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When we received a couple of invitations from watch brands to various tennis tournaments this year, deciding who should go wasn’t a hard decision for our team. After all, it’s no exaggeration to say that I’m a bit of a…
Hublot has unveiled the Big Bang Unico Novak Djokovic, a limited edition timepiece that embodies the watchmaker’s commitment to sustainable innovation. Made from the tennis star’s HEAD rackets and Lacoste polo shirts, the watch is a tangible representation of Djokovic’s…
Hublot has unveiled the Big Bang Unico Hublot Sailing Team, a limited edition watch produced in honour of its partnership with Swiss sailor Alan Roura. This timepiece, inspired by Roura’s IMOCA racing yacht, is made from carbon fibre and features…
Launched in 2011, following the Big Bang, King Power, and Classic Fusion lines, Hublot’s Masterpiece (MP) collection marked the brand’s intensified focus on grand complications. Jean-Claude Biver, then CEO of Hublot, described the collection as the next step towards “more…
Hublot launches the third iteration of the Essential Grey series, which this time includes two Classic Fusion models. The Essential Grey series features a model each year that Hublot completely dresses in grey. The respective model is available exclusively online…
Since the 16th century, watches have been helpful companions in one’s pocket. Of course, watches are mainly worn on the wrist these days, yet pocket watches have not lost their charm and still enjoy a certain popularity. Therefore, it is…
If you are looking for exquisite watches in Hamburg, there is no way around Neuer Wall, the most exclusive shopping street in the Hanseatic city centre. Next to luxury watch brands like Patek Philippe, Omega, Wempe, the recently opened AP…
The watch manufactures attending this year’s watch fair in Geneva presented us with some absolute horological masterpieces. Vacheron Constantin launched the world’s most complicated watch with 63 complications (including the first Chinese perpetual calendar), Piaget the world’s thinnest tourbillon watch and Rolex, at 322 grams, certainly the heaviest diver’s…
Before considering the best green dial watches of 2024 thus far, let’s start with some context. Historians have long defined different eras through time frames containing common characteristics. In the watch world, to give an obvious example, you could say…
At this year’s Watches & Wonders fair, Hublot is adding two particularly attractive models to its Big Bang Unico collection in orange or dark green ceramic. Both pieces showcase a skeletonised dial, come with sumptuous matching rubber straps, and are…
The iconic Big Bang from Hublot, with its bold design and integrated bracelet, is appearing for the first time as a 38 mm version at this year’s Watches & Wonders 2024. Previously, there were smaller Big Bang models in 33,…
The Dragon is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals appearing in the Chinese calendar’s zodiac. It’s an important one, too. The Year of the Dragon is largely seen as one of the most powerful, lucky years in the Chinese…