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Hublot releases South East Asia Edition watches in celebration of the sophisticated watch collecting scene in the region.
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NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT THAN their regular versions, Hublot’s latest tribute to South East Asia includes the Big Bang Chronograph,
Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph and Spirit of Big Bang, all of which are decked out in black and gold, channelling the warmth of the region’s climate, while also faithfully paying tribute to the original Hublot watches from the 1980s with their gold cases on rubber straps.
The Big Bang Chronograph immediately stands out with its frosted carbon-fibre case and bezel. Contrasting against the blacked-out aesthetic of the case and carbon-fibre dial are satin-finished 3N Gold-plated appliqués and hands (with white luminescent). Also worthy of mention is the 3N Gold-plated Hublot ‘H’ at the tip of the red central chronograph hand.
The Hublot Big Bang Chronograph features a tri-compax dial arrangement; running clockwise there’s a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, a 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock and running seconds at the 9 o’clock position. Continuing the dark theme, the Big Bang Chronograph has a black-lined rubber strap and a microblasted black ceramic and black PVD stainless steel deployant buckle clasp. Housing the selfwinding Hublot HUB4104 calibre, a 252-part movement with 27 jewels, a frequency of 4 Hz and a power reserve of 42 hours.
Both the Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph and the Spirit of Big Bang come in black ceramic cases, albeit with different types of finishing, satin-finished 3N Gold-plated appliqués, hands and polished H-shaped screws.
The Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph has a satin-finished and polished black ceramic case and 18k King Gold rectangular chronograph pushers and crown ‒ a first for Hublot. Whereas the tonneau-shaped Spirit of
Big Bang has a black micro-blasted ceramic case and bezel lug, black PVD titanium with black rubber insert crown, pushers and a black micro-blasted ceramic case back.
Ticking inside is the HUB 1155 calibre, a self-winding skeleton chronograph movement with 42 hours of power reserve and a water-resistance of 50m. The HUB4700 calibre within the Spirit of the
Big Bang offers slightly more, with 50 hours of power reserve and 100 metres waterresistance.
The collection, when looked at as a whole, sums up everything Hublot is renowned for: material innovation, bold watchmaking design and complicated watchmaking. It’s an emblematic collection which pays tribute to advanced watch collecting culture and, high level of appreciation Hublot enjoys in the South East Asian region.