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Bulgari Octo Finissimo BV 7mm.

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By all accounts, this has not been discussed before.
BVF has released the new Octo Finissimo, and now, as I see it, they are noticeably thinner and closer to gen. According to the factory, this is 7mm, previously it was about 10, while gen is about 5mm.
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The entire line is steel, here are some additional photos with different dial colors:
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Interestingly, movt. Is used the same as before, and how they were able to make it thinner is not obvious:
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However, the thickness is really less than on the old reps from this factory, last generation fenissimo with brushed steel and dial:
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Here's a quick comparison to the old one:
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A couple of live photos of the new rep BVF:
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And a few photos of gen 130464, for your reference:
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Ohh I do like it. 5mm vs 7mm is much closer than 10mm. Most wont notice the difference between gen and rep.
 

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Thanks for this KOT1917

Was lucky to see this in real life before and is a beauty so this is definitely being added to my buy list :thumbsup:
 
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beautiful. is there any lume???
 

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Have enquired with my TD about this, so fingers crossed, perhaps a 2022 purchase though ;)

Will update if/when I hear anything.

Loving the black dial, and also the blue, but agree with you Swiss_goupil the grey titanium would be awesome :daydreaming:
 
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Have enquired with my TD about this, so fingers crossed, perhaps a 2022 purchase though ;)

Will update if/when I hear anything.

Loving the black dial, and also the blue, but agree with you Swiss_goupil the grey titanium would be awesome :daydreaming:

Any word from your dealer on availablity?
 

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Any word from your dealer on availablity?

None yet unfortunately but will follow up again next week.

She said that only the older thicker model was there when she initially checked.
 
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Any word from your dealer on availablity?

My TD just replied and said the new 7mm variants are available. On investigation, the GEN's are 5.15mm, so 7mm is awesome.

I would have loved a Titanium/grey dial, but the current offerings are all stainless steel, so am now torn between the blue & black dials.

The price is $438 & comes with a 'box' - she's not sure what type. She enquired whether it was possible to buy without a box, but was told it is being sold as a package.

Hope this is helpful.
 

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My TD just replied and said the new 7mm variants are available. On investigation, the GEN's are 5.15mm, so 7mm is awesome.

I would have loved a Titanium/grey dial, but the current offerings are all stainless steel, so am now torn between the blue & black dials.

The price is $438 & comes with a 'box' - she's not sure what type. She enquired whether it was possible to buy without a box, but was told it is being sold as a package.

Hope this is helpful.

Thank you mate! I will cross fingers and wait for the titanium /grey dial


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This is great news if only they can correct the incorrect second subdial position later on I might pull the trigger.

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This is great news if only they can correct the incorrect second subdial position later on I might pull the trigger.

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On the black dial it looks ok (on the website picture), below the 9 marker, but the blue / grey looks like it's too high?

But then in the pics below all variants look wrong? :(
 
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My TD just replied and said the new 7mm variants are available. On investigation, the GEN's are 5.15mm, so 7mm is awesome.

I would have loved a Titanium/grey dial, but the current offerings are all stainless steel, so am now torn between the blue & black dials.

The price is $438 & comes with a 'box' - she's not sure what type. She enquired whether it was possible to buy without a box, but was told it is being sold as a package.

Hope this is helpful.

Awesome! Thank you! Now to decide if I'm going to pull the trigger and order one.
 
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On the black dial it looks ok (on the website picture), below the 9 marker, but the blue / grey looks like it's too high?

But then in the pics below all variants look wrong? :(
I think the black dial on the promo photo is gen cos if you look at the black in detail photos the subdial is way too high, the 12 is parallel to the 9 o'clock main dial

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I think the black dial on the promo photo is gen cos if you look at the black in detail photos the subdial is way too high, the 12 is parallel to the 9 o'clock main dial

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That's what I'm thinking, will keep investigating anyway.
 
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On the black dial it looks ok (on the website picture), below the 9 marker, but the blue / grey looks like it's too high?

But then in the pics below all variants look wrong? :(

Physically not possible unless redesigning the Hangzhou 5000A movement

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