The Future of Dubai

Now might be a terrible time to visit Dubai, but if I was going to risk venturing into a regional conflict right now, it’d be for the Bvlgari Mattar Bin Lahej x Octo Finissimo. Revealed at the Dubai Watch Week in November AT Burj Park, the limited piece puts one of the Emirati’s most celebrated artists, Mattar Bin Lahej and his calligraphic artistry on proud display.

The limited-edition Mattar Bin Lahej x Octo Finissimo is adorned with laser-engraved Arabic calligraphy across its titanium case, bracelet, and dial. Drawing inspiration from the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai — “The future will be for those who can imagine, design, and implement it. The future does not wait, but it can be designed and built today.” — the engraving transforms the ultra-thin case into a vessel of artistic resonance and technical precision.
Hopefully those who are imagining and implementing the future are getting their act together.