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If there’s one thing Hublot loves, it’s playing outside the conventional rules! If you need any proof of that, look no further than their latest Big Bang Unico & One Click releases at Watches & Wonders 2025!

Hublot is often called one of the most polarising brands in watchmaking — or that’s how the story goes. In fact, the notion that Hublot is highly controversial and widely disliked circulates throughout the watch community. Yet, few detractors ever explain why. It’s due to an unreasonable prejudice; Hublot built its reputation by pushing beyond traditional horological norms — an approach that typically clashes with the ‘purist mindsets’ of the watch industry and their many unspoken rules. While this boldness has occasionally taken them into bizarre territory (like that one time they made a watch out of a pair of jeans), it has also allowed Hublot to hone a once-unconventional design philosophy into a distinct and striking aesthetic.

The Big Bang collection is just one of many in Hublot’s modern lineup that fully brings this philosophy to life. Launching in 2005, the Big Bang line quickly garnered a reputation for being as outrageous in design as it was in craftsmanship. Initially, Hublot pushed these limits with the use of challenging and exclusive materials, but in 2010, the brand took a deeper step forward. This year marked the release of the Big Bang Unico, the first watch the LVMH brand could proudly declare as entirely in-house, showcasing their commitment to both design and technological innovation.

Though the collection has certainly seen its fair share of glory days, Watches and Wonders 2025 also signals the 20th birthday of the iconic Big Bang lineup. This means that, to celebrate the momentous occasion, Hublot’s new releases now had to ensure that they were representative of two decades’ worth of pioneering within the contemporary watchmaking scene. A plethora of releases have already been part of this celebration, including the 20th Anniversary Big Bang Originals and the Unico Water Blue Sapphire Tourbillon. However, the classic Unico and One Click lines have also been given their due diligence by the brand. While not as extravagant as some of the other releases — at least not by Hublot standards — the new Big Bang Unico and One Click 33mm models have helped bolster the collection in honour of the milestone.

Measuring 42mm in case diameter with a 52mm lug-to-lug and 14.5mm thickness, the Unico models may sound rather intimidating at first – but don’t click off just yet! Despite the size, their on-paper dimensions are confidently betrayed by the wearing experience. This is because, as I mentioned earlier, Hublot loves to push the boundaries of traditional watchmaking and has historically embraced the challenge of creating watch cases out of ceramic to stay true to their brand values. For Watches & Wonders 2025, this new round of releases comes in a ceramic case, available in either petrol blue or mint green colourways. If the dimensions are still a point of contention, or if your wrists call for a more elegant touch, worry not — each Unico model is also offered alongside a smaller companion in the One Click line.

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Unlike the ubiquitous stainless steel or sleek titanium, ceramic combines exceptional lightness with surprising strength and scratch resistance, enhancing the wearability of the watch while certainly being tougher than you might think. Of course, it’s not just the material that breaks new ground; the petrol blue and mint green ceramics are unlike anything else in the watch world. Serving as flamboyant and unique accents to any outfit, these colours are certainly not for the faint of heart or style. They’re perfect for those who enjoy embracing a little less seriousness. Trust me, it’s much more fun that way! The colours and silhouette of the Big Bang One Click 33mm remain the same, but it now comes in a more compact 33mm x 10.55mm thick frame, featuring a bezel adorned with a decadent set of 36 diamonds, totalling approximately 0.76 carats.

The extravagance of each Unico model is further accentuated by their skeletonised dials, while the One Click 33mm uses a combination Arabic numerals and indexes to stand out aesthetically. Both models also come with a colour-matched rubber strap, complete with Hublot’s proprietary ‘One Click system.’ Unlike traditional interchangeable spring bars, the Hublot One Click system offers the user the ability to seamlessly and dynamically switch between any colour straps they may have. As the name suggests, the One Click 33mm models also feature this system, ensuring both models can always complement each other perfectly.

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As I mentioned before, Hublot’s technological and engineering prowess isn’t just surface level, and the brand consistently opts to use movements that showcase their horological expertise to the world. In the smaller Big Bang One Click, this means the classic HUB1120, beating at the luxury standard of 4Hz (28,800VpH) with a respectable 38-hour power reserve. For the Big Bang Unico, however, it’s the HUB1280: An automatic, flyback chronograph also beating at 4Hz, but with a 72-hour power reserve. An in-house development by Hublot, this movement supports all regular chronograph functions while also adding the complex flyback feature, which dynamically resets the chronograph counters without stopping operation. For a watch as technologically brilliant as this, Hublot’s implementation of the HUB1280 wasn’t strictly necessary—but when has that ever stopped them before?

My Thoughts

In all my time writing about watches, I’ve encountered countless horological peculiarities. While many of these have certainly pushed boundaries and amazed in every aspect, no brand’s new releases have ever made me giggle like a child quite like Hublot’s. It seems that every announcement they make about their latest watches is perfectly crafted to spark fury among the watch snobs of the world. All while doing so in a way that, even among the most eloquent of traditionalists, nobody realises that they’re being trolled.

While the new Big Bang Unico and Big Bang One Click models might seem, at first glance, like simple colour changes to the existing line, it’s crucial to remember there’s much more beneath the surface. Changing the colour of a dial is easy, but completely reworking the tones of a material as intrinsically complex as ceramic is no simple feat. Yet, Hublot pulls it off — not as a boast, but to push the limits of what they can achieve in their quest for ultimate horological disruption. You might think this is far enough, but for Hublot? They always know they can go further.

References & Specifications:

Australian RRP: AU$35,900

Australian RRP: AU$26,100

Availability: Available now, from Hublot boutiques, online at Hublot.com and all authorised retailers.