Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT for Revolution & The Rake

remember the exact moment I set eyes on the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph. Though it was just over a year ago, considering the mind-bending changes that have happened to the world in the interim, it seems like a lifetime ago. Before I get into the details of the special edition of this watch that Bvlgari’s amazing creative director Fabrizio Buonamassa designed, I’d like to talk about the changes to the world and in particular Bvlgari’s reaction to them. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Bvlgari’s CEO Jean-Christophe Babin was one of the very first to respond: first funding a 3D microscope to help researchers at Spallanzani Hospital study the virus at the cellular level; second, by transforming a fragrance factory outside of Milan to produce hand sanitizer. And