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Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Sapphire Orange

Brand
Hublot

Price
$169,000

Phone
1 646 582 9813

Website
hublot.com

Hublot has been on the cutting edge of creating new materials for its watches for a while now. The brand, whose motto is The Art of Fusion, even has its own Metallurgy and Materials research laboratory on the premises in its Nyon, Switzerland workshops, where the team continually works with high-tech alloys. This year, Hublot unveils a world-first in the form of orange sapphire. The orange-tinted case of the new Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Sapphire Orange watch was challenging to accomplish due to the difficulty of achieving the depth of color. Hublot's engineers incorporated titanium oxide and chromium to attain the final color. Thus far, no other watch brand has developed this bold hue. As if the orange sapphire wasn't enough, Hublot opted to power the watch with an all-new movement. While the orange sapphire was two years in the making, the 243-part movement was three years in research and development. The self-winding caliber boasts a tourbillon escapement at 6 o'clock (rarely do tourbillon escapements come in automatic watches). It also features a decorated micro-rotor that is visible on the dial side. The orange numerals and markers seemingly float on the dial, and the hands are tipped in orange. Just 50 pieces will be made.

Details

Price ($)169,000
Price range$100,000 - $200,000
GenderMale
CaseRound
ComplicationsMinutes
Hours
Tourbillon
TourbillonTourbillon
Water resistance30m
MovementAutomatic
Power reserve range (hours)49 - 72
Power reserve72 hours
Case sizeLarge (>39mm)
Case diameter (mm)45
Case colourOrange Sapphire
Case materialOrange Sapphire
Limited editionLimited edition
Where to buyHublot in New York
CaliberMHUB5035
ReferenceNumber419.JO.0120.RT

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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