watch that I can only say, is one of the most mind-blowing things I’ve ever touched or looked upon. It is, in fact, the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. Though its proportions are tiny — 40mm in diameter and an incredible 1.8mm in thickness — its ramifications are enormous.
The Octo Finissimo Ultra is Bvlgari’s crowning achievement in an already staggering