The fusion of materials is at the heart of Hublot Replica new products also in 2024. It could not be otherwise; the Nyon brand is probably the one capable of offering the widest kaleidoscope of shapes, materials, traditional or non-traditional calibers.
The exceptional driving force in fact allows Hublot to propose the most complex watch with a sapphire case like the simple and almost minimalist Big Bang. It is its strength and partly its weakness because the product portfolio is so broad that it sometimes leaves one disoriented about the design direction taken.
In what we would call an introductory review, accompanied by photos taken during a presentation recently held in the United States, we retrace some of the new models that have an uncommon charm when captured by a camera. The photos in question were taken by Peter Tung, who is responsible for many of those taken in past editions of the fair, when it still bore the name SIHH.
Big Bang Unico Orange Ceramic
Big Bang Unico is and will always be Hublot’s point of reference, its calling card. It is the collection that sits halfway between the most accessible collections and the most exclusive models, continuing to be a tireless laboratory of materials.
Big Bang Unico Orange Ceramic continues the path inaugurated with the red, blue, yellow, gray or green models. The case of the Big Bang Unico in ceramic offers a particular shine and the orange shade is for us one of the most successful.
In the premium watchmaking sector, it might seem inappropriate to talk about haute horlogerie, reserved for the models that follow, Hublot’s colored ceramic is particularly shiny and homogeneous along the entire surface and coordinates the indexes of the skeleton dial and the rubber strap.
The mechanics are excellent: the Unico caliber is a 4 Hz flyback chronograph and 72 hours of autonomy at full charge, inserted in a full-bodied case of 42 mm in diameter and 14.5 mm thick, which is aided by the lightness of the ceramic and the comfort of the rubber strap. Made in 250 pieces, it has a list price of 30,800 euros.
Square Bang Unico Magic Gold
There are two key words in the title that clearly indicate what it is; the Square Bang case debuted successfully despite the fact that we thought it would not have gained full favor with the public. We were wrong. Of the two models presented by Hublot, in this photo we have the richest and most interesting version: the one with the upper part of the case in Magic Gold, the scratch-resistant alloy patented by Hublot.
This is a significant innovation for the watch that has substantially evolved the multi-layered case with screws of the Big Bang in a square key and originally debuted in titanium alloy. It mounts the same caliber as the Big Bang Orange Ceramic but exhibits a completely different personality. The list price of this version is 44,500 euros.
Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu Sapphire
The liaison between Hublot and the Sang Bleu studio, founded by the Swiss tattoo artist and artist Maxime Plescia-Büchi, and which began in 2016, continues. The collaboration has given life to the most provocative watches of the brand and the saga continues with the Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu, with sapphire surfaces that extend to the entire case and create a singular play of refraction and transparency in which some contrasting elements are in titanium and it is easy to imagine which ones: the screws, the crown, the chrono buttons.
The movement comes from the group’s stable, because the HUB 4700 caliber is a 5 Hertz movement derived from El Primero that ensures 50 hours of power reserve when fully wound. With a case size of 42.00 mm wide and 15.70 mm thick, Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu Sapphire has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale. Limited to 100 pieces, it has a list price of 149,000 euros.