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Bvlgari Diva Finissima Minute Repeater
Bvlgari has transplanted its BVL 362 caliber, also known as the world’s thinnest repeater movement, into the Bvlgari Diva Finissima Minute Repeater, creating a beautiful women’s timepiece that is not only stunning, but packs one of the most complicated movements on the market at a thickness of only 3.12 mm. Before, the BVL 362 Caliber was only used at the Octo Finissimo, and now, in a relatively rare move from the watch industry, Bvlgari has set another world record for the slimmest women’s minute repeater watch. Features aside, the watch features an 18K rose gold case and brilliant-cut diamonds. The dial of the watch is crafted using the traditional Japanese technique of urushi lacquering, which involves the application of ten or so layers of plant-based lacquer over a period of a month. At each iteration, the lacquer is delicately polished with a cotton pad and stag-horn powder. To create the gold spangles, gold dust is sieved through a bamboo shoot and sprinkled across the surface of the dial.