Bulgari Octo Finissimo 36 mm Salmon Platinum

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

36 mm

Case thickness

8.8 mm

Case material

Platinum 950

Bezel

Unidirectional ceramic 60-minute

Crystal

Box sapphire with AR coating

Dial

Salmon

Hands

Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand

Indexes

Applied faceted white-gold indexes

Bracelet / strap

NATO textile strap

Clasp / buckle

Pin buckle in matching case metal

Water resistance

200 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 72E — In-house automatic, chronometer certified

Movement type

Automatic, self-winding

Frequency

21,600 vph (3 Hz)

Power reserve

38 hours

Number of jewels

33 jewels

Complications

Tourbillon

Functions

Chronograph, tachymeter, date

Watchmaker

Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.

Production & market

Production period

1955 – 1966

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.

Designer

Gérald Genta / Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani

The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.

Historical significance

Bulgari Octo Finissimo 36 mm Salmon Platinum sits within Bulgari's Octo Finissimo line, introduced in 1955. It carries the house codes established since 1884 — platinum 950 case, salmon dial and in-house automatic, chronometer certified — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
• The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
• Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.