Innovative watchmaker Hublot has unveiled two new limited editions; while the Big Bang Unico Berluti Aluminio celebrates five years of its partnership with Berluti, the Classic Fusion Saudi Arabia National Day 2021honours the 91st National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Big Bang Unico Berluti Aluminio
Announced in 2016, the partnership between the famous men’s fashion house Berluti and the most disruptive of the watchmaking brands Hublot has unveiled a new interpretation of the Big Bang Unico.
The new Big Bang Unico Berluti Aluminio leverages their shared know-how and provides an understated, elegant, monochrome, and timeless piece. It is a Big Bang for true collectors and connoisseurs. This edition will be limited to 100 copies, as with every collaboration between Hublot and Berluti.
The emblematic patinated Venezia leather is at the heart of the polished titanium bezel as well as on the dial, where the indices and words “Swiss Made” are gauffered directly on the surface. The leather is held between two pieces of sapphire glass, whose cut reveals the gears of the Unico movement, a feat of technical prowess. Working with Berluti, a technique was developed to encapsulate natural leather hues and crystallise them in time; in this way, their beauty is rendered in an authentic and unchanging manner. The strap is available in two versions: one in burnished Aluminio Venezia leather; another in patinated Aluminio Venezia leather with the Scritto motif, exclusively for Japan.
Aluminio is one of Berluti’s signature patinas. It perfectly transcribes the light on to the different tones of the Venezia leather.
For this model, Hublot took responsibility for the new, two-part bezel design. With the help of a sticky, rigid resin, the first piece of the bezel – in leather, about 1 mm thick – is inserted onto the second piece, in grey titanium, and then screwed onto the case of the watch. This will allow the bezel to be patinated over time, just like the strap.
To bring the patinated Aluminio Venezia leather into harmony with its mechanical ensemble, the Hublot manufacture chose from the vast palette of materials at its disposal: titanium for the 44-mm case and its deployant clasp, resin for the central horn, tungsten for the oscillating weight, and satin-finished rhodium for the hands. Building on more than 40 years of ground-breaking designs, Hublot masters the full spectrum of watchmaking materials and was thus able to create a Big Bang that was perfectly tuned to the nuances of the patinated Berluti leather.
The Big Bang Unico Berluti Aluminio also reveals part of its beating heart. The gears of the Unico movement, an authentic manufacture self-winding Flyback chronograph with three full days of power reserve, can be admired thanks to the cut of the two pieces of sapphire glass that hold the leather on the dial-side. A rare and contemporary piece, the Big Bang Unico Berluti Aluminio will be delivered in a special case with a travel pouch, and a shoehorn key ring with the Berluti logo.
Classic Fusion Saudi Arabia National Day 2021
As a tribute to Saudi Arabia’s rich heritage and inspiring development, Hublot and Saudi partners Attar United came together to create a watch that highlights the Kingdom’s duality through the Art of Fusion: The Classic Fusion Saudi Arabia National Day 2021.
Recently, Saudi Arabia has embarked in one of the most inspiring and monumental development journey the world has ever witnessed. While anticipating the future, the Kingdom has preserved its strong heritage, building a visionary world while combining tradition and evolution.
Similarly, since its creation, Hublot has always desired to free luxury from the established codes and define its own identity, continuously working around the brand’s heritage, visionary creativity and one-of-a-kind savoir-faire.
Born from the creative alchemy of Saudi Arabia’s stateliness and Hublot’s expertise, this limited-edition Classic Fusion Saudi Arabia National Day 2021 is an ode to classiness. Made of a 45mm black ceramic case and a matte green dial, the watch stands out not only thanks to its colour, but also to the material chosen for it: ceramic. The signature material from Hublot has a built-in scratch-resistance and an incredible durability. It is robust yet almost weightless and benefits from great comfort against the skin.
The straps are the signature of Hublot’s know-how as rubber has emerged as one of its flagship materials and an emblem of its modern approach to watchmaking. Written into Hublot’s DNA, materials are essential attributes of the watches, for their aesthetic qualities and their resistance to scratches and ageing. Available in lined green and in camouflage, the straps are key elements of the timepiece and a tribute to Saudi Arabia’s cultural versatility.
Celebrating the Kingdom’s 91st National Day, this unique creation will be limited to 91 exclusive pieces.
