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- Reference 104262 dresses the world’s thinnest perpetual calendar in sandblasted blue PVD titanium.
- The case stays at 40mm x 5.80mm, powered by the 2.75mm ultra-thin calibre BVL 305.
- Production is limited to 50 pieces, priced at EUR 76,000 on a blue alligator strap.
- The base model won the Aiguille d’Or at the GPHG in 2021 and still holds its thinness record.
Bvlgari has released its record-setting Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar in a monochromatic blue PVD titanium edition, reference 104262, limited to 50 pieces at EUR 76,000. The watch that redefined ultra-thin complications in 2021 now wears a single tone of blue across case, varnished dial and alligator strap. Nothing changes mechanically, and that is the point: five years on, no rival among the top watch brands has beaten its 5.80mm profile. Here is what the new edition brings, how it fits Bvlgari’s 2026 lineup, and what it means for collectors.
What Changes: A Head-to-Toe Monochrome Blue
The 40mm octagonal case is sandblasted titanium treated with blue PVD, matched by a blue varnished dial and a colour-matched blue alligator strap on a titanium pin buckle. Contrast comes only from grey rhodium-plated hands, silvered indexes and a polished steel crown with black ceramic insert. Bvlgari has used blue PVD before, notably on the Laurent Grasso collaboration of late 2024, but never across an entire perpetual calendar.
The tonal treatment turns a technical showpiece into a surprisingly wearable daily watch, a direction the maison has explored since the carbon gold edition of 2023 and the rose gold of 2025. Water resistance remains a cautious 30 metres, standard for a case this thin.
Key figure5.80mm. The total thickness of the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar, still the thinnest perpetual calendar wristwatch in the world since its 2021 debut.
Under the Dial: Calibre BVL 305, Unchanged and Unbeaten
Inside beats the in-house calibre BVL 305, an automatic movement with peripheral micro-rotor measuring just 2.75mm thick across 408 components and 35 jewels. It runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour with a 60-hour power reserve and displays hours, minutes, day, month, retrograde date and leap year, automatically accounting for the varying lengths of months.
This is the exact architecture that won the Aiguille d’Or at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve in 2021, watchmaking’s closest thing to best in show. For collectors weighing a luxury watch as an investment, an award-winning record holder in a 50-piece run checks the boxes that historically protect value: technical primacy, scarcity and an unmistakable design.
Good to knowPerpetual calendars track the date without correction until 2100, when the Gregorian calendar skips a leap year. The BVL 305 requires only a functioning power reserve to stay accurate for decades.
Where It Sits in Bvlgari’s 2026 Lineup
The blue perpetual calendar lands in a loaded year for the collection. At Watches and Wonders 2026, Bvlgari introduced a new 37mm Octo Finissimo case and pushed its ultra-thin programme further with a platinum Ultra Tourbillon, the line that already holds the record for the thinnest tourbillon ever made. Against those headline acts, the blue QP is the quiet one, and arguably the most wearable of the group.
Monochrome blue is also one of 2026’s defining watch trends. Chanel’s matte blue ceramic J12 plays in the same palette, and demand for tonal sports-luxury pieces keeps outpacing classic dress watches at auction and at retail. Bvlgari is not following the trend so much as arriving with the thinnest possible interpretation of it.
Key takeawayBvlgari’s strategy is range, not reinvention: prove the record once, then let the same movement live many aesthetic lives. Each edition stays confidential, and each sells out.
Bottom Line
Reference 104262 changes nothing and improves everything: the same Aiguille d’Or-winning, record-holding perpetual calendar, now in a tonal blue that makes 408 components feel effortless on the wrist. With 50 pieces at EUR 76,000, it will not linger in boutiques. For collectors tracking Bvlgari’s recent creative run, this is the accessible face of an ultra-thin dynasty that still has no challenger.
FAQ
How much does the blue Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar cost?
The blue PVD titanium edition, reference 104262, is priced at EUR 76,000 and limited to 50 pieces worldwide, delivered on a blue alligator strap with titanium pin buckle.
Is the Octo Finissimo still the thinnest perpetual calendar?
Yes. At 5.80mm thick, the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar has held the record for the world’s thinnest perpetual calendar wristwatch since its launch in 2021.
What movement powers reference 104262?
The in-house calibre BVL 305, an automatic perpetual calendar with micro-rotor: 2.75mm thick, 408 components, 35 jewels, 3Hz frequency and a 60-hour power reserve.
Which other versions of this watch exist?
Since 2021 Bvlgari has released the original sandblasted titanium model, a carbon gold edition in 2023, a rose gold edition in 2025 and now the monochromatic blue titanium of 2026.
