From Rome to the world, the Bvlgari Octo Roma WorldTimer takes on the globe.
An Open Invitation to Travel
Living in a dense, rich and extensive world of its own, the novelties launched by Bvlgari at the 2021 Geneva Watch Days speak a universal language that extends beyond gender, style and differences.
With each and every one of those releases, travel is indeed accentuated in the truest sense of the term with the Octo Roma WorldTimer that leaps from one time zone to another. The wings of the Octo Roma Central Tourbillon Papillon takes flight on the highly original dial display, while the Maison takes women on an ethereal odyssey with the alluring Divina Mosaica Minute Repeater and its Divina sisters, along with the model of serene opulence, Divas’ Dream.
A Globetrotter’s Wonder
Revitalizing the timeless collection with its definitive function, Bvlgari tinkers with the temporal boundaries and thrusts the new version of the Octo Roma WorldTimer into the contemporary world. The novelty enables for instantaneous reading of 24 different time zones, proving rudimental and outstandingly valuable to accompany the effortless travelling means available today. From Rome to Samoa, Anchorage or Cape Verde, the local time of any place on Earth will be known to those who don the marvelous creation.
The Bvlgari Octo Roma WorldTimer
Introduced in two different variations, the Geneva Watch Day 2021 novelties are both presented in the all-familiar 41 mm diameter. The Ref. 103481 dons a blue sunburst dial and indicators, with applied brushed rhodium-plated gold hour markers, all encased in a satin-brushed / polished 904L stainless steel. Whereas, a matt black sandblasted dial and indicators embellishes the Ref. 103486, with its hour markers enhanced with Super- LumiNova®, all encased in a sandblasted black Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) 904L steel.
The Ref. 103481 in satin-brushed / polished steel bracelet with triple-blade folding clasp.
The Ref. 103486 in black textured rubber strap with DLC steel pin buckle.
A New Integrated Movement
The Bvlgari Octo Roma WorldTimer presents with a novel integrated movement – Calibre BVL257. Established and assembled in-house at Le Sentier, the mechanical self-winding movement comprises of 261 components and has a power reserve of 42 hours.
The Bvlgari mechanical self-winding movement – Calibre BVL257.
The layout of the dial embodies a centralized display with functions of the hours, minutes and seconds, and is combined with a double rotating disc on the outer edge: one for the 24 reference cities and another with a 24-hour graduated scale. To enable the reading of the multiple time zones, the functions are adjusted through the screw-lock crown that is finished with a ceramic decoration.
Within a few short years, the elegant, yet understated Octo Roma WorldTimer has established itself as one of the most emblematic and timeless models of 21st century Haute Horlogerie. With the Bvlgari spirit linked within the Octo Roma WorldTimer watch, the 58-faceted model instills the confidence to take on the globe.
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