In good hands: Bulgari's Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater

Andrea Granalli, director of Bulgari Haute Horlogerie, talks us through the inner workings of a remarkably slim timepiece

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The reason we have chiming watches today is linked to the very beginnings of watchmaking. In the modern age, we're surrounded by mobiles, watches and computers, but in the 16th and 17th centuries, workers relied on church bells to regulate their daily activities. This telling of the time through sound has evolved through wall clocks and pocket watches to the wristwatches we have today.

Only a handful of brands have the capacity to develop and make chiming watches. At Bulgari, it's one of our specialisms and we're proud we can offer our clients this different level of experience that connects on a fully sensorial level, beyond the pure visual.

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