With a tagline that reads, 'The Art of Fusion,' Hublot is constantly uniting ideas, materials and designs to create something original. This year, the brand unveils an all-new material, a bright red ceramic that took four years to develop. It is an evolution from its scratch-resistant 18K gold, which was an alloy of boron carbide (ceramic) and 24K gold. This combination inspired it to create a colored ceramic, which was researched, designed and created by Hublot's Metallurgy and Materials laboratory. Now, it is patented and exclusive to the brand. Not only is the material unique, but so is the manufacturing process, as it yields a bright red hue and renders the newly developed ceramic harder and denser than conventional ceramics (resulting in a hardness of 1500 HV1 compared to 1200 HV2 of other ceramics). Hublot's first watch with this incredible material is the 45mm Big Bang Unico, with the in-house Unico HUB1242 movement. Five hundred pieces will be made with case and bezel in Red Magic, and completed with a red rubber strap for a bold monochrome look.
Details
| Company | Hublot |
| Price ($) | 26,200 |
| Price range | < $100,000 |
| Gender | Male |
| Case | Round |
| Complications | Minutes Hours Chronograph Date |
| Water Resistance | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic |
| Power Reserve Range (hours) | 49 - 72 |
| Power Reserve | 72 hours |
| Case Size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case Diameter (mm) | 45 |
| Case Height (mm) | 15 |
| Case Colour | Red |
| Case Material | Ceramic |
| Limited Edition | Limited edition |
| Caliber | HUB1242 UNICO |
| Where to buy | Hublot in New York |
| Reference Number | 411.CF.8513.RX |
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Fusing the past and present, craftsmanship with innovation and art with timekeeping, Hublot creates futuristic timepieces that despite their convention to watchmaking tradition, are truly unconventional. The first brand to dare combine gold with rubber in the same watch and to create an entirely ceramic-encased tourbillon, Hublot does not follow the pack. From its unique Unico automatic chronographs, revolutionary motor functions and unparalleled power reserve found in the Meca-10 tourbillon and MP-11 calibers, Hubolt pays homage to all scopes of human capability.Having partnered with sportsmen, artists, musicians and chefs, the brand's creative potential is also constantly challenged and refined in having to accommodate all wrists. Working also with Kevin Pietersean and his platform Save Our Rhino, and with the Polar Pod - a zero-emission, ecological explorer vessel - Hublot's dedication to being futuristic not only lies in its design, but in its values that seek to preserve our planet.
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