Complete Guide to the Bulgari Octo Finissimo

Powerfunk Friday, May 16th, 2025 5 min. read
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Although Bulgari acts like the Octo line debuted in 2012, it actually appeared in 2004 under the Gerald Genta brand (which they owned at the time). Designed by Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bulgari’s head of design, the Octo’s multifaceted octagonal case has an attractive and unique wrist presence in any configuration. But the Octo didn’t really capture the full attention of the luxury watch world until 2014. That’s when the first two Bulgari Octo Finissimo models appeared, with ultra-thin 5mm cases. The tourbillon model was the thinnest tourbillon in the world at the time, and Bulgari has been releasing a steady stream of record-breaking and strong-selling Octo Finissimo models ever since. In this guide to the Bulgari Octo Finissimo, we’ll briefly cover the basics of the lineup before providing a thorough timeline of every reference.

Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic with Tuscan Copper dial
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic with Tuscan Copper dial, ref. 103856

Traits

Bulgari Octo Finissimo models have the following characteristics:

  • Octagonal cases with 110 facets and round bezels (except for the preposterously thin Ultra models)
  • Integrated bracelets or straps
  • Water resistance of 100m for models with screwdown crown, 30m without (or 50m for minute repeater)
  • Case diameter between 40-43mm
  • Case thickness between 1.70-8.75mm
  • Exhibition casebacks (again, except for the Ultra models)
  • No full-size automatic rotors (always peripheral rotors, micro-rotors, or manual-wind movements)
  • In-house movements made by Bulgari Manufacture de Haute Horlogerie in Le Sentier, Switzerland
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Ref. 103371
Bulgari Octo Chronograph GMT in titanium with rubber strap, ref. 103371

Bulgari Octo Finissimo Model Families

When you include unique pieces and limited editions, Bulgari has already made more than 75 Octo Finissimo references so far. Before we list them all, let’s break them down into 12 categories:

  • Manual-wind time-only (Petite Seconde)
  • Manual-wind with case height under 2mm (Ultra)
  • Manual-wind skeletonized time-only (Skeleton and later Skeleton 8 Days)
  • Manual-wind tourbillon (Tourbillon)
  • Manual-wind skeletonized tourbillon (Tourbillon Skeleton)
  • Manual-wind minute repeater (Minute Repeater)
  • Automatic time-only without screwdown crown (Automatic and later Extra Thin)
  • Automatic time-only with screwdown crown (S and later Automatic)
  • Automatic chronograph GMT (Chronograph GMT)
  • Automatic perpetual calendar (Perpetual Calendar)
  • Automatic skeletonized tourbillon (Tourbillon Automatic)
  • Automatic skeletonized tourbillon chronograph (Tourbillon Chronograph)
Sketch dial GMT chrono
This first-generation “sketch dial” on this Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT ref. 103673 has proven quite popular.

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Case Materials

The Octo Finissimo is probably most associated with titanium cases, because titanium is very strong and thus makes sense to use when you’re making watches as thin as possible. Platinum is similarly strong, but Bulgari Octo Finissimo models made out of steel or gold are typically a little bit thicker out of necessity.

Ref. 103286
Bulgari ref. 103286 in rose gold

Here’s a full list of case materials offered on Octo Finissimo models over the years:

  • Platinum
  • Yellow gold
  • Rose gold
  • Grade 5 titanium (uncoated, black DLC-coated, or blue PVD-coated)
  • Stainless steel
  • Carbon
  • Black ceramic
  • Tantalum (only for a one-off for the Only Watch auction)
Ref. 103126, is made of solid black ceramic
This Octo Finissimo Skeleton, ref. 103126, is made of solid black ceramic.

The regular-thickness Octo watches (Octo L’Originale and its successor, Octo Roma) are also good-looking watches, but they always seem to get outshined by Bulgari’s many striking Octo Finissimo models. That might be because they keep setting so many world records. Let’s go over all of those briefly.

Bulgari Octo Finissimo World Record Timeline

Bulgari makes several of the thinnest watches in the world in various categories, and they’re all Octo Finissimo models. Other companies are on their heels (most notably Piaget, who now has the title of thinnest tourbillon) but Bulgari is clearly the leader in ultra-thin luxury watch records ever since the Octo Finissimo’s debut in 2014:

  • 2014: Octo Finissimo Tourbillon (Thinnest tourbillon watch at the time, movement thickness 1.95mm, beaten out by a Piaget ten years later)
  • 2016: Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater (Thinnest minute repeater ever, movement thickness 3.12mm)
  • 2017: Octo Finissimo Automatic (Thinnest automatic watch at the time, movement thickness 2.23mm)
  • 2018: Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic (World’s thinnest automatic tourbillon and thinnest automatic watch overall, movement thickness still 1.95mm)
  • 2019: Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic (World’s thinnest mechanical chronograph despite also being an automatic GMT, movement thickness 3.30mm)
  • 2020: Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph (Thinnest chronograph tourbillon, movement thickness 3.50mm)
  • 2021: Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar (Thinnest perpetual calendar watch, movement thickness 2.75mm)
  • 2022: Octo Finissimo Ultra (Thinnest mechanical watch at the time, insane total thickness of only 1.80mm, soon beaten by a 1.75mm Richard Mille)
  • 2024: Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC (Thinnest certified chronometer ever, and thinnest mechanical production watch ever although there is an even thinner Konstantin Chaykin prototype, total thickness 1.70mm)
  • 2025: Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon (Thinnest tourbillon)
The world's thinnest minute repeater
Carbon version of the world’s thinnest minute repeater, ref. 103986

Notes on Naming Conventions

The original Octo Finissimo models have non-screwdown crowns and water resistance ratings of 30m. The Octo Finissimo S models (“S” stands for “steel”) that debuted in 2020 gained screwdown crowns and slightly thicker cases to get a water resistance of 100m. “S” stands for “steel” and denoted their extra hardiness, but Bulgari quickly started putting screwdown crowns and thicker cases on some non-steel models too, and the “S” designation was dropped. What used to be a regular “non-S” is now an “Extra Thin.”

This “sketch dial” model (ref. 104192) is an Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT. With its 8.75mm steel case and screwdown crown, it would’ve been called an “Octo Finissimo S Chronograph GMT” before 2022.

Also, although the Octo Tourbillon Automatic and Octo Tourbillon Chronograph models are skeletonized, the model name “Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton” specifically refers to manual-wind time-only tourbillon models. And you may hear the French term “squelette” instead of “skeleton.”

The Octo Finissimo Automatic replaced the short-lived manual-winding Octo Finissimo Petite Seconde (meaning small seconds) in 2017 when the Caliber BVL 138 movement (which includes a micro-rotor for auto-winding) replaced the outgoing handwound BVL 128 without adding any thickness. Although later Octo Finissimo models also have small seconds subdials, the model name “Petite Seconde” really only refers to the time-only hand-wound ones from 2014-2016.

List of All Bulgari Octo Finissimo Models

Debut YearReference NumberWatch NameCase MaterialBracelet/StrapCase ThicknessNote
2014102138Octo Finissimo TourbillonPlatinumAlligator5.00mmThinnest tourbillon watch ever at the time
2014102028Octo Finissimo Petite SecondePlatinumAlligator5.00mmTime-only model with small seconds
2015102401Octo Finissimo TourbillonPlatinumAlligator5.45mmDiamond-set version of the original tourbillon model, limited to 25 pieces
2015102373Octo Finissimo Petite SecondePlatinumAlligator5.75mmDiamond-set version of the original Petite Seconde model
2015102371Octo Finissimo Petite SecondeRose GoldAlligator5.15mmSlightly thicker than the standard platinum version
2015102346Octo Finissimo TourbillonRose GoldAlligator5.00mmRose gold version of the original
2016102560Octo Finissimo Tourbillon UltraneroDLC TitaniumAlligator5.00mmThe first DLC-coated Octo Finissimo
2016N/AOcto Finissimo Petite Seconde WorldTempus EditionPlatinumAlligator5.00mmUnique piece celebrating retailer WorldTempus’s 15th anniversary, blue dial with a “15” at 3 o’clock
2016N/AOcto Finissimo Petite Seconde Revolution EditionDLC TitaniumAlligator5.15mmCollab with Revolution Magazine, limited to 50 pieces
2016102469Octo Finissimo SkeletonDLC Titanium w/Rose Gold BezelAlligator5.37mmThe first Octo Finissimo skeleton watch
2016102559Octo Finissimo Minute RepeaterTitaniumAlligator6.85mmThinnest minute repeater ever
2017102719Octo Finissimo Tourbillon SkeletonPlatinumAlligator5.00mmThe first skeleton Octo Finissimo with a tourbillon
2017102711Octo Finissimo AutomaticTitaniumAlligator5.15mmThinnest automatic watch ever at the time
2017102713Octo Finissimo AutomaticTitaniumTitanium5.15mmFirst metal bracelet model
2017102714Octo Finissimo SkeletonTitaniumAlligator5.37mmPlain titanium version of ref. 102469
2018102937Octo Finissimo Tourbillon AutomaticTitaniumTitanium3.95mmThinnest automatic watch and thus also thinnest automatic tourbillon ever
2018102912Octo Finissimo Automatic SandblastedRose GoldRose Gold5.15mmFirst variant with full gold bracelet
2018103011Octo Finissimo Automatic SandblastedStainless SteelStainless Steel5.15mmFirst steel variant
2018103035Octo Finissimo Automatic SandblastedStainless SteelAlligator5.15mmAs above, but on an alligator strap
2018102794Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater CarbonCarbonCarbon6.85mmStill the thinnest minute repeater ever, now in carbon
2018102946Octo Finissimo Skeleton SandblastedRose GoldAlligator5.37mmRose gold version of ref. 102469
2018103010Octo Finissimo Skeleton DLC TitaniumDLC TitaniumDLC Titanium5.37mmFirst variant with a DLC-coated bracelet
2018103050Octo Finissimo Automatic “Hiroshi Senju” RhodiumRhodium-Coated SteelRhodium-Coated Steel5.15mmBlue mother-of-pearl dial, one of three models released as a collab with Hiroshi Senju, limited to 30 pieces, also known as the “Senju Blue”
2018103051Octo Finissimo Automatic “Hiroshi Senju” TitaniumTitaniumTitanium5.15mmGrey mother-of-pearl dial, limited to 30 pieces
2018103053Octo Finissimo Automatic “Hiroshi Senju” Rose GoldSandblasted Rose GoldSandblasted Rose Gold5.15mmBlack mother-of-pearl dial, limited to 30 pieces
2019103072Octo Finissimo Tourbillon AutomaticCarbonCarbon3.95mmCarbon version of ref. 102937
2019102945Octo Finissimo Automatic Limited EditionTitaniumTitanium5.15mmBlue hands, limited to 200 pieces
2019103015Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Limited EditionTitaniumTitanium6.85mmThird minute repeater variant, limited to 50 pieces
2019103068Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMTTitaniumTitanium6.90mmThinnest automatic chronograph ever, despite being a GMT as well
2019103126Octo Finissimo Skeleton Black CeramicBlack CeramicBlack Ceramic5.50mmManual-wind skeleton model with full ceramic bracelet
2019103077Octo Finissimo Automatic Black CeramicBlack CeramicBlack Ceramic5.50mmVery monochromatic black look
2019103188Octo Finissimo Tourbillon SkeletonPlatinumAlligator5mmBlue version of ref. 102719, limited to 50 pieces
2019103245Octo Finissimo Automatic Tadao Ando Limited EditionTitaniumTitanium5.15mmSilver concentric circle motif dial, collab with Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Limited to 200 pieces
2020103286Octo Finissimo Automatic Satin Polished Rose GoldRose GoldAlligator6.40mmAutomatic version of ref. 102371. Black dial, nice dressy look
2020103368Octo Finissimo Automatic Black Sandblast-Polished CeramicBlack CeramicBlack Ceramic5.50mmInteresting combination of sandblasted and polished surfaces
2020103279Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Sandblasted Rose GoldRose GoldAlligator6.90mmFirst gold variant of the Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater
2020103297Octo Finissimo Automatic Satin-Polished SteelStainless SteelStainless Steel6.40mmSatin-polished case and bracelet, matte black dial, 1.25mm thicker than the sandblasted version because it has 100m water resistance instead of 30m. This is basically what they used to call an “S” model.
2020103431Octo Finissimo Automatic Satin-Polished SteelStainless SteelStainless Steel6.40mmAs above but with sunburst blue dial
2020103295Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph Limited EditionTitaniumTitanium7.40mmThinnest tourbillon chronograph of all time, automatic, limited to 50 pieces
2020N/AOcto Finissimo Chronograph GMT “White Light” for Revolution & The RakeTitaniumTitanium6.90mmTachymeter bezel and fully lumed dial, made for Revolution & The Rake, limited to 25 pieces
2020103621Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT “Nuclear Option” for Revolution & The RakeBlack CeramicBlack Ceramic7.00mmAs above but in ceramic with an even more aggressively lumed dial (visibly greenish), limited to 30 pieces
2021103464Octo Finissimo S Steel Silvered DialStainless SteelStainless Steel6.50mmThe S line has screwdown crowns and water resistance of 100m (instead of 30m)
2021103467Octo Finissimo S Chronograph GMT SteelStainless SteelStainless Steel8.75mmThickest Finissimo variant, blue dial with silver subdials. Bulgari has since dropped the “S” so this is just an “Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Steel” now
2021103371Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT TitaniumTitaniumRubber6.90mmNotably thinner than the above steel version, monochromatic dark grey dial
2021103368Octo Finissimo Tadao Ando Limited EditionBlack CeramicBlack Ceramic5.50mmBlue version of the first Tadao dial, applied gold moon, limited to 160 pieces
2021103200Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar TitaniumTitaniumTitanium5.80mmThinnest minute repeater ever
2021103463Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar PlatinumPlatinumAlligator5.80mmPlatinum version of the above, blue dial
2021N/AOcto Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Tantalum Only WatchTantalumAlligator5.80mmUnique piece, greyish blue dial, sold for $241k at Only Watch auction
2021103527Octo Finissimo Skeleton Limited EditionBlack CeramicBlack Ceramic5.50mmLike the 103126 but with red hands and dial accents, limited to 180 pieces
2021103353Octo Finissimo Extra Thin Tattoo AriaTitanium (Sandblasted)Titanium (Sandblasted)5.15mmAria is the “air” part of tattoo artist Mo Coppoletta’s laser-engraved air/water/fire trilogy sold exclusively at Chronopassion, limited to 10 pieces
2022103707Octo Finissimo Extra Thin Tattoo AcquaTitanium (Sandblasted)Titanium (Sandblasted)5.15mmAcqua is the “water” part of the Coppoletta trilogy, limited to 30 pieces
2022103672Octo Finissimo Automatic 10th AnniversaryTitaniumTitanium5.15mmDesirable and distinctive “sketch” dial, limited to 200 pieces
2022103673Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic 10th AnniversaryTitaniumTitanium6.90mmGMT Chrono version of the above, also with sketch dial and limited to 200 pieces
2022103611Octo Finissimo UltraTitaniumTitanium1.80mmThinnest mechanical watch ever at the time, limited to 10 pieces
2022103611Octo Finissimo Ultra 10th AnniversaryTitaniumTitanium1.80mm10 marked on the hour dial instead of the usual 6 and 12. Comes with digitally-controlled winding box. Limited to 10 pieces
2022103661Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMTStainless SteelStainless Steel8.75mmLike the 103467 but with silver dial. Bulgari dropped the “S” designation.
2022103669Octo Finissimo Minute RepeaterTitaniumRubber6.85mmGreyish-blue FKM rubber strap matches the dial
2022103510Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton ChronographPlatinumAlligator7.40mmBlued hands, limited to 30 pieces
2022103563Octo Finissimo Automatic Tatsuo Miyajima Japan Limited Edition (Ceramic)Black CeramicBlack Ceramic5.50mmCollab with Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima, featuring a black dial with a large “8” digit, limited to 120 pieces
2022103568Octo Finissimo Automatic Tatsuo Miyajima Japan Limited Edition (Titanium)TitaniumTitanium5.15mmMatte titanium version of the above, gray dial with large “8” digit, limited to 120 pieces
2022103569Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Tatsuo Miyajima Japan Limited EditionTitaniumTitanium6.85Minute repeater version of the above where the “8” is a cutout to the movement so the sound can get through, limited to 3 pieces
2022103709Octo Finissimo Automatic Phillips EditionTitaniumTitanium5.15mmInteresting sector dial with no seconds hand! Special edition made for Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo, limited to 50 pieces
2022103637Octo Finissimo AutomaticRose GoldRose Gold6.40mmRich brown dial
2022103468Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMTRose GoldAlligator8.75mmDressier gold version of the automatic chronograph GMT, black dial
2022103717Octo Finissimo Automatic Limited EditionYellow GoldYellow Gold6.40mmYellow gold version of the 103637, limited to 50 pieces in the USA
2022103710Octo Finissimo Sejima EditionStainless SteelStainless Steel6.40mmCaptivating perforated dial, collab with Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, limited to 360 pieces
2022103766Octo Finissimo Extra Thin Kamine Kobe Limited EditionTitaniumTitanium5.15mmSpecial version with dark blue dial and Roman XII and VI markers made for Kamine, a luxury watch and jewelry retailer based in Kobe, Japan. Limited to 30 pieces
2022103667Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 DaysRose GoldAlligator5.95mm8-day power reserve
2023103610Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 DaysTitaniumTitanium5.95mmAs above but in titanium
2023103660Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Marble “Verde di Alpi”Marble-covered DLC titaniumMarble-covered DLC titanium6.90mmUnique piece made for Only Watch 2024. Every surface of the case and bracelet is covered with a thin layer of green marble, which took years of research. Auctioned for $210,000
2023103779Octo Finissimo CarbonGold AutomaticCarbonCarbon6.90mmCool swirly carbon pattern, gold hours/hands
2023103778Octo Finissimo CarbonGold Perpetual CalendarCarbonCarbon7.60mmPerpetual calendar version of the above
2023103856Octo Finissimo Tuscan Copper AutomaticStainless SteelStainless Steel6.40mmPleasant copper color, close to a salmon dial
2024103812Octo Finissimo Yellow Gold AutomaticYellow GoldYellow Gold6.40mmBlue dial
2024104163Octo Finissimo Automatic BVL 138 SketchStainless SteelStainless Steel6.40mmNew “sketch dial” of the BVL 138 movement, limited to 280 pieces
2024104165Octo Finissimo Automatic BVL 138 SketchRose GoldRose Gold6.40mmRose gold version of the above, limited to 70 pieces
2024104192Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT BVL 318 SketchStainless SteelStainless Steel8.75mm“Sketch dial” of the BVL 318 chronograph movement, limited to 140 pieces
2024103976Octo Finissimo Tourbillon AutomaticPlatinumAlligator4.95mm0.05mm thinner than the similar earlier 103188, even though this one is automatic
2024103981Octo Finissimo Tourbillon SkeletonRose GoldAlligator4.85mmSlightly thinner than the first generation of manual-wind skeletonized tourbillon
2024103984Octo Finissimo Tourbillon SkeletonDLC TitaniumDLC Titanium4.85mmDLC-coated titanium version of the above. Same thickness as the gold variant in this case
2024103832Octo Finissimo Ultra PlatinumPlatinumPlatinum1.80mmPlatinum version of the original Ultra, limited to 20 pieces
2024104081Octo Finissimo Ultra COSCTitaniumTitanium1.70mmThinnest production mechanical watch ever, plus it’s a chronometer. Limited to 20 pieces
2024103986Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater CarbonCarbonCarbon6.85mmSlight update of 102794, now with polished titanium crown and ceramic insert
2024104046Octo Finissimo Tattoo FuocoRose GoldRose Gold5.15mmFuoco (“fire”) is the final part of tattoo artist Mo Coppoletta’s laser-engraved air/water/fire trilogy sold exclusively at Chronopassion, limited to 15 pieces
2024104217Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt EditionRose GoldRose Gold8.75mmUnique piece for TimeForArt with “sketch dial” of BVL318 movement
2024103890Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Yoshida GreenTitaniumRubber6.90mmSpecial edition with green dial, limited to 88 pieces, sold at Yoshida Japan
2024103889Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Yoshida BlueTitaniumRubber6.90mmAs above but with blue dial, also limited to 88 pieces
2024103808Octo Finissimo Minute Repeaer Yoshida BurgundyTitaniumTitanium6.85mmAnother limited edition made just for Yoshida, burgundy vignette dial, 2 pieces
2024103809Octo Finissimo Minute Repeaer Yoshida GreenTitaniumTitanium6.85mmAs above but green dial, limited to 5 pieces
2024103810Octo Finissimo Minute Repeaer Yoshida BlueMirror-polish titaniumMirror-polish titanium6.85mmAs above but blue dial and mirror-polish titanium (instead of sandblasted), limited to 11 pieces
2024104005Octo Finissimo Laurent Grasso Special EditionBlue PVD TitaniumBlue PVD Titanium5.00mm“Personalized brass dial with a 7-pass serigraphy by Laurent Grasso.”
2025103834Octo Finissimo Ultra TourbillonTitanium/Tungsten CarbideTitanium1.85mmThinnest tourbillon watch ever made
2025104248Octo Finissimo Titanium TourbillonTitaniumTitanium5.00mmSunburst grey dial
2025104175Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Rose GoldRose GoldRose Gold5.80mmSandblasted case and bracelet, matching rose gold dial
2025104171Octo Finissimo Marble TourbillonRose GoldGreen Alligator5.50mmImpressive marble dial (made of real Verde Alpi green marble)
2025104190Octo Finissimo AutomaticYellow Gold (Sandblasted)Yellow Gold (Sandblasted)6.40mmMonochromatic sandblasted yellow gold look with black hour markers and hands
2025104121Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 DaysDLC TitaniumBlack Rubber5.95mmRose gold hands and accents against a black movement, case and strap
2025104131Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days Gübelin Special EditionTitanium (Sandblasted)Titanium (Sandblasted)5.95mmAttractive light blue accents, made specially for Gübelin (high-end Swiss retailer)
2025104257Octo Finissimo Marble TourbillonPlatinumAlligator5.75mmBeautiful blue marble dial
2025104132Octo Finissimo Lee Ufan x BVLGARIHand-textured titaniumHand-textured titanium5.50mmMirror-like dial, interesting meteorite-like hand-filed texture on case and bracelet
2025Bvlgari × Revolution Octo Finissimo XX AnniversarioMirror-polish titaniumMirror-polish titanium5.15mmBurgundy vignette dial, hour markers are cutouts, commemorates Revolution Magazine’s 20th anniversary, limited to 20 pieces

A Note on Bulgari Octo Finissimo Prices

The most basic steel Bulgari Octo Finissimo starts at $13,500, while the incredible Ultra COSC lists for $529,000. Secondhand Bulgari watch prices are usually quite favorable for buyers, although the Octo Finissimo holds its value relatively well. Generally, you can expect to find most models used for about 35% less than list price. Discounts on gold models might even be a bit better, while discounts for titanium models might be a bit less generous–but that should put you in the right ballpark. Except, notably, for any of the Bulgari Octo Finissimo “sketch dial” variants–even pre-owned those sell for right around their original MSRP ($20,000 ballpark for the steel ones).

A simple pre-owned steel Octo Finissimo can be had for $9,000 while basic time-only gold models on a straps can be found for about $15,000. In my opinion, the entire Octo Finissimo lineup is quite competitive at their respective price points, at least in terms of market price if not MSRP.

Second-generation Bulgari Octo Finissimo sketch dial
This second-generation sketch dial chronograph, ref. 104192, debuted in 2024.

Hopefully this guide has given you all the info you need to determine which Octo Finissimo, if any, is right for you. One last thing I’ll mention is that caliber BVL 138–the workhorse time-only automatic movement of the Octo Finissimo lineup–was updated in 2022 to include fewer jewels, gold accents, and bevels on the movement. While some viewed it as a downgrade, Bulgari insists that a few engineering tweaks (including a larger platinum micro-rotor with more ball bearings) make the new version an improvement. I think Bulgari should have at least updated the movement code for the sake of transparency. If it’s truly an upgrade, why not proudly unveil the new “BVL 139?”

Regardless, as I said in my review of the Octo Finissimo 103286, these are very comfortable watches, oozing with unique aesthetic appeal without being too loud. It’s notoriously hard for renowned jewelry brands to lean into the luxury watch industry in a way that hardcore watch nerds respect, but Bulgari has managed to do just that, largely thanks to the Octo Finissimo. And I expect it won’t be long until I need to update this article with another world record.

More on Bulgari:

➢Complete Guide to the Bulgari Octo Finissimo
➢Bulgari Watch Price Guide
➢A Trio Of Bulgari Octo Chiming Watches
➢Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ref. 103286 Review
➢The Thinnest Watches in the World: Bulgari, Piaget, and Everyone Else

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Powerfunk

Grey Market Magazine’s Managing Editor, Powerfunk is a Boston-based watch collector, an expert enthusiast, and head moderator of the very popular r/rolex subreddit.

4 responses to “Complete Guide to the Bulgari Octo Finissimo”

  1. Sachin Avatar
    Sachin

    You don’t have the limited edition 2024 models for the Yoshida store in green and blue limited to 88 pieces each. 103890 and 103889 are the reference numbers. Both are chrono GMTs

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    1. Powerfunk Avatar
      Powerfunk

      Good catch, thanks a lot!

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  2. Vert Avatar
    Vert

    Missing the Hiroshi Senju versions

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    1. Powerfunk Avatar
      Powerfunk

      Thanks Vert! Added.

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