It's Complicated Patek Philippe's Travel Time Legacy

Sometimes called "Dual Time Zone" or "Travel Time" by the brand, this is a long-standing Patek Philippe complication that adds a second hour hand to the dial designed to display the time in another time-zone. The added hand is usually rendered in a manner distinct from the local hours and capable of being hidden under the local hour hand when not in use, and Patek mounts a pair of buttons in the left case flank to advance or retreat the extra hour hand. Fake Watches

For Patek, the original goal of this complication was to make the process of updating to a new time-zone as easy as possible. Where previous travel watches often relied on multiple movements, Patek Philippe turned to none other than Louis Cottier to design a solution fit for the rapidly growing popularity of airline travel. Those of you who have a love of world-time watches (or read my chapter in Watches: A Guide By HODINKEE) will recognize Cottier's name, as he was the mind behind the birth of Patek's first World Timer in the late 1930s. replica rolex uk

By the mid-1950s, Patek wanted more options for travelers, and it called upon Cottier to design a time-zone jumping watch that could be updated without stopping the minutes or seconds and without taking the watch off of one's wrist. It wasn't a GMT or a world timer, but rather a watch designed to update quickly and easily to a new time-zone via a button-operated jumping hour hand functionality.

Now, nearly 60 years later, Patek Philippe still offers this functionality on a handful of watches, and it has even been evolved to offer a better understanding of your second time-zone (more on that in a bit). For a brand that doesn't offer a conventional GMT model, the reference 2597 is the genesis of Patek's most travel-specific watch and yet another Cottier-derived innovation put to lasting work by the brand.

And, while this article will focus on some of Patek's twin hour hand models, Cottier's first design, the jaw-droppingly lovely ref. 2597, was originally born in 1958 as the "Cross Country" with a single jump-set hour hand and list price of $1,000 (in the U.S.). By 1961, Cottier and Patek had updated the 2597 to a second series that featured dual hour hands (with the auxiliary hour hand in blued steel, shown above), with the auxiliary hand capable of being jump-set via tiny pushers on the case side (much like the local hour hand on the original specification). As mentioned above, this could be done without stopping the watch, without taking it off your wrist, and, if you weren't traveling, the auxiliary hour hand could be hidden beneath the local hour hand. This functionality is derived from Patek's 12'''400 HS movement, where "HS" stands for Heures Sautantes and translates to "jumping hours." Hand-wound and sporting 18 jewels, the 12'''400 HS formed the base of the brand's 1959 Swiss patent (#340191) representing a "time zone watch." In a modern context, the legacy of the 12'''400 lives on in the current-gen caliber 324 S C FUS which is likely best known for its use in the excellent Aquanaut Travel Time ref. 5164.

As Ben described in previous coverage of the reference, from the onset of the earliest 2597, the watch was essentially a reference 570 Calatrava in a 35.5mm yellow or pink-gold case (produced by Antoine Gerlach for Patek Philippe) with a few tweaks for the new movement and its controls. To re-iterate, the Series 1 is roughly confined to 1958-1961, with the twin hour hand Series 2 appearing closer to 1962. Interestingly, in speaking with John Reardon of Collectability.com (an excellent resource on all things Patek Philippe), I learned that, by the 1970s, Patek was selling upgrade kits to retailers that made it possible to update a single hour hand series 1 into a dual hour hand series 2.

While these years are sometimes debated (record-keeping being what it is), this is the loose understanding among the collector community and serves as something of a warning. Should you come across a 2597 with dual hour hands and a production date before 1961, dig as deep as you can before throwing down any cash as there is a chance the watch was not originally made with both hour hands, having been updated by a Patek retailer sometime later.

All told, the 2597 is an immensely cool and very rare watch that can also be found double-signed by Tiffany, Gubelin, and others. Values are high and climbing, with A+ examples like this one (offered by Phillips in November of 2017) selling for serious coin – CHF 540,500 before premium. Those curious can check out these lots, including this double-signed Series 1 example on a bracelet offered in 2019 via Bonhams or this more patinated Series 2 example from Phillips sold in May of 2018.

 

Burgundy-Brown Bakelite Bezel

With the 6542, we see that gold examples have been part of the mix from the early days of the GMT-Master, making it the first of Rolex's sport watches to be made in gold (though there were certain pre-Daytona chronographs made in gold). The literally high-flying world of international commercial aviation was better suited to precious-metal tool watches than the SCUBA environment that gave rise to the Rolex Submariner just a couple of years earlier, it seems. Fake Watches

As with the steel version, the gold 6542 had a 38mm case. The original gold 6542 bezels are likewise Bakelite, though rather than the bi-color blue and red, they were burgundy-brown in hue. There were two dials that came with the gold 6542. The version that we have here features the lighter champagne dial, but there is also a version of the gold 6542 with a darker tawny dial that is more close in hue to the burgundy-brown bezel insert.

This is also the first instance of what will become a recurring theme in gold GMT-Masters, the nipple marker for the hours. The nipple-style marker will be a hallmark of the gold GMT-Master for several years, right up to and including the transitional ref. 16758. The example that we have here is on a pristine gold Oyster bracelet. And the case came with a Twinlock crown, also in yellow gold, identified by the line underneath the five-pointed Rolex coronet, making it an "underline" crown.

Whereas the steel 6542 has a Mercedes hour hand and lollipop seconds, typical of Rolex sport watches, the minutes and hours of the gold 6542 are alpha hands, and the seconds are of a simple baton style with hublot replica counterweight. Like the steel 6542, the GMT hand features a small triangle. The movement used in this watch is the cal. 1065.

The reference 1675 was in production from 1959 until 1980, making it one of the longest-running Rolex references in existence. Over the course of that time, Rolex made many changes, large and small, to the GMT-Master, but the boldest line of demarcation dividing production into two categories is the one between earlier gilt and later matte dial variations. This separation is one that will be familiar to anyone who cares about vintage Rolex, as similar dividing lines can be found in vintage Submariners and Explorers too. One will find GMT-Master ref. 1675s with gilt dials in production dates from 1959 to roughly 1966-67. Matte dials pick up in about 1966 and continue through to the end of the ref. 1675 in about 1979-80, and they go on within the GMT-Master more broadly to include earlier examples of the 16750. In the early period of the 1675, one will notice that the bezel fonts are thicker or fatter than those seen in more recently produced watches. Because of their age and their limited supply, those fat-font bezels tend to command a premium over the thinner variations.

With regard to movements, we'll see two used over the span of the ref. 1675. In watches produced until about 1965-'66, we'll see the 18,000 vph caliber 1565. Around the 1.4m serial mark, Rolex transitioned the GMT-Master to the high-beat (for its time) caliber 1575, which received a hacking function around 1971. There is an exception to this two-movement rule, though, and it applies to very early and rare gilt dials that retain the OCC text. More on that in a bit. I'd like to thank Dr. Andrew Hantel for his scholarship of this reference

Burgundy-Brown Bakelite Bezel, Alpha Hands

With the 6542, we see that gold examples have been part of the mix from the early days of the GMT-Master, making it the first of Rolex's sport watches to be made in gold (though there were certain pre-Daytona chronographs made in gold). The literally high-flying world of international commercial aviation was better suited to precious-metal tool watches than the SCUBA environment that gave rise to the Rolex Submariner just a couple of years earlier, it seems. Replica Watches UK

As with the steel version, the gold 6542 had a 38mm case. The original gold 6542 bezels are likewise Bakelite, though rather than the bi-color blue and red, they were burgundy-brown in hue. There were two dials that came with the gold 6542. The version that we have here features the lighter champagne dial, but there is also a version of the gold 6542 with a darker tawny dial that is more close in hue to the burgundy-brown bezel insert.

This is also the first instance of what will become a recurring theme in gold GMT-Masters, the nipple marker for the hours. The nipple-style marker will be a hallmark of the gold GMT-Master for several years, right up to and including the transitional ref. 16758. The example that we have here is on a breitling replica pristine gold Oyster bracelet. And the case came with a Twinlock crown, also in yellow gold, identified by the line underneath the five-pointed Rolex coronet, making it an "underline" crown.

Whereas the steel 6542 has a Mercedes hour hand and lollipop seconds, typical of Rolex sport watches, the minutes and hours of the gold 6542 are alpha hands, and the seconds are of a simple baton style with counterweight. Like the steel 6542, the GMT hand features a small triangle. The movement used in this watch is the cal. 1065.

It would be easy to mistake this 6542 with a converted bezel for an early reference 1675. By the time of the aforementioned 1961 lawsuit, Rolex had already recalled the Bakelite bezel. The watch that we have here, with its nicely tropicalized dial, was born with Bakelite, but that bezel was ultimately replaced with the metal insert we see here as a result of a recall. Other times, Rolex service centers were known to have scraped the radium out of the bezel inserts and replaced it with tritium or left it empty of luminous material.

1n early 1960, Rolex issued a statement through its authorized dealers in the United States to address confusion caused by its recall of Bakelite bezels. From this document, we can learn a few things. For one, we can tell that as of the time this document was issued, just 605 GMT-Masters with Bakelite bezels had been imported to the United States – a tiny amount. The document also asserts that the GMT-Master at the time was "a special-purpose wrist chronometer used mostly by navigators and pilots for telling time accurately in two timezones simultaneously." My, how the GMT has grown beyond its initial scope, and also grown in price. At the time of the statement, a stainless-steel ref. 6542 would have cost a pilot $240, and a gold model would set him back $600.

The reference 1675 was in production from 1959 until 1980, making it one of the longest-running Rolex references in existence. Over the course of that time, Rolex made many changes, large and small, to the GMT-Master, but the boldest line of demarcation dividing production into two categories is the one between earlier gilt and later matte dial variations. This separation is one that will be familiar to anyone who cares about vintage Rolex, as similar dividing lines can be found in vintage Submariners and Explorers too. One will find GMT-Master ref. 1675s with gilt dials in production dates from 1959 to roughly 1966-67. Matte dials pick up in about 1966 and continue through to the end of the ref. 1675 in about 1979-80, and they go on within the GMT-Master more broadly to include earlier examples of the 16750. In the early period of the 1675, one will notice that the bezel fonts are thicker or fatter than those seen in more recently produced watches. Because of their age and their limited supply, those fat-font bezels tend to command a premium over the thinner variations.

With regard to movements, we'll see two used over the span of the ref. 1675. In watches produced until about 1965-'66, we'll see the 18,000 vph caliber 1565. Around the 1.4m serial mark, Rolex transitioned the GMT-Master to the high-beat (for its time) caliber 1575, which received a hacking function around 1971. There is an exception to this two-movement rule, though, and it applies to very early and rare gilt dials that retain the OCC text. More on that in a bit. I'd like to thank Dr. Andrew Hantel for his scholarship of this reference

Reference Points Understanding The Rolex GMT-Master

One of the crowning achievements of humankind in the last century was the mastery of flight. When the Wright Brothers launched their Flyer into the seaside breeze of Kitty Hawk, N.C., a door was opened onto possibilities previously only imagined in myths or dreams. The first scheduled commercial flight took place in Florida a little more than 100 years ago, from St. Petersburg to neighboring Tampa. And the subsequent popularization of commercial air travel in the 1950s and '60s allowed civilians to go places with greater speed than any previous generation. But while the possibility to arrive on another continent in mere hours was certainly game-changing, it created problems too, particularly as it Replica Watches pertained to keeping and adjusting to time.


Douglas DC-8-32 N804PA of Pan American World Airways at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 1967 (Credit: RuthAS/Wikimedia Commons).

There was no longer just the time. Rather, there was the time where one was and the time where one was going. This was a daily concern for the commercial pilots crisscrossing the world's time zones in the nascent commercial aviation industry. One of the great American companies of the last century, Pan American World Airways, partnered with a Swiss watch brand by the name of Rolex to see if it could make them a watch capable of telling the time in more places than one. It is from this overture that came one of today's most collectible, historically important, and iconic Rolex sport watches: The GMT-Master. Replica rolex watches
The GMT-Master didn't come from a blank slate. We can trace its roots back to other classic Rolex sport watches, perhaps starting with the Rolex Zerographe reference 3346 circa 1937 with a rotating bezel, but continuing to the Submariner and Turn-O-Graph models that Rolex introduced in 1953. These watches featured rotating aluminum bezels for timing elapsed minutes, and they served as the platform upon which Rolex was to develop the first GMT-Master. To this day, if you think of a watch made for tracking time in more places than one, there is a very good chance that the blue-and-red bezeled Rolex GMT-Master, graduated for 24 hours, is the image that appears in your mind's eye. What started as a purpose-built tool for pilots has transcended that role to become a totem of a cosmopolitan, urbane, and well-traveled life. As such, it's been worn not just by pilots and navigators, but by famous actors, entertainers, artists, thinkers, and musicians – the people whose personalities and style influence us on a daily basis.

The watch collecting community continues to show great interest in the GMT-Master's vintage references. And the current collection of GMT-Master IIs accounts for several of the most sought-after watches at retail. The Rolex GMT-Master is, in all its many forms, quite simply the most famous travel watch the world has ever seen.


The first and the most recent Pepsi-bezeled examples.

Wherever possible, I've provided production dates for the references in this article. It is crucial to understand that what the numbers on the inside caseback tell us regards the case production, but that watches were often not assembled until a year later and then sold after that, sometimes many years later. In the mid-'70s, Rolex ceased printing case production dates on the inside of casebacks. For those watches, the serial numbers printed on the case between the lugs offer the best insight into when a watch was made, but this too is something of an imprecise science.

It's been 65 years since Rolex launched the first GMT-Master, and in that time, there have been a great many variations if you take into account all of the gem-set examples and different strap / bracelet configurations. Showing you every single one of them would probably have been impossible, so instead we've decided to focus on the watches that we think tell the story of the world's most famous travel watch, from 1955 to the present.

In order to do this, we've once again tapped Eric Wind, former HODINKEE contributor and the proprietor of Wind Vintage. Eric reached well into his network of friends and collectors to bring us more than 30 world-class examples of the Rolex GMT-Master to include in this article.

Reference Points Understanding The Rolex GMT-Master

One of the crowning achievements of humankind in the last century was the mastery of flight. When the Wright Brothers launched their Flyer into the seaside breeze of Kitty Hawk, N.C., a door was opened onto possibilities previously only imagined in myths or dreams. The first scheduled commercial flight took place in Florida a little more than 100 years ago, from St. Petersburg to neighboring Tampa. And the subsequent popularization of commercial air travel in the 1950s and '60s allowed civilians to go places with greater speed than any previous generation. But while the possibility to arrive on another continent in mere hours was certainly game-changing, it created problems too, particularly as it Replica Watches pertained to keeping and adjusting to time.


Douglas DC-8-32 N804PA of Pan American World Airways at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 1967 (Credit: RuthAS/Wikimedia Commons).

There was no longer just the time. Rather, there was the time where one was and the time where one was going. This was a daily concern for the commercial pilots crisscrossing the world's time zones in the nascent commercial aviation industry. One of the great American companies of the last century, Pan American World Airways, partnered with a Swiss watch brand by the name of Rolex to see if it could make them a watch capable of telling the time in more places than one. It is from this overture that came one of today's most collectible, historically important, and iconic Rolex sport watches: The GMT-Master. Replica rolex watches
The GMT-Master didn't come from a blank slate. We can trace its roots back to other classic Rolex sport watches, perhaps starting with the Rolex Zerographe reference 3346 circa 1937 with a rotating bezel, but continuing to the Submariner and Turn-O-Graph models that Rolex introduced in 1953. These watches featured rotating aluminum bezels for timing elapsed minutes, and they served as the platform upon which Rolex was to develop the first GMT-Master. To this day, if you think of a watch made for tracking time in more places than one, there is a very good chance that the blue-and-red bezeled Rolex GMT-Master, graduated for 24 hours, is the image that appears in your mind's eye. What started as a purpose-built tool for pilots has transcended that role to become a totem of a cosmopolitan, urbane, and well-traveled life. As such, it's been worn not just by pilots and navigators, but by famous actors, entertainers, artists, thinkers, and musicians – the people whose personalities and style influence us on a daily basis.

The watch collecting community continues to show great interest in the GMT-Master's vintage references. And the current collection of GMT-Master IIs accounts for several of the most sought-after watches at retail. The Rolex GMT-Master is, in all its many forms, quite simply the most famous travel watch the world has ever seen.


The first and the most recent Pepsi-bezeled examples.

Wherever possible, I've provided production dates for the references in this article. It is crucial to understand that what the numbers on the inside caseback tell us regards the case production, but that watches were often not assembled until a year later and then sold after that, sometimes many years later. In the mid-'70s, Rolex ceased printing case production dates on the inside of casebacks. For those watches, the serial numbers printed on the case between the lugs offer the best insight into when a watch was made, but this too is something of an imprecise science.

It's been 65 years since Rolex launched the first GMT-Master, and in that time, there have been a great many variations if you take into account all of the gem-set examples and different strap / bracelet configurations. Showing you every single one of them would probably have been impossible, so instead we've decided to focus on the watches that we think tell the story of the world's most famous travel watch, from 1955 to the present.

In order to do this, we've once again tapped Eric Wind, former HODINKEE contributor and the proprietor of Wind Vintage. Eric reached well into his network of friends and collectors to bring us more than 30 world-class examples of the Rolex GMT-Master to include in this article.

Omega Updates Constellation Gents’ Collection With New Fifth-Generation Styles

While it may not be the marque’s highest-profile model line, the Constellation series is one of Omega’s most enduring nameplates as part of the collection since 1952. The design-focused model line has always been a showcase for Omega’s chronometer movements, but the most enduring change came in 1982 when the brand introduced a distinctive, streamlined new design that has remained the Constellation’s signature look ever since. For 2020, the Omega Replica Watch Constellation Gents’ Collection introduces the fifth generation of this style, substantially refreshing the entire model line as it enters a new decade.
There are 26 new models, all sharing the same elegant case geometry. Most models are sized at a contemporary 39mm, while a few 36mm versions are also available. While different models interpret the look in stainless steel, 18k yellow gold, Omega’s own 18k Sedna rose gold, and two-tone combinations, the basic style remains the same. Major changes from the previous generation include a new polished bevel along the length of the case for added light play, along with additional polished bevels along the edges of the four signature “claws” at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock. Replica Designer Handbags These claws have also been extensively reshaped, slimmed down to flow more smoothly down the side of the main case. The signature Constellation bezel with its etched Roman numerals has also been slimmed down and narrowed for a more streamlined profile, while the numerals themselves are redesigned in a cleaner font. All models are now also equipped with a display caseback.
The dial of the fifth generation Contellaiton Gents’ Collection comes in a wide variety of colors and finishes, but all versions receive a similar treatment to the womens’ Constellation series update in 2018. The most obvious changes show through in the hands, which are now a clean and classical alpha shape, along with newly profiled applied indices with a triangular bevel inspired by the Freedom Tower in New York City.
All models in the Constellation Gent’s Collection have now been upgraded to METAS-certified Master Chronometer status, as well, courtesy of the in-house caliber 8800 automatic movement. Featuring Omega’s unique co-axial escapement system, the caliber 8800 offers over 15,000 gauss of magnetic resistance in addition to 55 hours of power reserve. Both the movement plates and rotor are decorated with Omega’s twisting Côtes de Genève.
Depending on the model, these new Constellations are offered on either a tapering crocodile leather strap in a variety of colors or a newly redesigned semi-integrated bracelet. The distinctive center links of this bracelet have been re-profiled, while the edges of the larger links have been given polished bevels for a more refined look.
This new array of Constellation models is a major step forward for one of Omega’s most elegant and longest running lines. Pricing for the new models begins at $5,850. All 26 models are available now from Omega authorized dealers. For more information, please visit the brand’s website.


The MACH 1 case is 42mm-wide (water resistant to 100 meters), 11mm-thick, and has a 48mm lug-to-lug distance. That all translates into a very wearable, as well as

universal, size for a lot of wrists. The matte-finished cases have an industrial feel that connects with the image of something to be connected with an Air Force tool,

and the dials are thankfully very focused on utility. Rather than a lifestyle watch, Bangalore Watch Company really seemed to want to make a tool-style watch that

looks like it could be comfortably worn inside of the cockpit. A flat, AR-coated sapphire crystal over the otherwise matte dial certainly helps to maintain very good

legibility. The only polished element on the dial are parts of the small, applied Bangalore Watch Company logo.
A small detail meant to suggest the MiG 21 Type 77 jets themselves is the watch crown, which is slightly tapered and meant to look like the after-burners as part of

the jet engine system. It is a classy and subtle nod to the planes the watch collection is based on. On the rear of the watch we see a full etching of three MiG 21

Type 77 jets flying in formation, along with celebratory text meant to explain the purpose of the watch collection, in general.

Bulgari Octo Finissimo 100m Stainless Steel Hands-On

One hundred meters. On its own, not really a big deal, as it’s more or less the minimum expectation for any modern sports watch. But for Bulgari’s newly upgraded Octo Finissimo in stainless steel, this is uncharted territory — a categorical shift of sorts that places it among a totally new field of competition: the luxury sport crossover in steel. And if you’ve been keeping score, you already know that, though this white-hot category is hardly lacking for options, there are precious few truly high-end options that could compete directly with its three titans: the Royal Oak Replica Watches, the Nautilus, and the Overseas.
Now with 100 meters of water resistance, the stainless steel Octo Finissimo comes equipped with a screw-down crown, but thankfully, everything else from a visual standpoint has been entirely preserved — including the case’s wispy 5.15mm thickness. At 40mm, the Finissimo is by no means a “big” watch, but due to the broad diameter and super-wide lugs, it looks quite large. However, the thinness, short lug-to-lug length, and generous bracelet taper collectively enable it to wear far more comfortably than it looks or feels like it should — an optical illusion that’s all part of the delight of wearing the Octo. Replica Hublot
Now, it’s worth bearing mention that this isn’t the first time we’ve seen an Octo Finissimo in steel – the collection got its first entry-level case material two years ago at Baselworld, but like the rest of the Finissimo Replica Hublot watches, it came in the same all-matte finish and only 30 meters of water resistance, continuing to skate by in the “luxury sport category” on perception and aesthetics alone. To be fair, Bulgari’s entry-level Octo already had 100 meters of water resistance and could also be classified as a true sport watch, but none of those watches exhibits the incredible movements, finishing, or record-breaking thinness that characterize the Finissimo (“finest” for those looking to brush up on their Italian) collection. Ultimately, the real reason this otherwise minor detail is such a big deal is that there is a marked dearth of competition for sporty and capable watches with this degree of finishing — and the aforementioned trio that do already fit the bill remain as scarce and, consequently, difficult to obtain as ever.
Introduced this week in Dubai at LVMH’s new Watch Week summit concept, the new stainless steel variant completes the Octo Finissimo’s quartet of material offerings, which already included precious metal, ceramic, and the signature titanium around which the collection was built. Each of these offerings, including the new entry-level steel option, is fitted with Bulgari’s BVL 138, which once held the record for the world’s thinnest automatic movement. That honor now goes to Piaget, but it does little to diminish how impressive it is to now have a stainless steel luxury sport watch that’s only a hair over 5mm-thick. If you’ve been following the evolution of the Finissimo line, the BVL 138 remains something of a mechanical triumph whose specs should seem somewhat familiar by now: 21,600 vph, a 60-hour power reserve, and an off-center platinum microrotor. The whole movement also gets a healthy dose of gorgeous hand-applied perlage, complemented by Geneva stripes and polished chamfers, all of which remains a treat to behold under the exhibition caseback. https://www.toolpatio.com/
Despite being the collection’s entry-level offering, the new stainless steel variant delivers a much more “active” wrist presence than the titanium. Not only is it markedly heavier and more assertive (not a knock against titanium — some wearers just prefer the added weight), it exhibits some really dynamic brushed and polished finishes throughout the case and bracelet that catch the light from pretty much any angle, in ways that rival even the Royal Oak wearing experience. It’s a dramatic departure from the all-matte-everything approach in the Finissimo line established by the original titanium variant, and its full ceramic follow-up from last year. The vertical brushing is particularly cool, though, as in nearly every instance (like the angled case steps just beneath the bezel), it follows the physical “path” of the surface upon which it’s applied, preserving that richly angular, architectural feel throughout.
Who knows how long we’ll have to wait, but the potential for Bulgari to bring stainless steel to 2019 GPHG-winning Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT is impossible to ignore. Rendered with the same water resistance as the three-hand variant, you’d be left with what is quite possibly the perfect travel watch, and some extremely compelling competition for the Patek Philippe “Travel Time” offerings. Hopefully, we won’t have long to dream this dream.
In the meantime, the Octo Finissimo isn’t just Bulgari’s bestselling men’s watch (and deservedly so), it’s also the brand’s fastest growing collection and one that’s quickly turning into a cornerstone for the brand, which has seemingly struggled for the better part of the last decade to figure out what to do with its ownership of the trademark Gerald Genta name. Well, they’ve managed to do this one without Genta, but the real challenge now will be to learn from their peers and exercise the modicum of restraint that Audemars Piguet never had with the Royal Oak, to keep the Octo collection fresh, innovative, and only slightly exclusive — because let’s be honest: none of us needs another waiting list. The price for the Bulgari Octo Finissimo in stainless steel on bracelet is $12,000 USD. You can learn more at watchesaustralia.co