Hublot

Hublot and Depeche Mode have been partners since 2010 and have supported charity: water on three other occasions since 2013. In 2017, ahead of their upcoming Global Spirit Tour, Hublot has created a 250 piece limited edition watch to celebrate the band’s new album Spirit. The sale of the watch will raise funds for charity: water, a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. The new Big Bang Unico Depeche Mode is presented in a 45 mm x 16.30 mm knurled and polished black ceramic case, with a knurled and polished black ceramic bezel, knurled black-plated titanium crown and pushers, and a polished black ceramic sapphire crystal caseback. The watch features a matte black skeleton Unico automatic caliber HUB1242 movement that beats at 4Hz, has 330 parts, 38 jewels, a

On April 20th, at the Robert, located on top floor of New York City’s Museum of Art & Design – overlooking Central Park and Columbus Circle – Jean-Francois Sberro, Managing Director Hublot of America, and Swiss tattoo artist Maxime Büchi, presented a new limited edition collaboration Hublot timepiece called the Big Bang Sang Bleu. To give a little background, Maxime Buchi founded Sang Bleu magazine in 2006 – merging art, fashion, literature, sociology, and tattooing. Eventually, that led to the formation of Sang Bleu London Tattoo Studio in 2014, which consists of a dozen A-list tattooists. Notably, Buchi’s most famous clients include Kanye West and Adam Lambert. The Big Bang Sang Bleu is presented in a 45 mm titanium case which has a unique engraved geometric motif in the center, drawn by Buchi in the same way he would design

While not the first company to utilize synthetic sapphire crystal to build a watch case, the new Unico Sapphire Chronograph, which Hublot has just previewed ahead of Baselworld 2016, is one of the most interesting sapphire watches to-date. Richard Mille came out with a similar model in 2012. Rebellion and 4N also launched sapphire models last year. However, until now, all the versions we’ve seen do not have traditional round cases, which are presumably harder to machine than rectangle shaped cases, especially considering the hardness of sapphire (which is second only to diamond). Not to mention, that sapphire is quite brittle as well. At 45 mm in diameter, this is likely the most wearable of the sapphire watches yet. Interestingly, it is not just the case components that are clear – the indices, flange, chapter ring, bezel lugs, subdials, and

Over the weekend Ferrari and Hublot celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Ferrari in America. To commemorate the occasion (on Sunday, October 12) Ferrari showcased its history with over 500 Ferraris in Beverly Hills and presented a parade and exhibition featuring “Sixty Fabulous Ferraris on Rodeo Drive.” Guests were able to see Ferrari’s most legendary cars, as they made their way through Beverly Hills’ famed drives under an Hublot-branded clock counter. An Hublot pop-up location allowed guests to browse the most popular Ferrari watches since the two brands first partnered in 2011. Ferrari Limited Edition 60th anniversary in North America Ferrari also unveiled a new limited edition model commemorating its 60th anniversary in North America. The Ferrari F60 America is based on the supercar maker’s F12 Berlinetta, but with drop tops. Production is limited to 10 cars, all sold to previous

This past week, at a private dinner party hosted by Hennessy, Hublot presented Nasir Jones (aka Nas) with this custom Fusion Ultra-Thin King Gold timepiece. Nas, is an American actor and rapper who has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums since 1994 and sold over 25 million record worldwide, was celebrating his 40th birthday and so the caseback is engraved with the words “Happy 40th Nas.”

At Baselworld, Hublot unveiled a watch with a massive power reserve of 50-days, a world record for a hand-wound tourbillon wristwatch. The MP-05 LaFerrari Ferrari is a special series created as an homage to Ferrari’s new LaFerrari supercar. In fact, it was developed “in technical and design terms - entirely in parallel with the car, alongside the Ferrari teams.” They even share a number of common elements. The MP-05 utilizes 637 components, 108 of which are jewels. And to achieve the record-breaking power-reserve, the watch utilizes 11 series-coupled power barrels. All 11 barrels, which are arranged like a spinal column and interconnected so they do not discharge in turn but support each other, are visible in the center of the dial. The watch’s sapphire crystal features a very complex shape that was made to look like the car’s outline. The

After partnering with Nubeo in 2009 to launch a line of watches, Kobe Bryant is at it again, this time, he is working with Hublot. And instead of an entire collection built around Kobe, Hublot is producing a limited edition Kobe Bryant timepiece — the King Power Black Mamba. Kobe Bryant is one of the most successful and aggressive active NBA players, and so he has earned the nickname “Black Mamba” which is a venomous snake native to Africa — the fastest snake in the world — with a reputation for being aggressive. The King Power Black Mamba comes in a micro-blasted black ceramic case measuring 48 mm in diameter. The dial is complex with multiple layers. A silver colored snake that wraps around the counter at 9 o’clock. At 6 o’clock is the number “24” which represents Kobe’s jersey

Hublot recently introduced a new black ceramic version of their Classic Fusion Skeleton Tourbillon. The Classic Fusion line features slimmer watches with more classic profiles. The new design is the most appealing Hublot we have seen in some time.

Hublot hosted a lunch party yesterday in honor of Carlos Fuente Jr., owner of Arturo Fuente Cigars, to celebrate the New York launch of the King Power Arturo Fuente timepiece at the Grand Havana Room.

Last Thursday, Hublot hosted a cocktail party to celebrate the U.S. debut of the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Titanium and Magic Gold timepieces at the Ferrari of New York showroom on Park Avenue. (Immediately following the Timecrafters press preview which was going on at the Park Avenue Armory, guests were driven to the reception at Ferrari.)