The new Bulgari Octo Roma Carillon Tourbillon , flanked by the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon ( left ) and the Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar ( right ).
WITH BULGARI ’ S CONTEMPORARY STYLE CLEARLY EVIDENT throughout its record-setting Octo Finissimo collection , the Italian-Swiss watchmaker ’ s modernist approach to timepiece design is hardly in doubt . Earlier this year Bulgari underscored that approach beyond its ultra-thin family with the new Octo Roma Carillon Tourbillon , a surprising cutting-edge addition to its Haute Horlogerie collection .
The new watch represents an extension of Bulgari ’ s wellknown mastery of the chiming watch , seeded to a large degree twenty years ago years ago when it purchased Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth , two horological ateliers well versed in complicated watchmaking . That deep knowledge , nurtured and enhanced within Bulgari ’ s workshops over the years , is the underpinning of the brand ’ s rise to prominence within the world of haute horology .
THREE HAMMERS The new Octo Roma Carillon Tourbillon features a three-hammer chime combined with a tourbillon regulator , with both complex technical creations housed in a 44mm black DLC-coated titanium case .
In contrast to the brand ’ s Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie from a few years back , this newest chiming model betrays few classical design elements on its dial . Rather than a solid dial with markers and numerals , the wearer sees a black titanium grid open to show the watch ’ s tourbillon and its chimes in action .
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