Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic - World's Thinnest Automatic Watch and Tourbillon - Baselworld 2018 (Live Pics, Specs & Price)
Game on! The race between?Bvlgari and Piaget to prove who can manufacture the thinnest watch in the world continues. At Baselworld 2017,?Bvlgari introduced the Octo Finissimo Automatic, a true luxury sports watch with a bold design and the thinnest automatic movement on the market. At the SIHH 2018, Piaget trumpeted not one, but two world records: the thinnest mechanical watch ever and the thinnest automatic watch. Baselworld 2018 has opened its doors and?Bvlgari sets two new records in a single watch: the world’s thinnest tourbillon watch and the world’s thinnest automatic watch. Meet the new?Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic – and yes, it is paper thin, at 3.95mm thick.Although Piaget caught up in the race for ultra-thin at the SIHH 2018, Bvlgari wasn’t short of record-thin watches. Even if Bvlgari’s title for the thinnest automatic watch was challenged by Piaget with its Altiplano?Ultimate Automatic 910P – a 4.30mm thick watch with a per

SIHH 2017 - Meet The Ultra-Innovative Ulysse Nardin InnoVision 2
SIHH 2017 - Ulysse Nardin is about to make some noise at?its first SIHH, showing off?some seriously cutting-edge technology. The watch you're about to see is nothing like anything you've seen before. Every part of this watch boasts an innovation, whether we’re talking about the escapement, the display, the winding system or even the hands. Meet InnoVision 2, a concept watch featuring avant-garde innovations that will?make us rethink the future of mechanical watchmaking. Founded in 1846, Ulysse Nardin has a long tradition in the field of chronometry and is well known for manufacturing accurate marine chronometers. In the early 1980s, an?encounter between Rolf W. Schnyder, a businessman and visionary, and Ludwig Oechslin, a brilliant horologist, turned this traditional manufacturer into one of the most innovative watch brands around. This partnership?would yield?several milestones in mechanical watchmaking history. Among these, the legendary Freak housing the innovative dual direct

Bvlgari Octo Roma Worldtimer (Hands-On)
Alongside the GMT and the Chronograph, a Worldtimer can be considered one of the most practical, everyday complications. And with the world opening up to travel, the practicality of such a watch makes sense again. It comes as no surprise that many manufacturers have a GMT or a world timer in the collection. New for 2021, Bvlgari introduces the Bvlgari Octo Roma Worldtimer in two distinct versions: classic steel-and-blue and stealthy black DLC.The Octo Roma is not to be confused with the Octo Finissimo, although the two share a similar design language. The Octo Roma is the softer, more mellow interpretation of the octagonal and circular shapes that all Octos follow. It is also positioned as less complex, featuring slightly simpler cases and a sportier look. Next to that, it's a bit more affordable as well. However, it is by no means any less Bvlgari. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Introducing The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Monobalancier Titanium
Roger Dubuis' Excalibur line takes inspiration from the Arthurian legend and, since 2005, has been a flagship collection for the Geneva-based brand. Appearing with a recreation of King Arthur's Round Table, complete with miniature sculpted knights, the Excalibur has always felt comfortable about stripping off and showing off its avant-garde skeletonised mechanics. The latest Excalibur Monobalancier, fitted in full titanium armour, delivers a powerful visual punch yet remains physically light on the wrist. The dramatic skeletonisation of the improved in-house automatic movement, with its star-shaped bridge and endless vistas, is signature Roger Dubuis and bears the Poin?on de Geneve hallmark.Full metalMarking the first all-titanium version of its Excalibur Monobalancier, the 100m water-resistant case has a diameter of 42mm and the bracelet, notched bezel, crown and caseback of the Excalibur MC are crafted in grade 5 titanium with a matte metallic sheen. With its brightly polished bevels

Hands-on with the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
There are actually just a few serious high-end sports chronographs, which are very comfortable on the wrist and that can easily matched with suit and tie or any kind of casual outfit. Of course there’s the Patek Nautilus Chronograph ref. 5980, the AP Royal Oak Chronograph and Vacheron Constantin’s Overseas Chronograph. Last year Vacheron introduced a new model of the Overseas Chronograph, with a deep blue dial (click here), and recently we got some hands-on experience with this one.?The Overseas more or less originates from the legendary Vacheron Constantin 222; the photo showing the steel/gold version, below, is courtesy the Hour Lounge. When you see the sleek case, the integrated bracelet and the sporty AND dressy looks, it probably doesn’t come as a surprise that this model was designed by the late Gerald Genta. And just like its nephews from Patek and AP, which also have been designed by Genta, it featured the ultra-thin caliber 2121. The Overseas didn’t dir