A journey of limitless creativity. Bvlgari, the iconic Italian Jeweler of Time unveils its limitless creativity at this year's Geneva Watch Days with these stunning new timepiece designs, all representing an open invitation to travel.

Roman jeweler and watchmaker Bulgari has long been known for its high jewelry and for its command of watchmaking. Now, in its newest watch collection, the Octo saga embraces travel with the innovative Octo Roma WorldTimer and unique Octo Roma Central Tourbillon Papillon.

The Octo Roma Worldtimer features an actual worldtimer complication meaning the user can instantly read the time in all 24 cities indicated on the dial. If you're sitting in your house in London, and you want to know the time in Sydney and Anchorage simultaneously, this watch has you covered! Powering these attractive timepieces is an all-new integrated movement, the BVL257, designed and developed by the Manufacture in-house in Le Sentier.

You may also notice that some of the cities/locations on the dial are not the standard locations you might be used to. For example, Bvlgari chose to represent the Caribbean not by St. Barts instead of the usual Bermuda (sorry Bermuda) as the watchmaker believes it embodies the heart of luxury in the region. Bvlgari also highlighted certain cities where it has a hotel or plans to open one.

The 41mm Bvlgari Octo Roma Worldtimer is available in satin-brushed and polished stainless steel and matching bracelet or in a DLC coated black steel with sandblasted surfaces and a black rubber strap. 

The Octo Roma Central Tourbillon Papillon is a fascinating timepiece. It eschews the standard method of displaying and reading time in favor of a retrograde minute scale on the lower half of the dial and a jump hour display at 12 o'clock. As one of the Papillon minute 'hands' starts to move from 0 to 60, it rotates to an active position, interacting directly with the scale around the periphery of the dial. When the other Papillon 'hand' exits the scale at the 60 mark, it rotates to a retracted position and ceases to interact. It's kind of hard to explain as it's a very visual display, so take a look at the image, and you should see what I'm talking about.

Despite the stunning central tourbillon, the beautiful simplicity of the patented Papillon device is the star of the show for me. According to Bvlgari, the sophisticated Paillon mechanism consumes less power than a traditional minutes display. This, of course, has a positive knock-on effect on the overall power reserve, allowing for 60 hours of power once fully charged. A handy power reserve indicator is visible through the case back.

The hand-wound Calibre BVL 332 drives the Octo Roma Central Tourbillon Papillon. It is entirely designed and assembled in-house by Bvlgari's team of master watchmakers. It's a gorgeous movement, and the black and gold bridges and parts perfectly complement the 41mm rose gold Octo Roma case. Again, at the time of writing, no pricing information is available. Still, I'd expect it to be on the higher side of things.

Bvlgari watches for men and women are available at Bvlgari Boutiques and selected stores worldworde. Come in the beautiful and timeless world of Bvlgari.

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