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Hublot's Baselworld 2015 Novelties

3/18/2015

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Welcome to Hublot's new watches. Ranging from diamond-studded to carbon, the new watches are big, bold, and might look a little silly on small wrists. 

Classic Fusion Enamel Britto

45mm case, 50 pieces in black ceramic, 30 in platinum
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515.CS.0910.LR
I don't speak poorly many watches on this blog, I am, however, going to criticize this one. Hublot took a large risk with this watch, but quite frankly it seems like it should have the catchphrase "the perfect luxury watch for your six-year old". The dial design just doesn't work for me and (I assume) nearly everyone reading this blog. I think the design is ostentatious. I don't think it's ugly, but I don't think that it belongs on a watch dial, especially on a watch of this price. I would prefer to see it as wallpaper in a kindergarten or preschool classroom or on a Swatch dial. 
TL;DR: I don't think the design is unbearable, but it does not belong on a Hublot. Rather, I would prefer to see it on a Swatch dial. 
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515.TS.0910.LR

Big Bang Ferrari Speciale

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Here's another limited edition from Hublot, celebrating the partnership between Hublot and Ferrari. Although there is nothing truly innovating about this watch (as there was with the first watch), it's still a nice watch. 

Hublot has became a company of limited editions, but they still produce nice watches. These two new Big Bang watches are not to be missed. Their straps, however, are different from past watches. They are made from seldom-seen colors not normal for watches (with the exception of some NATO straps). Overall, the Black Ceramic design is a little wonky. In my opinion, it feels unbalanced and the watch head looks almost satanic. However, this doesn't mean it won't sell. The Gray Ceramic design is more appealing to me, with duller colors and more simple tones. There are only splashes of red on the dial. Plus, more moderate strap (although it still looks like a NATO) will allow for the watch to be work in other situations. Both watches are 45mm in diameter, a typical size for Hublot, and larger than I would typically wear. I wouldn't wear this watch, however, because the wide lugs and thick case will make this watch wear even larger. Although hard to see because of the grill-like dial, the Ferrari logo is place at 9 o'clock. The running seconds and date are at three. The yellow date wheel creates more contrast and without it the wearer might not be able to read it. The movement is a flyback chronograph, the HUB 1241, which was designed and produced in-house.

TL;DR: Not exactly an innovative watch, but a nice one nonetheless. 

BIG BANG CHRONO PERPETUAL CALENDAR

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Praise the watch gods! Just when I was starting to believe that Hublot had become a company of limited editions, one that never released new movements or simply changed the color schemes of their old watches, they release the Big Bang Chrono Perpetual Calendar. This new watch is the first perpetual calendar from Hublot. It features three complications: a chronograph, moon-phase indicator, and perpetual calendar. Quite frankly, it is the best new watch I have seen from Hublot in years. It comes in titanium or King Gold, both are 45mm in diameter, and has the HUB 1270 UNICO movement (which is an automatic). Gorgeous watch. 
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Big Bang Alarm Repeater

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Here's another great new watch from Hublot. Similar to the watch above, I have only good things to say. I'm just going to plagiarize the press release, because Hublot is able to list all of the features of the alarm far more concisely than I am.
The alarm clock...is indexed on the reference time. At 1 o'clock, a triangular window gradually shows the day/night indicator for the local time. At 5 o'clock, a 24-hour counter with two hands shows the programmed alarm time; while an "on- off" indicator shows the alarm status at 6 o'clock. At 7 o'clock, the hammer visible under the sapphire is coated with SuperLuminovaTM so it can be seen at night. The second time zone has a 24-hour display at 11 o'clock. The alarm clock chimes for around 16 seconds as a steel hammer strikes a gong. 
Both versions (titanium and King Gold) are LE of 250 pieces. Shame, because they are well-designed watches. The movement is the HUB 5003 hand-wound movement and features a GMT function, an alarm, an alarm ON/OFF indicator at 7 o'clock, a GMT indicator at 11 o'clock and a day/night indicator at 1 o'clock. Again, 45mm case. 
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BIG BANG FERRARI CARBON KING GOLD
BIG BANG FERRARI CARBON TITANIUM 


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Basically the same watch, one is titanium while the other is King Gold. The titanium is a 1,000-piece LE, while the King Gold version is a 500-piece. Both are 45mm in diameter and feature an all-black (the first time the movement has been available in all-black). The movement is the HUB 1241 Unico movement which is an automatic, flyback chronograph. 
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Big Bang Haute Joaillerie and Big Bang Unico Italia Independent

These are Hublot's other releases, the information (only the information is cut+pasted from the press release). 
Big Bang Tourbillon 5- Day Power Reserve Full Magic Gold
405.MX.0138.RX – Limited edition of 50 pieces
Diameter 45 mm in polished Magic Gold
Polished Magic Gold
6 H-shaped black PVD treated titanium screws, countersunk, polished & locked Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective coating and gilt Hublot logo


Black satin-finished PVD titanium with Hublot logo and black overmoulded rubber Sapphire crystal with interior/exterior anti-reflective treatment
Micro-blasted black PVD titanium
3 ATM, i.e. approx. 30 metres


Sapphire crystal
Gilt plated indices with black SuperluminovaTM
Satin-finished gilt with black SuperLuminovaTM
HUB6016 hand-wound Tourbillon skeleton movement with power reserve indicator on the dial side at 9 o'clock, entirely developed and produced in-house at Hublot
Approximately 115 hours
Structured, ribbed black rubber. Interchangeable system.
Black PVD titanium deployant buckle with ceramic plate 


Big Bang Unico Full Magic Gold 

411.MX.1138.RX – Limited edition of 250 pieces
Diameter 45 mm in polished Magic Gold
Polished Magic Gold
6 H-shaped black PVD treated titanium screws, countersunk, polished & locked Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective coating and gilt Hublot logo


Black satin-finished PVD titanium with Hublot logo and black overmoulded rubber Satin-finished black PVD titanium
Sapphire crystal with interior anti-reflective treatment
Micro-blasted black PVD titanium


10 ATM, i.e. approx. 100 metres
Matt black varnished skeleton
Red and 2N gold powder transfers
Satin-finished gilt counter ring at 9 o'clock (small second) Satin-finished gilt counter ring at 3 o'clock (chronograph minute) Gilt plated indices with black SuperluminovaTM


Satin-finished gilt with black SuperLuminovaTM
Gilt plated and red varnished chronograph hand
HUB 1242 UNICO movement with anthracite grey treatment, developed and manufactured in-house by Hublot Automatic flyback chronograph with column wheel and double clutch visible on the dial side
White window at 3 o'clock
Anthracite grey treatment
Approximately 72 hours
Structured, ribbed black rubber. Interchangeable system.
Black PVD titanium deployant buckle with ceramic plate


Ugly Diamond Watches
45mm cases, bunch of diamonds.

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