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Ever wondered what goes into creating a luxury Swiss watch? We went behind the scenes at Bvlgari’s manufacture in Le Sentier to find out.
From the sketch room to the meticulous assembly of movements using the most miniscule of parts, it's a true masterclass in precision and design. We even got to witness the creation of the brand's high complications, including a four-hammer chime! This is exactly where the passion of Italian design meets obsessive Swiss engineering.
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00:00Today we're taking an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Bulgari
00:03manufacturer right here in Switzerland. I'm gonna take you guys along for the
00:06journey. Welcome to Le Sentier. While the design happens in Neuchâtel, the
00:09mechanical magic happens here. We started our day in the sketch room. Looking at
00:13the original blueprints for icons like the Octo Finissimo skeleton eight days,
00:16you realize that much of the brand's Roman soul is built on obsessive Swiss
00:20geometry. Next to the eight days and a perpetual calendar, we had our first look
00:24at the Piccolissimo BVL 100 movement. Comprised of 102 parts, it's an
00:28engineering feat and weighs just 1.3 grams. Then we headed downstairs where
00:32sticks of metal are machined into components so small they're almost
00:35invisible. We're talking tolerances of a few microns which is essential when
00:39you're building the world's thinnest movements. Then comes assembly and this is
00:42where the chaos of a thousand tiny parts becomes the heartbeat of a luxury Swiss
00:46watch. Here with the new 37 millimeter Octo Finissimo, it's not just a smaller
00:49case but a ground-up reinvention. I'm talking a new in-house caliber that
00:53actually increased the power reserve to 72 hours while shrinking the movement
00:57volume by 20%. We actually witnessed a watchmaker pieced together the new
01:00caliber and it was a reminder that the term Swiss made isn't just a label but a
01:04reflection of the skilled artisan who was a master of their craft. Finally we
01:08saw the brand's new high complications being created. We sat down with the
01:11master watchmaker to hear the most complex chiming watches that are created
01:14entirely in this room from one master watchmaker. It's a process that can take up
01:19to five months. It's all worth it though when you listen to this a four hammer chime.
01:24Le Sentier is a masterclass in Italian design meets Swiss watchmaking precision.

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