Buonamassa says that the bracelet has the same design and is very different from the Octo bracelet.
"The Finissimo required a bracelet that was just 2.5mm thick. This is 1mm thinner than traditional metal bracelets. It is extremely thin and we had to modify the way it closes. This was a major challenge for our Saignelegier facility. When youchange materials, you have to change the tools and thesystemsyouuse.With the first prototype we could see thatthebuckle was thicker than the bracelet and thiswasjustnotright visuallysowehad to start over. So,Breitling Chronomat B01 Replica the clasp was placed inside the bracelet. This allows you to see only the lines of the titanium links when you put it on.
It was a difficult task, but it made the product work as a design piece. We had to reinvent the buckle. It is sometimes important to use the same language when using an object. If I create an extraordinary Finissimo bracelet with an amazing new automatic movement and a beautiful bracelet with a completely new clasp concept, but it is not clear to the first person who sees it, it doesn't make sense. Not for our design idea. People should say, "Wow! This is a new buckle, but it looks like a regular one."
Total Control
The complete vertical integration of the company was the key to the creation of the Octo family today, which includes the complications, bracelets, and watches that break records. This process began more than a decade ago. Terreni says, "A watch company could survive on good design until the 1990s. But today, it is vital to master manufacturing. External suppliers limit your access to the technology available to you. Butwhen youmake everything yourself,youcan bediscreet and secretiveandyoucanshock the world."
Buonamassa shares this sentiment. However, he also points out that it is possible to make amazing watches with outside suppliers. This is expensive and always follows the suppliers' schedule.Patek Philippe Replica Watches He says, "We could spend a lot of money on external development but in the end not be able to have any watches for next years." This could be the platform to develop four to five products, if we are talking about a new development in 2022. If everything is done in-house, we can say "OK, we don't have what we want but we can use our knowledge to create something more complex or different." Without vertical integration, we would need to purchase something we couldn't manage without the suppliers.
