Bulgari Octo Finissimo 100m Stainless Steel Hands-On

For Bulgari's newly upgraded Octo Finissimo in stainless steel, this is uncharted territory - a categorical shift of sorts that places it among a totally new field of competition: the luxury sport crossover in steel Now with 100 meters of water resistance, the stainless steel Octo Finissimo comes equipped with a screw-down crown, but thankfully, everything else from a visual standpoint has been entirely preserved - including the case's wispy 5.15mm thickness Now, it's worth bearing mention that this isn't the first time we've seen an Octo Finissimo in steel - the collection got its first entry-level case material two years ago at Baselworld, but like the rest of the Finissimo watches, it came in the same all-matte finish and only 30 meters of water resistance, continuing to skate by in the "Luxury sport category" on perception and aesthetics alone.

To be fair, Bulgari's entry-level Octo already had 100 meters of water resistance and could also be classified as a true sport watch, but none of those watches exhibits the incredible movements, finishing, or record-breaking thinness that characterize the Finissimo collection Introduced this week in Dubai at LVMH's new Watch Week summit concept, the new stainless steel variant completes the Octo Finissimo's quartet of material offerings, which already included precious metal, ceramic, and the signature titanium around which the collection was built Who knows how long we'll have to wait, but the potential for Bulgari to bring stainless steel to 2019 GPHG-winning Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT is impossible to ignore.

The price for the Bulgari Octo Finissimo in stainless steel on bracelet is $12,000 USD You can learn more at bulgari.com. . Source