Category: BULGARI

Owner review: Bulgari Aluminium GMT 103702

“Bulgari Aluminium GMT Amerigo Vespucci Special Edition ref. 103702” that’s a mouthful. A watch, in a long line of Bulgari Aluminiums, previously known as the Bulgari Diagano around the early 90s-00s, that continues an iconic design unique to Bulgari. They nailed the brief on this design, much like any Cartier watch, remove the branding and…
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07/02/2023
Owner review: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo S

While the emphasis on independence and familial heritage is widely promoted as bragging rights, being part of a conglomerate is not without merits. One good example is Bulgari. The Italian jeweller experimented with everything from serpentine depictions to Roman coins before integration into LVMH; until a ground-breaking creation emerged under Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani. The Octo…
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09/11/2022
Owner review: Bulgari Octo Finissimo S

I didn’t set out to buy this Bulgari Octo Finissimo S. No, I was on a mission to buy a rose gold dress watch. You see I’m 40 now and after a decade collecting watches in my 20’s and then avoiding watches for mountain biking/skiing in my 30’s, I had now decided that was deserving…
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15/08/2022
Owner Review: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Titanium Limited Edition

Bulgari has been intensely developing their men’s watch section lately, and the octo finissimo lineup is now their major watch production. Each new octo finissimo that has come out has been a record breaker. Thinnest: automatic watch, ceramic mechanical, tourbillon, skeleton watch, grande sonnerie, and more recently this year thinnest chronograph and GMT. My version…
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02/01/2021
DTS – How to buy a watch on Chrono24

Subscribe to the show on Google, Apple, Spotify and all other podcast players. This week on the Defining Time Show, Anthony (@defining_time) and fellow Fifth Wrist Radio podcast host Michael (@woodswatchmaking) welcome Sean (@thebookwatcher) to the show. Sean has co-hosted a few other episodes on Fifth Wrist Radio and is a huge contributor to…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Black Ceramic 103077

You never ever really know what kind of collector you’ll become when you first start off, and you never really realize what you’ll become until you get where you are. We begin this journey of ours assuming that we’ll remain forever faithful to the path we first took into watch collecting, a chase for the…
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18/11/2020
Owner Review: Bulgari Aluminum Diagono – Italian chic!

Bulgari is a brand that is synonymous with luxury. Originally a high jewelry brand, Bulgari has made its way into the watch world with a bang! – with exceptionally finished and innovative in-house movements and innovation in materials. Before Bulgari made a debut into the high horology world, their watches were marketed as luxury “fashion…
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28/07/2020