Hublot Aero Bang Drive ACF luxury watch case, in micro blasted black ceramic, measures 44.5mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 100 meters.

The case also features titanium and resin composites. The dial features a micro-blasted black skeleton open-worked layout with luminous blue rhodium-plated satin-finished applique indexes.

Movement is the automatic Hublot caliber HUB4200 with 27 jewels and a power reserve of 42 hours. The main plate is sandblasted and rhodium-plated, and the barrel has a reinforced spring (Glucydur). The rotor is tungsten carbide with black PVD treatment.

Shades of invisible visibility comes to life on this giant watch with midnight blue reflections. The elegant combination of matt black and dark blue, sending out electric bursts in the light, lends the biggest Big Bang piece an “haute couture” look. The Fusion of colors and materials can also be found in its blue alligator strap, injected with black rubber on its inner surface. The numerals, carved into the black ceramic, stand out in relief against the rotating unidirectional bezel.

In partnership with the avant-garde boat builder Wally, Hublot has created this limited edition of their iconic Big Bang.

The case, in Hublonium (an aluminium and magnesium alloy, patented by Hublot) measures 44.5mm. The case also features resin, titanium and PVD stainless steel. The crystal is an AR-coated sapphire and it is water resistant to 100 meters.

Movement is the automatic Hublot caliber HUB4001 with 37 jewels and a power reserve of 42 hours. The rotor is made of carbon-tungsten and PVD coated in black.

The last unique design was the Hublot Selfridges Big Bang Watch a  Limited Edition of 10 Pieces to Commemorate 100th Year Anniversary. Hublot is delighted to announce their special Limited Edition ‘Selfridges Big Bang’ timepiece, forming part of the Big Bang range, in celebration of Selfridges centenary year in the retail business. This new partnership honors not only a century of business but also a shared understanding and love of exceptional timepieces.

Established since 1909, Selfridges London, the second largest shop in the UK and the flagship store of the Selfridges chain, celebrates 100 years of ever growing success. With a remarkable legacy and global reputation for excellence Selfridges remains to this day a unique destination for discerning watch enthusiasts and one of the world’s most luxurious department stores. Hublot is one of the world’s most prestigious luxury watch houses, one which symbolises a fusion of styles and high tech materials. It has itself a suitably rich history and heritage and looks forward to celebrating this landmark year with their latest addition to the Selfridges Wonder Room.

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, Nicknamed “A-Rod” is the proud owner of a Hublot Big Bang Ceramic. Our superstar baseball player surely knows how to hit a home run in and out of the park!

This is the perfect timepiece for our MVP – the watch is just classic beauty with the rose gold lugs, the black ceramic bezel and carbon dial on the sporty rubber band.This watch was a real home-run!

Since 1980, Hublot has advanced the concept of watch making, and their rubber straps have really become a hallmark look of the brand. While it may seem an unusual fusion of materials to some, A-Rod manages to make it look like an MVP!

As July closes we want to reflect on two new Hublot Big Bang Watches (more like two new color combination’s) that Hublot has released. The Hublot Black Pink big bang and the Big Bang All Black II. We saw and held these watches at BaselWorld 2009 and although they were quite heavy and bulky we still liked them.

Pink and Black … or the Black Pink Bang. A nearly legendary name, a story of romance, a fiery pairing! Enchanting and contrasting, this model with a sparkling pink bezel surrounding a matt uniform dial reveals a contemporary yet classic elegance. With its pink alligator and rubber strap running through the black ceramic case crowned with sapphires, it brilliantly expresses the Art of Fusion of materials and colors!

Watch Information

• Case “Big Bang” diameter 41 mm, in black ceramic
• Bezel PVD white gold with 6 titanium H-shaped countersunk, polished & locked
  screws, set with 48 pink baguette sapphires (appr. total 2.23 ct)
• Crystal Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment
• Bezel Lug Black composite resin
• Lateral Inserts Pink composite resin
• Case-back Titanium with sapphire crystal, interior anti-reflective treatment
• Crown Titanium with pink rubber insert
• Push-pieces Titanium, rectangular with pink rubber insert
• Screws Titanium
• Water resistance 100 m or 10 ATM
• Dial Matt black with black numerals and appliques
• Hands Faceted & diamond polished, black nickel without luminescent coating
• Movement Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, Hublot Calibre HUB4300
• No. of components 278
• Jewels 37
• Bridges Satin-finished, bevelled & polished
• Screws Black PVD
• Date Trapezoid window at 4.30
• Oscillating Weight Tungsten carbide with black PVD treated dimpled surface
• Main plate Sand-blasted & rhodium-plated
• Barrel With reinforced spring
• Escapement Glucydur hairspring
• Power Reserve 42 hours
• Strap Adjustable, in pink alligator skin and rubber
• Clasp Black PVD steel, with black PVD deployant buckle

The new masterpiece of the All Black collection has completely invisible visibility! Even its wristlet, which for the first time is manifested entirely in ceramic. Hublot has achieved a world first, with the creation of an articulated wristlet wrought from black ceramic and micro-blasted for a uniformly matt finish. An intimate watch whose time is concealed from others’ view… In a blend of matt tones from case to dial, all that can be
seen is black!

Watch Information

Case “Big Bang” diameter 44.5 mm in sandblasted black ceramic
Bezel Sandblasted black ceramic with 6 H-shaped steel black PVD screws,
sunken, polished and blocked
Crystal Sapphire with anti-reflection treatment
Bezel lug Black composite resin
Lateral inserts Black composite resin
Back Titanium with sapphire crystal
Crown Steel black PVD, with natural black rubber insert
Push-pieces Steel black PVD, rectangular, with natural black rubber insert
Water-resistance 100 m or 10 ATM
Dial Matt black with black nickel applique indices and numerals
Hands Faceted matt black
Movement HUB4100 Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding
No. of components 252
Rubies 28
Bridges Satin-finish, chamfered, polished
Screws Black PVD
Calendar Trapezoid aperture at 4.30, black background, shiny black numeral
Oscillating weight Tungsten carbide with dimpled surface treated in black PVD
Bottom plate Sand-blasted rhodium-plated
Barrel With reinforced spring
Escapement Glucydur balance spring
Power Reserve 42 hours
Strap Sandblasted black ceramic
Clasp Steel black PVD
Limited Edition 500 numbered pieces 01/500 – 500/500

Hublot Selfridges Big Bang Watch is a  Limited Edition of 10 Pieces to Commemorate 100th Year Anniversary. Hublot is delighted to announce their special Limited Edition ‘Selfridges Big Bang’ timepiece, forming part of the Big Bang range, in celebration of Selfridges centenary year in the retail business. This new partnership honors not only a century of business but also a shared understanding and love of exceptional timepieces.

Established since 1909, Selfridges London, the second largest shop in the UK and the flagship store of the Selfridges chain, celebrates 100 years of ever growing success. With a remarkable legacy and global reputation for excellence Selfridges remains to this day a unique destination for discerning watch enthusiasts and one of the world’s most luxurious department stores. Hublot is one of the world’s most prestigious luxury watch houses, one which symbolises a fusion of styles and high tech materials. It has itself a suitably rich history and heritage and looks forward to celebrating this landmark year with their latest addition to the Selfridges Wonder Room.

Modelled on the classic Big Bang this special edition of 10 pieces worldwide not only features the now famous Selfridges pantone 109c colour on both the hands and hour markers but has the case crafted from black ceramic, a Zirconium dioxide material sintered at very high temperatures more commonly associated with specialist applications such as F1 racing car brake discs.

MSRP is 11,000 Pounds Sterling.

This Big Bang buzzes around like a bunch of honey bees. The Big Bang Black lemon will be sure to add some zest to our summer.

The summer Big Bang comes in a bright acid yellow, adorned with baguette sapphires around the black dial, the tone on tone of which evokes invisible visibility. The alligator strap gives it a refined look, but remains flexible and comfortable thanks to its rubber inner surface. With the ceramic of its case, all of Hublot’s Art of Fusion can be found in this lemon peel style watch.
TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Case “Big Bang” diameter 41 mm, in black ceramic
• Bezel PVD white gold with 6 titanium H-shaped countersunk, polished & locked screws, set with 48 yellow baguette sapphires (appr. total 2.23 ct)
• Crystal Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment
• Bezel Lug Black composite resin
• Lateral Inserts Yellow composite resin
• Case-back Titanium with sapphire crystal, interior anti-reflective treatment
• Crown Titanium with yellow rubber insert
• Push-pieces Titanium, rectangular with yellow rubber insert
• Screws Titanium
• Water resistance 100 m or 10 ATM
• Dial Matt black with black numerals and appliques
• Hands Faceted & diamond polished, black nickel without luminescent coating
• Movement Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, Hublot Calibre HUB4300
• No. of components 278
• Jewels 37
• Bridges Satin-finished, bevelled & polished
• Screws Black PVD
• Date Trapezoid window at 4.30
• Oscillating Weight Tungsten carbide with black PVD treated dimpled surface
• Main plate Sand-blasted & rhodium-plated
• Barrel With reinforced spring
• Escapement Glucydur hairspring
• Power Reserve 42 hours
• Strap Adjustable, in yellow alligator skin with rubber inner
• Clasp Black PVD steel, with black PVD deployant buckle

Shades of invisible visibility comes to life on this giant watch with midnight blue reflections. The elegant combination of matt black and dark blue, sending out electric bursts in the light, lends the biggest Big Bang piece an “haute couture” look. The Fusion of colors and materials can also be found in its blue alligator strap, injected with black rubber on its inner surface. The numerals, carved into the black ceramic, stand out in relief against the rotating unidirectional bezel.
TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Case “Big Bang” diameter 48 mm, in black ceramic
• Bezel Black ceramic with numerals in relief
• Crystal Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment
• Bezel Lug Blue composite resin
• Lateral Inserts Black composite resin
• Case-back Solid black ceramic, BIG BANG KING seal engraving
• Crown Titanium with blue rubber insert
• Screws Titanium
• Water resistance 300 m or 30 ATM
• Dial Matt black with satin-finished blue appliques, with black luminescent
• coating
• Hands Blue, faceted & diamond-polished, with black luminescent coating
• Movement Mechanical with automatic winding, Hublot Calibre HUB1400
• No. of components 180
• Jewels 23
• Bridges Satin-finished, bevelled & polished
• Date Rectangular window at 3 o’clock
• Oscillating Weight Tungsten carbide with black PVD treated dimpled surface
• Main plate Sand-blasted & rhodium-plated
• Barrel With reinforced spring
• Escapement Glucydur hairspring
• Power Reserve 42 hours
• Strap Adjustable, with blue alligator skin top, and black rubber inner
• Clasp Steel with black PVD deployant buckle
• Series Limited to 500 numbered pieces 01/500 – 500/500

Hublot’s Big bang comes in many shapes and sizes. Each year hublot dazzles us with new combination’s (fusion’s in the world of hublot) of the big bang. This year we were gifted to see many at BaselWorld 2009. In this tradition hublot introduced to us the Hublot Earl Gray.

A Big Bang in a soft but intense matt gray finish, enhanced by the diamonds surrounding the dial. Novelty comes in the form of the subtle, gray alligator strap, made supple by the rubber stitched on the inside. With a silvered elegance that contrasts the matt with the brilliant, the Big Bang Earl Gray can also be worn with an articulated steel strap, whose side is covered with gray composite resin. The gray shades of the steel, the tantalum-coloured dial, the leather and the resin are in harmony, evoking the fusion of materials, a key concept for Hublot.

TECHNICAL DATA
Case “Big Bang” diameter 41 mm in satin-polished steel, with brushed-finish end pieces
Bezel Steel with 6 titanium H-shaped screws – sunken, polished and blocked, or set with:
- 114 diamonds (approx. 1.22 cts)
- 48 baguette diamonds (approx. 2.23 cts)
Crystal Sapphire crystal with interior anti-reflection treatment
Bezel lug Gray composite resin
Lateral inserts Gray composite resin
Back Steel with sapphire crystal; interior anti-reflection treatment
Crown Steel with gray rubber insert
Push-pieces Steel, rectangular with gray rubber insert
Screws Titanium
Water-resistance 100 m or 10 ATM (Standard atmosphere)
Dial Gray tantalum-coloured with satin-finish rhodium-plated figures and appliqué index markers
Hands Faceted, diamond-polished, rhodium-plated, with white luminescent feature
Movement Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, HUB1145 calibre
No. of components 278
Rubies 37
Bridges Polished, satin-finish with chamfered edges
Screws Black PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition)
Calendar Trapezoid aperture at 4:30
Oscillating weight Tungsten carbide with dimpled surface coated with black PVD
Bottom plate Sand-blasted; rhodium-plated
Barrel With reinforced spring
Escapement Glucydur balance spring
Power reserve 42 hours

Strap

• - Gray “Gummy-alligator”: rubber on the inside, alligator on the outside
• - Articulated steel, with gray composite resin inserts on the side

Clasp Steel, with steel deployant

One of the biggest threats facing the luxury watch world these days is counterfeit goods. This year at BaselWorld 2009 Hublot Watches partnered with WiseKey to create a new revolutionary way to make sure your watch is authentic. However until the WiseKey system comes out, Hublot has prepared a guide to help you spot “Replica Hublot Watch”. Like many fake counterfeit watches, there are the “cheap” ones and the “expensive” ones.

The article goes through a few basic checks everyone should make when purchasing a hublot watch.

1. Make sure that it has the Hublot “h” screws
2. Check the movement.. The Hublot Geneve engraving should be thin and not bold, the rotor should not look like a saw and the watch should have a fine adjuster.

For the full article please look here:
Identifying Hublot Replica Watches

Remember the best way to prevent piracy is not to buy from these people and to discourage your friends!

This article was written by James at JewelersLounge.com if you have any questions please email him at James@jewelerslounge.com

After we finished our interview on the Hublot WiseKey. We were then shown the latest Hublot Watches. The first one is the new Big Bang Apple. It comes in both a white and black dial it’s like a forbidden fruit; seductive, fresh and elegant! The Big Bang Apple, precious and luminous with its favorite-set bezel and its case in red gold or black ceramic, sports alligator strap lined with rubber. A fusion of emotions, materials and colors, the “Big Bang Apple” chronograph could be one you’d like to “get your teeth into”!

Luxury Watch Details:

• Case “Big Bang” 41 mm diameter in 5N gold (or black ceramic)
• Bezel 5N gold with 6 titanium H-shaped screws – sunken, polished and blocked,
  set with 48 favorite baguette
• Crystal Sapphire crystal with interior anti-reflection treatment
• Bezel lug Green (or black) composite resin
• Lateral inserts Green composite resin
• Back 5N gold (or titanium) with sapphire crystal, interior anti-reflection treatment
• Crown 5N gold (or titanium) with green rubber insert
• Push-pieces 5N gold (or titanium), rectangular with green rubber insert
• Screws Titanium
• Water-resistance 100 m or 10 ATM
• Dial White with satin-finished 5N gold-plated figures and appliqué index markers
  (or mat black with black figures and appliqué index markers)
• Hands Faceted, diamond-polished, 5N gold plated, with white luminescent
  feature (or black nickel without luminescent)
• Movement Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, Hublot HUB4300 calibre
• No. of components 278
• Rubies 37
• Bridges Polished, satin-finish with chamfered edges
• Screws Black PVD
• Calendar Trapezoid aperture at 4:30
• Oscillating weight Tungsten carbide with dimpled surface coated with black PVD
• Bottom plate Sand-blasted; rhodium-plated
• Barrel With reinforced spring
• Escapement Glucydur balance spring
• Power reserve 42 hours
• Strap Adjustable green alligator with rubber lining
• Clasp 5N gold (or black PVD coated steel) and black PVD coated deployment clasp