Quick specs Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt Edition
Price: to be auctioned, price estimate: $ 40,000 – $ 80,000 – sold for $ 76,200
Size: 43 mm
Reference: 104217 – limited to 1 piece
This Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt Edition is the brand’s contribution to support emerging contemporary artists. On the 7th of December 2024, there will be an auction for TimeForArt as a part of the Phillips New York Watch Auction. It is an auction that gives you the opportunity to buy a unique watch, as most models offered are one-offs.
Bvlgari’s contribution is based on this stainless steel Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch, also a limited edition. They made 140 pieces of this kind of weird-looking watch. As the drawings of the movement form the design of the dial.
Special sketched dial
The idea behind the dial is that you can see what the movement looks like at the back. Well, you can flip the watch to see that, of course. They could also have skipped a dial and skeletonize the bits and bytes of the sub dials. So that you could see the movement from the front as well. But that’s not as unique as this sketched dial.
What you can see on the dial is the balance represented between 4 and 5 o’clock, the chronograph column wheel at 8 o’clock, and finishing details on the bridges and gears. And apart from the chronograph with just one counter (30 minutes) and small seconds, this Octo Finissimo is also a GMT. As the sub dial at the 3 o’clock position shows a 24-hour hand.
The Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt Edition has a power reserve of 55 hours
Inside this gold Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt Edition runs the Bvlgari caliber BVL 318. A very thin automatic, only 3.3 millimeters, with a power reserve of 55 hours. It is COSC certified ensuring great accuracy. Part of it is visible through the sapphire case back with “esemplare unico 1/1” and “TimeForArt” logo engraved.
The watch comes on an integrated gold bracelet and the estimated auction price lies around 40 to 80k in dollars.
| Technical data and specifications of the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt Edition |
| Reference number: 104217 – limited to 1 piece |
| Movement: Bvlgari caliber BVL 318 | Automatic | Diameter: 36.6 mm | Thickness: 3.3 mm | Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) | Jewels: 37 | COSC certified | Hours, minutes, seconds, GMT, chronograph | Power reserve: 55 hours |
| Case and dial: 43 mm | 18k rose gold | Thickness: 8.75 mm | Sapphire crystal | Gold-finished dial with vertical-brushed finishes depicting a sketch of the movement | Rhodium-plated indexes and hands with super-luminova | Rose gold crown | Rose gold case back with sapphire crystal and engravings | Water resistance: 10 ATM / 10 bar / 100 meters / 330 feet |
| Strap: 18k rose gold bracelet | Integrated 18k rose gold folding clasp |
| Price Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt Edition: to be auctioned, price estimate: $ 40,000 – $ 80,000 – sold for $ 76,200 |
| Website: www.bvlgari.com |