Hublot Big Bang

Hublot Big Bang is a large watch series by Hublot, a leading watch brand.

FEATURE

Buyer Beware: The Rise of Counterfeit Luxury Watches on the Internet

Looking for cheap watches on the internet? Better think twice before making that purchase. In this in-depth feature from the WatchTime archives, we explore how sales of these counterfeit watches are hurting both collectors and the watch industry.

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Sep 1, 2017 by Joe Thompson

Feeling Blue: 25 Watches With Blue Dials and Blue Straps

We take a look at 25 stunning blue watches, with blue dials and blue straps, released within recent years, from watch brands like Patek Philippe, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Zenith and many others — including some brand-new timepieces from SIHH 2017.

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Aug 18, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

10 Watch Brands That Make Their Own Metals

We take a look at ten watch brands, including Rolex, A. Lange & Söhne, Hublot and Omega, that have invented their own alloys by combining different metals.

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Aug 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Time in the Clear: 6 Watches with Sapphire Cases

Sapphire crystals are a common element in luxury watches, but entire watch cases made of sapphire have been and remain a rarity in the watch world. However, several brands including Hublot and Richard Mille have recently joined the sapphire-case party, each in their own distinctive fashion.

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Jul 31, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PHOTO GALLERY

Back is Beautiful: 10 Luxury Watches With Exhibition Casebacks

In our "Back is Beautiful" series of photo features, we present a portfolio of fine mechanical watches that are as appealing from the back as from the front. This latest installment includes timepieces from A. Lange & Söhne, IWC, Panerai, Patek Philippe, and more. Scroll down to see the selection and click on each image for the larger photo.

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Jul 3, 2017 by WatchTime

NEWS

Transparency in Timekeeping: 3 New Sapphire-Cased Watches from Hublot

Hublot continues to push the envelope when it comes to the materials it uses in its watch cases, particularly sapphire. The brand doubled down on sapphire at Baselworld 2017, using it as a case material for the first time in its tonneau-shaped Spirit of Big Bang series, and introducing two colorful new Big Bang Unico models with red- and blue-tinted sapphire cases.

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May 10, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

GENEVA WATCH DAYS REVISITED:

Hublot Introduces Big Bang Unico GMT

While not a participant in the SIHH, Hublot was among several luxury watch brands exhibiting new products outside of the show during the third week of January. One of its most notable releases was the new Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT, which marks the debut of an all-new, user-friendly second-time-zone function for frequent travelers.

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Feb 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

New Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Unico Editions Debut at Daytona

We recently joined Hublot at Daytona International Speedway for the unveiling of three all-new, redesigned versions of the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Unico watch in three case materials: titanium; Hublot's proprietary precious-metal alloy, King Gold; and a unidirectionally grained carbon fiber.

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Dec 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Switzerland Meets Italy

A Fleet of Ferraris: 10 Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Watches

Hublot released the first Big Bang Ferrari watches, products of a collaboration with the famed Italian automaker, in 2012. Since then, the brand has expanded the Hublot Ferrari watch collection each year, with all models equipped with Hublot's in-house Unico movement.

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Nov 18, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Just for Kicks: 6 Watches That Celebrate Soccer

Some of the world's luxury sports-watch makers - like Audemars Piguet, Tissot and Parmigiani - have gotten in on the excitement of soccer, with special-edition watches specially devoted to the sport and its players.

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Oct 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Video: How Hublot Produces its Carbon Fiber and Texalium Cases

We recently visited Hublot's carbon-case-manufacturing workshop in Gland, Switzerland. In this exclusive video, we explain the various steps in Hublot’s process of making case components for Hublot watches out of carbon fiber and another material, Texalium.

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Sep 28, 2016 by WatchTime

PROMOTION

Video: Hublot’s Finishing Touch – Polishing the Carbon Fiber Cases

In this video, we chronicle the final step Hublot's carbon fiber case making process: since the cutting tool used in the watch case leaves very tiny marks on the edges of the case parts, it is necessary to use a fine abrasive to carefully remove these tiny blemishes from the finished case.

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Aug 29, 2016 by WatchTime

WATCH TEST

Power Play: Reviewing the Hublot King Power Unico All Black

In this in-depth review we find out how the Hublot Unico movement performs inside the brand's King Power Unico All Black watch.

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Aug 1, 2016 by Martina Richter

PROMOTION

Video: How Hublot Makes Its Unique Strap-Changing System

Hublot's watches are famous not only for the special materials used in their cases; nowadays, they are also renowned for their unique strap-attachment system. In the following video, we explore this special mechanism in Hublot watch cases.

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Jul 13, 2016 by WatchTime

WATCH TO WATCH

Hublot Big Bang Unico Usain Bolt: Two New Limited Editions

Hublot released its first King Power watch dedicated to champion Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt in 2012, ahead of the London games. This year, in advance of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the company is launching two more, this time from Hublot's iconic Big Bang collection.

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Jun 23, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Hublot Big Bang Sang Bleu Limited Edition

The new Hublot Big Bang Sang Bleu is a totally redesigned version of the brand's Big Bang Unico, with a dial design, and timekeeping system, inspired by the work of Swiss tattoo artist Maxime Büchi.

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Apr 21, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

New Hublot Big Bang Aims for the Long Run With 10-Day Power Reserve

Hublot has introduced a dramatic new movement, the manual-wound HUB 1201, with a 10-day power reserve and a machine-like aesthetic inspired by the Meccano game of modular components. The brand is launching the new movement in a model called Hublot Big Bang Meca-10. Children’s Meccano kits include wheels, bars, bridges and pinions that are used...

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Mar 19, 2016 by Carol Besler

PROMOTION

Video: Inside Hublot’s Carbon Watch Case Production

In this exclusive video, we will follow the fabrication of a Hublot Big Bang watch case component from its arrival at the factory in raw form, through its cutting and polishing, and finally to its assembly into the finished case. We'll also examine the special Hublot watch strap changing system.

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Feb 18, 2016 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW

Absolute Transparency: Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire

Hublot, long known for its bold use of non-conventional materials and combinations of materials in its watch cases, makes horological history with the first large-scale series of watches with cases cut from pure sapphire blocks: the Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire.

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Feb 12, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Download For Your Desktop

Back is Beautiful: 11 Luxury Watch Wallpapers

Discover the latest edition of our popular series of “Back is Beautiful” photo features, which showcases fine mechanical watches that are as intriguing from the back as they are from the front. Click below to download these amazing original photos as wallpaper for your desktop.

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Jan 29, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

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