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To mark 20 years of the Big Bang, Hublot presents the exclusive “Materials & High Complications” set. This collection unites five standout models, each showcasing the brand’s mastery in avant-garde materials and complex in-house movements. Together, they celebrate two decades of fearless innovation and fusion.

Hublot, in the past 20 years, have come a long way, especially with their Big Bang collection. With the creation of the Big Bang collection in 2005, the brand has surpassed one milestone after another. Hublot has become a manufacturer that is continuously breaking boundaries, having a vision of the future that is certainly different from most watchmakers by creating world-first innovations and daring designs.

Hublot’s signature philosophy, “The Art of Fusion” lies at the centre of everything the brand manufactures, bringing together traditional Swiss watchmaking expertise with bold, unconventional materials and forward-thinking design. The concept of “Art of Fusion” was pioneered under the leadership of Jean-Cluade Biver, whose forward-thinking approach led to the mixing of fold with rubber in the original Big Bang, a revolutionary move in modern-day watchmaking.

Since the introduction of the Art of Fusion from Hublot, the brand has continued to push the boundaries of watchmaking, especially the use of various materials. Fusing together different materials such as ceramics, carbon, sapphire and high-tech alloys with intricate haute horlogerie movements has led to some astounding creations. The result is a distinctively modern aesthetic that challenges the very conventions of watchmaking while respecting the craftsmanship of the past, making Hublot one of the most avant-garde and instantly recognizable brands in the industry.

Hublot’s Big Bang collection has been the perfect canvas for the brand to explore the concept of Art of Fusion. The original Big Bang model disrupted the watch industry by boldly combining precious metals such as 18k gold with rubber, something that was unheard of in the watchmaking industry. This radical mix of tradition and innovation defined Hublot’s identity and set the tone for what would become one of the brand’s most iconic lines.

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Over the years, the Big Bang has evolved through the fusion of avant-garde materials such as carbon fiber, ceramic, Magic Gold, and sapphire paired with increasingly complex in-house movements, from chronographs to tourbillons and minute repeaters. This is the other side of the coin for the Swiss watchmaker. While Hublot is often celebrated for its bold aesthetic design and material innovation, the brand has also established itself as a master of haute horlogerie through its development of high complication movements.

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Within Hublot’s Big Bang and the Masterpieces collection lies evidence of the brand’s experience and expertise in creating high complications. From the tourbillons, minute repeaters, and biretrograde chronographs to the ultra-complex perceptual calendars, they have released a variety of technical marvels. What sets Hublot apart is combining these high complications together with the Art of Fusion, advancing watchmaking on all aspects. This is exactly what they have been able to achieve with the Big Bang collection over the last two decades, showing that the Big Bang has grown into a symbol of boundary-pushing creativity. Each iteration of the Big Bang has refined the fusion concept, technologically, aesthetically, and mechanically.

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For the 20th anniversary of the Big Bang, Hublot has created a one-of-a-kind set that brings together some of the manufacture’s greatest accomplishments in both material innovation and high complication movements. Named the “Materials & High Complications” set, Hublot have put together five Big Bang models that stand out beautifully from one another, with their own unique story to tell.

The first timepiece in the “Materials & High Complications” set is the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Sapphire. This timepiece highlights the manufacturer’s automatic micro-rotor tourbillon movement in a entire sapphire crystal case. The 22k white gold micro-rotor is visible from the dial, which takes on a special skeletonised execution for this commemorative unique piece, market “20 years”.

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The second timepiece showcases Hublot’s pioneering achievements in sapphire watchmaking. Hublot has presented a unique version of the Big Bang Tourbillon Chronograph, this time in Water Blue Sapphire one of the brand’s latest developments in
chromatic sapphire.

The third Big Bang has been crafted from ceramic, a material that Hublot loves just as much as sapphire in their Art of Fusion designs. Ceramic has been prominently featured since the very first Big Bang models in 2005. In the years that followed, Hublot would go on to develop its own capabilities of research, development and production of ceramic, resulting in several world firsts and a range of colours. This model is a unique rendition of the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic presented in red ceramic.

Hublot is no stranger when it comes to using carbon either. A powerful combination of high complications, the Big Bang Tourbillon Chronograph Cathedral Minute Repeater is presented in black frosted carbon, truly showcasing the pinnacle of watchmaking by combining not just one but three incredible high complications with a unique material. Some of the most prized complications like the monopusher chronograph and minute repeater with cathedral gongs offer a unique look, feel and sound to this one-of-a-kind creation.

The final piece in this “Materials & High Complications” set is the Big Bang Integrated Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater in Blue Texalium, a new material that shines light on Hublot’s extensive use of performance materials like carbon fibre. Hublot states that “Texalium features similar properties to conventional weaved carbon fibre but allows for more liberty in the tightness of the weave and the colours it takes on. For this unique piece, a deep blue colour was chosen, for the first time on the case, bezel as well as the integrated bracelet.” With this new case material, the minute repeater gives out a unique acoustic chime that is loud, crisp and clear, far different from the ones we are used to with traditional watchmaking materials in precious metals.

For this exceptional and one-of-a-kind set, Hublot has created a unique display case for the five pieces in the Big Bang 20th Anniversary “Materials & High Complications” set, featuring a backlit panel with vertical lights where the watches are stored, protected by a sliding glass panel with a frosted finish and embellished with an engraved plaque marking “Materials & High Complications 1/1”.

International Recommended Retail Price for “Materials & High Complications” set: $1,099,000 USD