BVLGARI – GERALD GENTA Arena Bi-Retrograde Sport

 BVLGARI – Gérald Genta Arena Bi-Retrograde Sport Titanium

GENEVA WATCH DAYS 2020
FOR CONNOISSEURS ONLY
THE GERALD GENTA ARENA BI-RETRO SPORT

Acquired by Bvlgari in 2000, the master designer’s eponymous brand is in the spotlight once again with a new model that bears the Gérald Genta spirit and leverages the technical genius of the brand.

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Bvlgari introduces the Gérald Genta Arena Bi-Retrograde Sport. The newest Gérald Genta model pays homage to Gérald Genta, a man who is regarded by many as the most notable watch designer of the 20th century, bringing one of his brand’s signatures back to life. Housed in the famous chunky, round Arena case – truly representative of Gérald Genta revolutionary  spirit – the timepiece features a smooth, wide, curved bezel in brushed titanium.  

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BVLGARI – Gérald Genta Arena Bi-Retrograde Sport Platinum 50th Anniversary Edition

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The 2020 edition enriches and pursues a long story. The last episode took place in 2019 with the release of the 50th Anniversary model👆, with an Arena bi-retro watch featuring a platinum bezel and case, blue dial and blue strap. Based on an iconic 1969 design, it bears a reimagined Gérald Genta logo, and is conceived of as a tribute to the brilliance of the man and the significance of his brand to the success of Bvlgari’s watchmaking. This introduction marked the return of Gérald Genta. Now, Bvlgari launches a new model for 2020, with additional models in the works for upcoming releases.  

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This new 2020 Gérald Genta Arena timepiece features jumping hours which are displayed through a window at 12 o’clock, while the minutes are tracked on an arc spanning the top half of the black anthracite dial, across which the minute hand travels and snaps back to zero every 60 minutes. Likewise, for the date, which is set in a smaller arc at 6 o’clock. 

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Powered by the BVL 300 caliber with a bidirectional self-winding movement boasting a 42-hour power reserve, the complex mechanism is visible through the scratch resistant sapphire case back. It comes on a matte black alligator strap with a titanium ardillon buckle.

The legacy of Gérald Genta

In recent years, Bvlgari watches has been at the forefront of a Rinascimento in Swiss watchmaking, one in which technical expertise is seamlessly fused with the aesthetic mastery of the Roman jeweler. World-record-breaking designs like the Octo Finissimo are the culmination of this unique formula — and would not be possible without the masterful engineering that Gérald Genta has contributed to the world of Bvlgari watches.

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In 1969, the designer and watchmaking genius Gérald Genta launched his eponymous brand and was quickly recognized for creating some of the most striking and iconic timepieces in modern history. His range was considerable: not only did he introduce genre-defining sporty chic models and Grand Complication timepieces, but he also introduced new ways to read time with his retrograde and bi-retrograde movements.

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In 1996, he was indeed the first to combine jumping hours and retrograde minutes on a wristwatch. To do this is no small feat; it is a rare, complex and exacting mechanism that represents a triumph of precision and expertise. 

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A signature of the brand, the original Arena watch was the first retrograde watch on the market, and its signature chunky case has long been a touchstone of the designer’s exceptional savoir-faire. It featured an architectural shape inspired by the structure of the ancient “arenas”. In ancient times, “arenas” were used to host gladiatorial shows as well as a variety of other events. The shows, called Ludi, were staging fights with Gladiators and exotic animals. They were demonstrations of power and family prestige, and were immensely popular.

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The Arena is also famous as the case for the classic Mickey Mouse watch design testifying that the master watchmaker never forgot his sense of playfulness. His Mickey Mouse watches are the ultimate expression of that whimsical spirit, fusing unexpected inspiration with unerring execution — and bringing a sense of wonder to the art of watchmaking.

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In the year 2000, the Gérald Genta brand was acquired by Bvlgari — and its teams, archives and knowledge were subsequently integrated into the Bvlgari watches manufacture at Le Sentier. The decades of expertise engendered in this acquisition helped lay the foundation for Bvlgari as an unrivalled force in the world of Haute Horlogerie. Now, Bvlgari brings Gérald Genta heritage back into the spotlight with the launch of new models that bear the Gérald Genta logo and breathe new life into the brand’s distinctive design codes and signature mechanical movements.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: GERALD GENTA
 
Model: GERALD GENTA ARENA BI-RETRO SPORT

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 Reference Number: 103448

Movement
Manufacture mechanical movement bi-retro
Calibre BVL 300 with automatic winding (bidirectional),
jumping hours, retrograde  minutes (210°) and date (180°).
42 hours power reserve, 28'800 VpH (4Hz).
Diameter 26.20 mm, thickness: 6.10 mm. 

Functions

• Jumping Hours
• Retrograde minutes
• Date

Case
43mm brushed titanium case (12 mm thick) and crown
Water-resistant up to 100 m
Dial
Black and anthracite dial
Yellow indexes and hands.
Bracelet
Matte black alligator strap with titanium ardillon buckle. 

 

Worldwidel retail price
EUR 15,000 € excl. tax (may be subject to modifications)  

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BVLGARI – OCTO ROMA Steel - Rose Gold Automatic 2019

BVLGARI – OCTO ROMA Steel - Rose Gold Automatic 2019

OCTO ROMA Automatic

Distinctive expression of daring design and highest precision, Octo encircles with simple sophistication Italian creativity and Swiss mastery in the art of watchmaking. In the 15th and 16th century, Italian artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci excelled in creating both innovative and timelessly beautiful masterpieces. 

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Driven by the same genius, OCTO combines a unique octagonal design – inspired by the 310 AD  Roman Massentius Basilica – with exceptional mechanisms. Taking the formal purity of the octagon to unprecedented extremes, the OCTO Roma introduces a powerful and innovative design. Focusing on essentials with undeniable style, the timepiece is highly contemporary for the linearity of its contours and its measured aesthetics.

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OCTO Roma watch with mechanical manufacture movement, automatic winding and date, BVL 191 - Solotempo caliber decorated with côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing, 42 hours power reserve, 41 mm stainless steel case.

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This year, Bvlgari adds to new Octo Roma watches to its collection. First model features a 41 mm steel case, steel crown set with ceramic and black dial with hand-applied indexes.

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Second model features steel case measuring 41 mm diameter with 18kt rose gold octagon, 18kt rose gold crown set with ceramic and anthracite dial with hand-applied indexes. Both timepieces come fitted with transparent caseback enabling the owner to admire the automatic BVL 191 Solotempo movement beats inside.  Water-resistant up to 50 metres

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Technical Specifications

Collection: OCTO
 
Model: OCTO ROMA Steel Automatic 

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Reference 103084 - Steel

Movement
Mechanical manufacture movement with automatic winding and date
Calibre BVL 191 Solotempo
Caliber decorated with Côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing
42 hours power reserve
Case and dial
41 mm steel case with transparent case back
Steel crown set with ceramic
Black dial with hand-applied indexes
Water-resistant up to 50 metres
Strap
Black alligator strap with steel ardillon buckle

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Model: OCTO ROMA Steel & Rose Gold Automatic

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Reference 103083 - Steel & Rose Gold

Movement
Mechanical manufacture movement with automatic winding and date
Calibre BVL 191 Solotempo
Caliber decorated with Côtes de Genève, chamfering and snailed finishing
42 hours power reserve
Case and dial
41 mm steel case with 18kt rose gold octagon and transparent case back
18kt rose gold crown set with ceramic
Anthracite dial with hand-applied indexes
Water-resistant up to 50 metre
Bracelet
Steel bracelet with folding clasp


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BVLGARI – OCTO Roma Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar

BVLGARI – OCTO ROMA Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar Carbon 25th Anniversary - Unique Piece

 Baselworld 2019 is the new and unique piece Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie with Perpetual Calendar. Created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first Grande Sonnerie by Gerald Genta in 1994, it is an impeccable new addition to Bvlgari’s Grande Sonnerie assortment. Since 1994, Bvlgari has introduced more than 90 Grande Sonnerie watches and 2019 is poised to be the year of the Grande Sonnerie for Bvlgari.

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The movements have been fine-tuned from the beginning, and benefit from a security setting that protects the movement when winding with the chime and avoids activating the minute repeating system in grande sonnerie mode, offering the ultimate available know-how for such a complex movement.

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The new model is a modern masterpiece that perfectly epitomizes Bvlgari’s mastery of Swiss mechanical and horological expertise. Bvlgari is the number one brand among chiming watches, having mastered that specialty with 2, 3 and 4 hammers (Grande Sonnerie).

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At the pinnacle of the assortment, Bvlgari celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first Grande Sonnerie manufactured in Le Sentier with a unique piece, the Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar.

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This exceptionally complicated watch, with an automatic caliber BVL 980, aligns grande and petite sonnerie, minute repeater, tourbillon, perpetual calendar, moon phases, movement and chime power reserve indicators. The movement seems to be more or less identical in general layout to the caliber BVL 5307 used in the 2011 Bulgari Daniel Roth Grande Sonnerie Quantieme Perpetual Watch.

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The 44-mm case is made in carbon CTP and features a carbon middle part, a blend that delivers the best sound experience for a movement that comprises a total of 1180 components.

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Bvlgari’s latest designs champion boundless creativity, leveraging the unique heritage of the Roman jeweler to create iconic modern timepieces. “Our capability of fusing edgy, magnificent Italian design with the ultimate Swiss engineering and craftsmanship — this is why I talk about Rinascimento from Bvlgari. It is truly a revolution of design and technology,” says Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bvlgari.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: OCTO
 
Model: OCTO ROMA Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar 
Reference 103195

Movement
Winding: automatic winding for both the strike train and going train
Mechanical manufacture movement with automatic winding, BVL 980 caliber with Grande and Petite sonnerie, Minute repeater, Tourbillon, Perpetual calendar, moon phases, movement and chime power reserve indicators. 
Functions: Grande et petite sonnerie, perpetual calendar with tourbillon, indication of the leap year, day, week, date, phase and age of the moon; power reserve indications for the strike train and going train; various safety systems to prevent damage to the movement during striking en passant or on demand, or during setting of the time; silent centrifugal governor for the strike train.
Power Reserve: 48 hours for the going train; 28 hours for the strike train (in petite sonnerie mode)
Case and dial
44 mm Carbon CTP case with rose gold indexes, hands, crown and push buttons.
Carbon middle case; smoked sapphire dial.
Strap
Alligator strap with titanium with DLC (Diamond like Carbon) treatment folding clasp.

Limitation
Unique timepiece - One-of-a-kind timepiece

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BVLGARI – OCTO Roma Tourbillon Sapphire Gold

BVLGARI – OCTO ROMA Tourbillon Sapphire Rose Gold 44mm - Ref. 103157

BVLGARI BREAKS THE MOLD IN SWISS WATCHMAKING

In a word, Bvlgari style is unexpected. For more than a century, its designs have cast aside the old in search of what is next. Fearless designs move boldly into new territory, forever challenging themselves to be more daring, more beautiful, more sublime. True to form, Bvlgari has replicated this spirit with its exceptional timepieces, and is at the forefront of a new Rinascimento that breaks the mold of Swiss watchmaking, rewriting the rules for contemporary watches with every debut.

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In its ongoing quest for unexpected innovation at 360 degrees, Bvlgari introduces the Octo Roma Tourbillon Sapphire. Featuring extraordinary transparency, an aerial flying tourbillon and uncommon elegance, this limited edition watch captures Bvlgari’s engineering expertise in exploring unconventional reinterpretations of the complicated watch.

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Bvlgari’s latest designs champion boundless creativity, leveraging the unique heritage of the Roman jeweler to create iconic modern timepieces. “Our capability of fusing edgy, magnificent Italian design with the ultimate Swiss engineering and craftsmanship — this is why I talk about Rinascimento from Bvlgari. It is truly a revolution of design and technology,” says Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bvlgari.

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The formal purity of this exceptional watch captures a new watchmaking vision — it allows light to flood in to showcase its mechanism through a beautifully modern and innovative design crafted in sapphire, rose gold and a contrasting blue calibre.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: OCTO  

Model:  OCTO ROMA Tourbillon Sapphire 


Reference 103157

Movement
Mechanical manufacture movement tourbillon
Calibre  BVL 206 caliber (manual winding) with flying tourbillon 
Case and dial
Openwork
Blue caliber decorated with 18kt rose gold indexes on the bridges
Case
44 mm sandblasted 18kt rose gold case, sapphire middle case
Strap
Blue alligator strap with 18kt rose gold folding clasp.


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BVLGARI – OCTO Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon Edition

BVLGARI – OCTO Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon 40 Limited Edition

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MINUTE REPEATER CARBON

Futuristic high-tech materials dedicated to Haute Horlogerie, acoustics and aesthetics. Much like a stealth plane, it is so light and slim that one could easily forget it is even on the wrist, elegantly offering a new journey through time leading straight to the future.

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This year, the world’s thinnest Minute Repeater appears attired in black. Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon follows on from the model that in 2016 set a new standard in the striking watch category. Clad in its high-performance black livery, this new execution picks up the fundamentals of its predecessor in an interpretation oozing strength, technology and a touch of mystery.

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The Maison had opted for a titanium case two years ago. This ultra-light and highly resistant technical material is endowed with impressive acoustic properties. This year, Bvlgari is unveiling a superlative model.

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Its daring and original case features a high-tech contemporary material. The case, the bezel and the caseback are made from an epoxy thermosetting resin called Carbon Thin Ply (CTP). It includes extremely thin carbon fibres that guarantee robustness despite their ultra-thin structure. The 40 mm-diameter case measures 6.85 mm thick.

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This unprecedented high-tech material has been chosen as much for its powerful and distinctive aesthetic as for its physical properties, since these polymers feature rare and surprising acoustic properties that endow the Minute Repeater with powerful sound output. The small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock and the hour-markers, also made of CTP, are strategically incised.

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These openings serve to amplify resonance inside the case housing Calibre BVL 362 and compensate for the absence of substantial internal volume, the latter being the customary precondition for effective sound propagation.

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Cutting-edge technology meets horological tradition, since this in-house manual-winding Minute Repeater movement is the thinnest in the world to date, at just 3.12mm thick. Once cased up, it serves to keep the total thickness of the watch down to just 6.85mm.

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Bvlgari has chosen to affix the circular cross-section gong-rings directly to the case. The extreme miniaturisation of the 362 components inside this extremely thin case is exemplified by the centrifugal governor featuring a diameter of just 3.3mm including its two poising weights.

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The striking mechanism pusher, equipped with a safety feature, is positioned at 9 o’clock on the case middle. The case is teamed with an extremely supple carbon bracelet.

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Weighing in at just 47 grams, the supremely futuristic Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon offers a refreshing new take on tradition.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: OCTO

Model: FINISSIMO MINUTE REPEATER CARBON

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Ref. 102794

Movement
Manufacture-made manual-winding minute repeater
Calibre BVL 362, driving indications of the hours,
minutes and small seconds; 3.12mm thick,
42-hour power reserve; Côtes de Genève motif,  

362 components, chamfering and circular graining.

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Case
Carbon Thin Ply (CTP),  
Diameter: 40 mm, 6.85mm thick.
Carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy matrix composite.
Numbered crown in titanium treated with DLC (Diamond Like Carbon);
Water-resistant to 10m.
Dial
CTP dial with openings (hour-markers and small seconds)
serving to amplify the sound output.
Bracelet
Carbon bracelet with titanium treated with DLC folding clasp.

Edition
50-piece limited edition.

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BVLGARI – OCTO Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton Platinum

BVLGARI – OCTO Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton Platinum 40 mm

OCTO FINISSIMO TOURBILLON SKELETON
REVEALING THE WORLD RECORD

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Taking one’s time is an invitation to do things with greater finesse. Continuing its quest for beauty and elegance, Bulgari achieves a new feat with a skeleton-worked new interpretation of its Octo Finissimo Tourbillon, the world’s slimmest tourbillon.

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The Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton is driven by an ultra-thin, entirely openworked tourbillon comprising 253 parts, featuring 13 jewels and eight ball bearings serving to reduce the overall thickness of the calibre.

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Beating at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour, the movement delivers a 62-hour power reserve.

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To ensure perfect efficiency and precision, its barrel spring is equipped with a slipping spring and the tourbillon cage is fitted on a peripherally-driven ultra-thin ball-bearing mechanism.

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This exceptional and exclusive movement houses a barrel held by three ball bearings, an innovative feature serving to double the height of the barrel spring and thus achieve an 80% increase in power reserve, an impressive accomplishment for such a slim tourbillon model.

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To highlight such a movement with the panache it deserves, the case of this new Octo is made of platinum.

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The philosopher Emmanuel Kant famously stated: “Appearance requires art and finesse: truth, calm and simplicity”.

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The new Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton would doubtless have delighted him.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model: OCTO Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton
Ref. 102719

Movement
Manual winding mechanical Finissimo Skeleton flying tourbillon movement,
sapphire mainplate, Caliber BVL 268,
Tourbillon cage mounted on ball bearings,
Plate and black bridges are covered with Diamond Like Carbon (D.L.C.)
Components: 253.
Frequency: 21,600 V/H, (3 Hrz) 
Jewels: 13
Power reserve: 42h
Size: 32.60 x 1.95mm thick.
Indication of the hours and minutes.
Flying tourbillon at 6-o'clock position
Finishing: Chamfered, circular satin-brushed gear wheels, three ball bearings for the barrel.
Functions
Hours and minutes.
Flying tourbillon

Dial
Skeletonised.
Metal applique
Metal skeletonised hour and minute hands.
Crystal
Sapphire with anti-reflective coating.
Case
Satin-polished platinum case.
Diameter: 40 mm
Platinum crown with ceramic insert.
Back: Sapphire crystal, screwed, special engravings
Water-resistant to 30m.
Bracelet
Black alligator leather strap with pin buckle.

Price: 140,000 EUR

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