HUBLOT – BIG BANG Unico 45 BERLUTI Cold Brown Edition

 HUBLOT – BIG BANG Unico 45 BERLUTI Cold BROWN Chronograph Black Ceramic Edition 2020

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For the first time, the emblematic Men’s fashion house Berluti and the watchmaker Hublot, both masters of exceptional craftmanship, turn their focus to the Big Bang Unico chronograph.

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Initiated four years ago, the collaboration between the French men’s fashion house Berluti and the watchmaking manufacture Hublot has given life to a series of unforgettable watches. Bringing together the former’s legendary Venezia leather and its patina with the latter’s art of fusion of materials, these different models have all had the Hublot Classic Fusion watch as their base. 

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For this new reveal, the two houses have gone back to the drawing board working hand in hand with Kris Van Assche, creative Director of Berluti, to design a model based for the first time on the iconic Big Bang Unico chronograph. 

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 "The Big Bang chronograph’s strong, unmistakeable and modern identity reflects Berluti’s new universe and lifestyle. The patina is our trademark, usually present in our shoes and leather goods, but all that know-how can also be used for something totally different. Bringing the Cold Brown patina - which was inspired by an archive patina and renewed through a glaçage process to obtain a rich, cutting edge colour - to the Big Bang Unico is an opportunity for Berluti’s craft to be discovered in a new context. Using our tradition and heritage in innovative, forward thinking ways has opened up a world of possibilities.”- Kris Van Assche, Creative Director of BERLUTI

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 "It has already been four years since we began our partnership with the Berluti House and, for the first time, we have chosen the Big Bang Unico model as the basis of our collaboration. The final result combines an exercise in style, due to Kris Van Assche’s flair for fashion, with an amazing technical feat made possible by the expertise of our watchmakers, designers and engineers, all of whose know-how was required to master the conception of this new bezel.”- Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of HUBLOT

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Thanks to their reputed mastery of materials, Hublot’s engineers here drew on the experience gained during previous collaborations with Berluti to be able to apply the house’s iconic Venezia leather to the Big Bang Unico’s dial.

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A construction encases the leather between two pieces of sapphire glass, cut out for the first time to allow the wearer to admire the gears of the Unico movement.

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Thanks to a delicate process developed in collaboration with Berluti, the organic elements of the leather have been encapsulated, as if frozen in time, so as to render the living beauty of the natural hide unchanging. And for this new interpretation, the Venezia leather comes in Cold Brown patina.  

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Another innovation: whereas on previous editions, it was only reserved for the strap and the dial, the Venezia leather in Cold Brown patina also features on the watch’s bezel. This achievement was possible thanks to the development of an all-new conception of the bezel, in two parts.

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Thanks to an adhesive and rigidifying resin, the first part of the bezel - in leather and around 1mm thick - is inserted onto the second part, which is a lower base in black ceramic, which is then screwed onto the case of the watch. 

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The bezel will be able to continue taking on a patina over time, like for the watch strap that is a fusion of patina leather and rubber. 

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Diving into Berluti’s archives, Kris Van Assche decided to take inspiration from a past patina and bring it back up-to-date to create the Cold Brown patina.

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A glacé finish on it emphasizes the various brown shades composing this subtle colour. This patina is the result of a long and complex handwork, and each piece is unique thanks to the color variations created by this craftsmanship. 

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Of course, at the heart of this Hublot Big Bang could only be the iconic Unico manufacture movement, a chronograph with flyback function. Here, this MHUB1242 calibre beats from within a case of 45-millimetre diameter, and offers a 72-hour power reserve.

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The Hublot Big Bang Unico Berluti Cold Brown watch fuses the heritage of the men’s fashion house Berluti, the vision of its creative Director Kris Van Assche and the mastery of materials of the Hublot Manufacture. 

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Delivered in a chest signed by the two houses, presenting the emblematic Berluti shoehorn key ring and travel case, this model will only be available in a limited edition of 100 pieces. 

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Berluti
Berluti was established in Paris in 1895 and has been built by four generations of shoemakers. In 2005 fine leather goods were introduced and, in 2011, a complete clothing collection. A unique bespoke service from head to toe is now available through Berluti’s workshops in rue Marbeuf and rue de Sèvres. Berluti now has over 50 stores worldwide.

Contact
Berluti — Global press office contact: Julien Efaiki, j.efaiki@fr.berluti.com

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Technical Specifications

Model: BIG BANG UNICO 45 BERLUTI Cold Ceramic Edition

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Reference 411.CI.0500.VR.BER20

Case
Material: Microblasted and Polished Black Ceramic
Diameter: 45mm
Thickness: 16.40mm
Bezel: Black Ceramic/ Leather and rubber
Bezel Lug: Fusion of patina leather and rubber.
Screws « H »: Mat titanium
Glass: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Case back: Black Ceramic. Engraved "BERLUTI LIMITED EDITON", "N° XXX/100"
Case back Glass: Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment
Water Resistant: 10 ATM (100m)
Dial

Genuine Berluti Patinated Venezia Leather with
Embossed Indexes and “Swiss Made” Indication 

Hands: Satin-finished Rhodium-plated with Brown Luminescent

    Counter ring at 9 o'clock (small second)   
    Counter ring at 3 o'clock (chronograph minute)
Movement
Caliber Hublot HUB1242, 
UNICO Manufacture self-winding chronograph flyback movement with column wheel
Date: Window at 3 o'clock
Dimensions:  Dia. 30 mm; Thickness 8.05mm
No of Components: 330  
Frequency: 4 Hz (28'800 A/h) 
Jewels:  38
Power reserve: 72 Hours
Straps

• Black Rubber and Genuine Berluti Patinated Venezia Leather
• Black Ceramic and Black-plated Titanium Deployant Buckle Clasp

Buckle: Titanium with ceramic insert deployant buckle clasp


Limited to 100 pieces

 PRICE

• 24,900.00 CHF
  25,900.00 EUR
  26,200.00 USD
  21,700.00 GBP
  

New Model - 2020 

Tags: #HUBLOT  #BERLUTI , #GenuineBerluti, #BigBang, #Specialedition, #UK   
#BigBangUnico  #Unico45 #HUBLOTBerluti

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