Time Fusion
The original design and comfortable fit of Hublot’s innovative watches (the case on the first watch took its inspiration directly from a boat’s porthole, an hublot in French) soon made them very sought-after pieces. Indeed, members of royal families were the first to show their enthusiasm.
With the launch of the Big Bang chronograph in 2005 the brand started achieving records, awards and enormous success. Its design – brand new to the world of watchmaking – was immediately recognisable. Featuring sharper corners and with six screws passing right through the case, it represented the perfect illustration of the concept of fusion, the philosophy of the brand.
Since then, there have been four collections – Big Bang, King Power, Classic Fusion and MP pieces – housing movements ranging from the most simple to the most complicated – including the world record breaker with 50 days of power reserve for the MP-05 LaFerrari.
Thanks to these pieces, Hublot continues to write the history of fusion. It combines materials such as Magic Gold (the exclusive unscratchable 18K gold), King Gold (red gold with 5% of platinum), carbon fibre, Hublonium (aluminium and magnesium), titanium and many more with traditional materials such as gold, platinum, ceramics, steel, rubber, diamonds and precious stones.
Having been the Official Timekeeper for Manchester United Football Club and of the EURO European Championship, the firm became the historic first Official Watch and Timekeeper for FIFA and the next two football World Cups. Also chosen as the Official Watch of Formula 1, Hublot is now the Official Timekeeper and Watch of Ferrari.
Anchored in the present and always evolving, at the forefront of new advances in technology and research into new materials, Hublot remains committed to traditional expertise creating timepieces bearing the mark of the most talented master watchmakers. As Hublot’s chairman Jean-Claude Biver concludes,
“We are not breaking with the past. On the contrary we are paying homage to it by connecting it to the future.”
Big Bang Tourbillon (Above)
5 Day Power Reserve Impact Bang Limited to just 50 pieces, this watch comes to life beneath the revolutions of its tourbillon and sees its diamonds explode into pieces under the effect of the impact. In white gold, the Big Bang Impact Bang is set with white diamonds with a total weight of 30.55 carats.
£516,000 / €671,600 / $759,000
MP-05 LaFerrari Sapphire
While the original design of this watch was created to show off the beauty of its movement, its alter ego – with its case carved out of crystal sapphire – is a movement which appears to be literally suspended in mid-air. All the details of this record-breaking movement can now be admired from all angles.
£397,000 / €516,800 / $583,830
Classic Fusion
King Gold Bracelet Full Pavé The case of this brilliant-cut diamond encrusted watch is crafted from polished 18K king gold and set with 228 diamonds. Its king gold bezel is set with 138 diamonds while the dial features an additional 491. A further 988 diamonds embellish the 18K king gold bracelet.
£76,100 / €99,100 / $111,870
Big Bang Broderie
Sugar Skull Gold Sparkling with Lurex threads, the skull motif and the arabesques on the strap create bold associations of colours.
A remarkable exercise in style that is given its value by the power and the simplicity
of its case with a bezel enhanced by the cat’s eye effect of the red gold highlighted by 36 blue sapphires. Echoing the bezel, the dial is graduated with 12 blue sapphires. £22,900 / €29,800 / $33,665
