Hublot's Big Bang Summer Editions Get Ceramic Colors Right

As far as many enthusiasts are concerned, watches are antithetical to fast fashion. You don’t need to refresh your wristwear with every season like a wardrobe or keep up with the latest Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report. They roll their eyes at the idea, and reasonably so. And yet, even for grumpy watchnerds and Hublot skeptics, the brand’s series of seemingly weather- and scenario-specific Summer Big Bang watches might prove an exception. Released today, this is the 2026 edition.

Following up on last year’s approach, the headlining new models also mix contrasting ceramic colors in an unexpected way. They’re a pair of pastel blue-green-pink-white Big Bangs both officially named Summer Multi-Colored Ceramic. One is in the form of a 42mm Unico flyback chronograph, and the other is a very limited 44mm automatic tourbillon watch. It’s the former that’s most exciting, wearable and approachable, along with a secondary release: a 42mm Unico chrono in titanium and “peach”-colored ceramic. There are also some 33mm time-only Big Bangs in several ceramic colors. Aside from the specific colors and materials, the models themselves are established Hublot fare.

Big Bangs are provocative by nature, and Hublot’s not afraid to mess around with ceramic colors. Hublot ain’t afraid of nothin’. Many have been summery and look made for the likes of, say, an Ibiza beach party. But the 2025 model genuinely hits different. Mixing blue, orange and white ceramic, key to its appeal was the material’s bead-blasted (“microblasted”) matte finish (with polished chamfers). A single, focused release in the form of a 42mm Big Bang Unico Chronograph, the colors themselves were unexpected but compelling, and we feel confident saying that its appeal went beyond the brand’s typical audience.

This year it’s a similar strategy. In some ways these models feel like Hublot showing off its mastery of ceramic colors, the precision and consistency of which (beyond plain black and white) has long been a significant challenge for watchmakers, but there’s been great progress in recent years. Will the pastel hues be as captivating as last year's? In brand images, they’ve got a potentially feminine vibe, but we’ll be seeing them in person soon to bring you some hands-on photos. We’re also rather looking forward to the Titanium-Peach Unico. 

Again, Hublot has long made eye-catching watches for summer or beachy destinations. If, however, the Summer Multi-Colored Ceramic formula established last year becomes something like a platform for annual editions, it'd be something we end up anticipating each year. The pastel ceramic 42mm Unico Flyback Chronograph is limited to 200 examples at a price of $34,300 while the automatic tourbillon model is $119,000 and limited to only ten. Titanium-Peach is $24,000 and not a limited edition, while the 33mm Big Bang Automatics are $15,500 each. 

Learn more on Hublot’s website here.