On the anniversary of the first century of the Morgan automobile company, Hublot has produced a special Big Bang whose design has been inspired by the AeroMax car: the Aero Bang Morgan. Jean-Claude Biver presented it in Malvern (GB),at the jubilee firm’s headquarters, in the presence of Charles Morgan.
It was during an encounter between Charles Morgan – the legendary British maker of sports cars – and Jean-Claude Biver, the bubbling Swiss watchmaker, that the creative spark was generated. Being directors of companies attached to tradition and craftsmanship, and being both passionate about elegance and authenticity, they quite naturally decided to form a partnership.
The synergy between Hublot and Morgan is reflected in the same concern for meticulous work and sober, original aesthetics. This complicity is also found in the use and combination of materials, in the sporting vocation and in the craft-manufacturing of their products.
The AeroMax car – a limited series of 100 hand-made cars – has been the inspiration behind the creation of the Aero Bang watch, whose first hundred models have been reserved as a priority for owners of the AeroMax. The ceramic and tungsten Big Bang sports the Morgan logo at 9 o’clock, on a skeleton dial which makes it possible to distinguish the chronograph movement, or to admire the beauty of its “engine!”
AERO BANG MORGAN
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Technical data Sheet Case “Big Bang” 44.5 mm diameter in black ceramic Bezel Satin-finished tungsten Crystal Sapphire crystal with anti-reflection interior treatment Bezel lug Black composite resin Lateral inserts Black composite resin Back Black ceramic Crown Satin finished steel with black rubber insert Push-pieces Satin finished steel, rectangular with black rubber insert Screws Titanium Water-resistance 100 m or 10 ATM Dial Black sandblasted skeleton cut-out with satin-finished ruthenium colour index markers and Morgan logo index at 9 o’clock Hands Sandblasted, ruthenium, chronograph hand with H-shaped counterpoise Movement Skeleton like self-winding chronograph Hublot HUB44 SQ calibre Number of components 252 Rubies 27 Bridges Sandblasted Screws Black PVD Oscillating weight Tungsten carbide with dimpled surface, coated with black PVD Bottom plate Sandblasted rhodium plated Barrel With reinforced spring Escapement Glucydur balance spring Power reserve 42 hours Strap Adjustable smooth black rubber Clasp Black PVD steel Limited Edition 500 numbered pieces 01/500– 500/500
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