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Two decades of Hublot’s Big Bang

An anniversary extravaganza

In 2005, with Jean-Claude Biver at the helm, Hublot launched the model that would put the company firmly on the map of luxury watchmaking: the Big Bang. In that same year, the watch won the design prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Since then, the Big Bang collection has accounted for around 40 percent of Hublot’s sales.

“The Hublot Big Bang is undoubtedly a modern icon,” says CEO Julien Tornare. “As we celebrate 20 years, we honour its past while looking ahead to the next two decades of groundbreaking innovation.”

To mark the occasion, Hublot has gone all guns blazing and is releasing several anniversary collections within the Big Bang range that prove the technical prowess of the brand and its continued appetite for innovation. The first one is the Hublot Big Bang 20th Anniversary Collection.

Playing tribute to the company’s motto “The Art of Fusion”, Hublot is bringing together past and future with five limited-edition models based on the original 2005 Big Bang, to which they have applied the latest advancements in watchmaking technology.

Each anniversary edition revisits the Big Bang’s signature…

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Chanel J12 Bleu

A new chapter in ceramic excellence

The new Chanel J12 Bleu celebrates 25 years of excellence by Chanel in ceramic watchmaking. With the introduction of a striking new shade exclusively developed for Chanel, the J12 starts a new adventure in the world of colour, expanding beyond its classic black and white predecessors. THE EVOLUTION OF AN ICON When Chanel introduced the J12 […]

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Richard Mille RM 43-01 Ferrari

The purest expression of a racing machine on your wrist

For their second collaboration with Ferrari, Richard Mille has unveiled the RM 43-01, a tourbillon split-seconds chronograph that has been developed with the famous car marque. After almost a quarter century, for the brand that always claimed to be a “racing machine on your wrist”, this is the watch that represents the latest in F1 […]

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Urwerk EMC SR-71 “Blackbird”

Stealth haute horlogerie

The new Urwerk EMC SR-71 “Blackbird” released just before Geneva Watch Days 2024 is one more example of why the brand holds such a unique place in the luxury watch industry. It combines traditional watchmaking with notably different and futuristic designs. Often extravagant in terms of mechanics, materials and shapes, Urwerk timepieces have a certain […]

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Daniel Roth Tourbillon Rose Gold

The next chapter of the revival

After the success of the Daniel Roth Tourbillon Souscription earlier this year, La Fabrique du Temps presented at Geneva Watch Days 2024 a new interpretation, the Daniel Roth Tourbillon Rose Gold. Made under the expert direction of Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini – long-time friends of Daniel Roth and founders of La Fabrique du Temp – […]

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Geneva Watch Days 2024

An edition marked by collaborations and sophisticated variations

Against the backdrop of Lake Leman and in sweltering weather, once again watch lovers from all over the world came together at Geneva Watch Days 2024 (GWD). Mostly populated by independent and micro brands, this year we saw mostly either sophisticated interpretations of models in existing collections or ingenious collaborations. In terms of themes, there […]

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Tissot PRX UFO Robot Grendizer

The classic manga hero robot from the 1970s now on your wrist

As we approach the 50th birthday of Grendizer, Tissot has launched the PRX UFO Robot Grendizer. This special edition watch pays homage to possibly the most iconic manga robot that has ever existed. Created by Japanese manga artist and author Kiyoshi Nagai (pen name, Go Nagai) Grendizer and his pilot, Koji Kabuto, lead the war […]

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Rolls-Royce Phantom Scintilla

The Grace of the Spirit of Ecstasy herself

Rolls-Royce Phantom Scintilla is a goddess car. Taking its name from the Latin word for ‘spark’, ten of them are being produced, evoking the grace of the Spirit of Ecstasy herself. This extended-wheelbase homage has been one of the company’s most challenging undertakings in terms of its craftsmanship, with its embroidered interior featuring 869,500 stitches. […]

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Vacheron Constantin – Tribute to Traditional Symbols

The Metiers d’Art collection incorporates the Seawater Cliff Chinese motif in four limited-edition watches

Vacheron Constantin Tribute to Traditional Symbols is the last series in the Metiers d’Art collection, paying homage to the culture of Ancient China and its emblems, specifically the Seawater Cliff motif, which proliferated from the 14th century until the end of Imperial China in 1912, under the Ming and Qing dynasties. Based on two designs, […]

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Asprey Master & Serpent Bar Cart

The classic drinks trolley elevated to fine art

Award-winning Irish design studio Zelouf & Bell has created an extraordinary bar cart for Asprey London, drawing inspiration from three different icons: the “Streamline Moderne” luxury ocean liner SS Normandie, launched in 1932; the famed Hotel Normandie in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Stephen Webster London’s Master & Serpent brooch. Bar carts originated in the […]

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Holland & Holland – Innovation in Colour

A new bespoke offering for clients of the “Royal” portfolio.

Holland & Holland, the leading gunmaker, has been aiming for perfection since 1835. Now the company has hit the target again. For the first time in its 191-year history, Holland & Holland is offering clients the opportunity to add colour to the engravings that adorn the sides of its world-renowned bespoke sporting shotguns. A ground-breaking […]

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Based Upon Twist/D Piano

The art of sculpting sound

Based Upon, a leading creative house producing beautiful and highly desirable luxury artworks has hit a sweet note with its revolutionary new contemporary instrument, Twist/D. Created from scratch, Twist/D offers a unique twist on the conventional piano. This very innovative instrument crosses art with functionality and experience. A truly pioneering work of art, it sets […]