Blue is the New Black
The Big Bang Sang Bleu II by Hublot is yet another successful collaborative project with modern artistry
The Big Bang Sang Bleu II is the latest artistic expression in titanium from Hublot in collaboration with Maxime Plescia-büchi
Among its many noteworthy creative collaborations with famous personalities of different disciplines, the connection between Hublot and Maxime Plescia-büchi is among the special ones in 2020. Part of the limitededition Big Bang series launched earlier in the year, Big Bang Sang Bleu II is truly a piece of sculpture for the wrist. The Switzerland-born tattoo artist is the creative director and founder of Sang Bleu, an independent, multi-disciplinary media platform and creative agency. Its publication, the Sang Bleu magazine, is focused on contemporary art, culture, fashion, fine art, performance art, literature, sociology kink and tattooing.
“The work of Maxime Plescia-büchi assumes its full symbolic significance in this piece, with the new editions bearing the colours of Sang Bleu,” CEO of Hublot, Ricardo Guadalupe, said. “This transposition of his geometric artwork on a watch is almost architectural in its structure, illustrating the very best of the Art of Fusion.” As such, the Big Bang Sang Bleu II is a horological expression of the tattoo artist’s perfect mastery of geometry and volume, and a timepiece crafted
as a work of art more than to tell time. These concepts overlap to create a unique, timeless watch brought to life thanks to Hublot’s expertise in materials craftsmanship.
This version of Sang Bleu assumes the colour blue as its central theme just like the ink used by the Sang Bleu tattoo studio. The colour appears on the dials and straps, and embellishes the web of geometric lines that crisscrossed the hands, bezel and case. Available in titanium and king gold blue, with or without stone setting, and boasting a generous diameter of 45 mm, the case houses a Unico manufacture movement, the HUB1240 automatic chronograph, which offers a 72-hour power reserve.
A hexagonal bezel, from polished- and satin-finished titanium, frames the piece and clearly shows the artistic expression of Plescia-büchi. In the centre, its matte blue dial and satin-finished skeleton hands further emphasises and infuses blue as the colour of Maxime’s artistic identity into the design. Sang Bleu also designed its titanium and black-plated deployant buckle clasp. The Big Bang Sang Bleu II in titanium is limited to 200 watches and the King Gold is limited to 100 pieces; the pavé-setting watch with 172 diamonds is a non-limited edition.
Founded in Switzerland in 1980, HUBLOT has always
The Big Bang Sang Bleu II is a horological expression of the tattoo artist’s perfect mastery of geometry and volume, and a timepiece crafted as a work of art more than to tell time. These concepts overlap to create a unique, timeless watch brought to life thanks to Hublot’s expertise in materials craftsmanship
been defined by its innovative concept, which began with a creative and original combination made from gold and rubber. Called “Art of Fusion”, this concept stems from the imagination of its visionary Chairman, Jean-claude Biver, and has since been driven forward by CEO Guadalupe since 2012. The Hublot Big Bang Collection was then released in 2005 and is paving the way for collections such as Classic Fusion and Spirit of Big Bang.
Its complications range from the simple to the highly sophisticated, following the extraordinary DNA of the Swiss watchmaking house and ensuring its impressive growth to won several awards. “Be First, Different and Unique” is the Swiss watchmaker’s way to preserve its traditional and cutting-edge expertise by being consistently ahead of the curve through innovations in materials. Some noteworthy examples are its scratchresistant Magic Gold, ceramics in vibrant colours, and the creation of Manufacture movements such as Unico, Meca-10 and Tourbillon.
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