HUBLOT – Spirit of BIG BANG Carbon Gold TIGER Edition

 

HUBLOT – SPIRIT of BIG BANG Carbon Gold TIGER Skeleton Chronograph Edition 2022

HUBLOT ROARS IN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER WITH THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF BIG BANG CARBON GOLD TIGER

As the lunar year begins, Hublot introduces a 200-piece version of its barrel-shaped icon in Frosted Carbon and gold, a first for the Swiss fine watchmaker

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NYON, 1 February 2022 – Today is the first day of the new lunar calendar and the beginning of the Year of the Tiger. Hublot marks the date with the Spirit of Big Bang Carbon Gold Tiger, a special watch that will be remembered for its technical and aesthetic originality long after the Year of the Tiger draws to a close.

The watch, which is based on the barrel-shaped 42mm Spirit of Big Bang, is a striking execution of Hublot’s famous fusion principles. This is the first Spirit of Big Bang with a case made of Frosted Carbon and 18-carat yellow-gold, a black and gold fusion of materials Hublot has used in its collection only once before.

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This unique, complex, beautiful material, developed by Hublot, fuses carbon fibre with gold to create a unique finish defined by its glimmering gold inclusions. The watch is limited to 200 pieces and no two will be exactly the same. The patterns created by the process are random, just like a tiger’s majestic stripes.

 

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Hublot loves the Year of the Tiger! People born in the Year of the Tiger are born leaders, courageous and energetic, and never afraid to take risks. This is Hublot! We live by the mantra ‘first, unique, different’, which is why the challenger spirit of the tiger is so inspiring to us. With its Frosted Carbon and 18-carat yellow-gold case, the Spirit of Big Bang Carbon Gold Tiger is also a technical first for us, a daring expression of an iconic form designed for today’s boldest leaders. Each watch is as unique as its owner. Go get ‘em tiger!”
Ricardo Guadalupe - Hublot CEO

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The watch is powered by the Hublot self-winding skeleton chronograph, reference HUB4700, a descendant of the historic high-frequency Swiss Made El Primero calibre, introduced in 1969. This contemporary, highly precise automatic movement features a number of technical innovations, including a low-friction silicon regulating organ. The watch has a 50-hour power reserve and is water-resistant to 10 ATM (100 metres).

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The Year of the Tiger story continues into the watch’s straps. It comes on a black rubber strap, elegantly shaped to mimic a tiger’s stripes. It’s fastened by a black ceramic and black-plated titanium deployant buckle clasp. Thanks to Hublot’s patented One-Click System, this can be changed to the supplied yellow-gold-coloured, velcro-fastened fabric strap quickly and easily by its owner.

In keeping with Hublot’s philosophy, the Spirit of Big Bang Carbon Gold Tiger is first, unique and different. The 200 pieces are available worldwide from today.


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HUBLOT

Founded in Switzerland in 1980, HUBLOT is defined by its innovation, which began with the highly original combination of gold and rubber. This "Art of Fusion" stems from the imagination of its visionary Chairman, Jean-Claude Biver, and has been driven forward by CEO Ricardo Guadalupe since 2012.

The release of the iconic, multi-award-winning Big Bang in 2005 paved the way for new flagship collections (Classic Fusion, Spirit of Big Bang), with complications ranging from the simple to the highly sophisticated, establishing the extraordinary DNA of the Swiss watchmaking house and ensuring its impressive growth.

Keen to preserve its traditional and cutting-edge expertise, and guided by its philosophy to "Be First, Different and Unique", the Swiss watchmaker is consistently ahead of the curve, through its innovations in materials (scratch-resistant Magic Gold, ceramics in vibrant colours, sapphire), and the creation of Manufacture movements (Unico, Meca-10, Tourbillon).

HUBLOT is fully committed to creating a Haute Horlogerie brand with a visionary future: a future which is fused with the key events of our times (FIFA World CupTM, UEFA Champions League, UEFA EUROTM) and the finest ambassadors our era has to offer (Chiara Ferragni, Pelé, Kylian Mbappé, Usain Bolt, Novak Djokovic).

Discover the HUBLOT universe at our network of boutiques located in key cities across the globe: Geneva, Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, Zurich and at HUBLOT.com

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: Spirit of Big Bang  GOLD TIGER Edition

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 Reference 642.QX.0113.RX.TIG22   Limited to 200 pieces

Case
Material:  Frosted Carbon with Yellow Gold 18K Occlusions
Diameter: 42mm
Thickness: 14.65mm  

Bezel: Frosted Carbon with Yellow Gold 18K Occlusions
Screws « H »: Mat titanium
Glass: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Case back: Frosted Carbon with Yellow Gold 18K Occlusions

Engraved "EDITON", "N° XXX/200"
Case back Glass: Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment

Water Resistant: 10 ATM (100 m)
Dial
Skeleton 

Sapphire Crystal 

Movement
Calibre HUB4700 Self-winding Skeleton Chronograph
Entirely “Hublotised” on a Zenith El Primero base. 
No. of components:  278 
Jewelling: 31 jewels
Frequency:  5 Hz (36,000 Vib/h)
Date:  Black date window at 4.30
Power reserve: Around 50 hours

Straps
Black structured rubber
Additional Yellow Gold Fabric with
Velcro Black Ceramic Buckle
Black Ceramic and Black-plated
Titanium Deployant Buckle Clasp

PRICE 

• CHF 33’900
• EUR 35’200
• USD 35’700
• GBP 29’500

🔰 ❱❱❱  Limited to 200 pieces

 New Model - 2022

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PIAGET – POLO Skeleton Diamond Paved

PIAGET – POLO Skeleton Diamond Paved White Gold Automatic 2022

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 WHEN MASTER WATCHMAKERS WORK WITH MASTER JEWELLERS

WITH WAFER-THIN MECHANICS  AND A PAVING OF DIAMONDS, THE NEW PIAGET POLO SKELETON SHOWCASES THE MAISON’S MASTERY OF HIGH WATCHMAKING AND JEWELLERY ARTS.

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Diamonds will do everything in their power to attract the eye, but even 1746 brilliant-cut gemstones cannot quite distract from the 1200S1 self-winding ultra-thin skeleton manufacture calibre at the centre of the Piaget Polo Skeleton. 

 

A WATCH FOR THE PRESENT TIME

 

When Piaget created the Piaget Polo back in 1979, the Maison wanted to create a sophisticated watch for every day, a watch that would incorporate all the Piaget design codes that are synonymous with style, casual elegance, and freedom, and that brief hasn’t changed.

 

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The Piaget Polo is an ode to the charisma-tic, to the trendsetters, the risk-takers, the celebration makers, who live life to the full.

 

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 ALWAYS INNOVATING,
ALWAYS IMPROVING

One of the world’s thinnest mechanical self-winding movements, the 1200S1 is not only skeletonized, but it is also ultra-thin at only 2.4mm. It is the pinnacle of the art of skeletonization at Piaget. 

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The slate-grey movement is based on Piaget’s famous ultra-thin automatic 1200P, which took  more than two years to trans-form into the 1200S skeletonised version. 

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The slate-grey movement is based on Piaget’s famous ultra-thin automatic 1200P, which took more than two years to transform into the 1200S skeletonised version. This transformation into an open-worked movement was achieved by removing a large portion of the metal, leaving just the essential for perfect timekeeping. 

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From the 1200S, Piaget continued to per-fect and improve the movement, always striving to do better, which resulted two and half years later, in the next skeleton movement generation, the 1200S1. Among the many improvements and up-dates, the 1200S1 features a regulating device that provides increased resistance to magnetic fields. 

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Like the 1200S, and the 1200P before it, this version also has an off-centred oscillating weight at 8pm, allowing a maximum amount light into the move-ment through two sapphire crystals, front and back.  

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It is this play on light and contrast that defines this timepiece with its multiple layered depth within an ultra-thin calibre. 

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Despite the intricate appearance of the pared-down components, the Piaget Polo Skeleton features 44 hours of power re-serve and a water-resistance of 30 metres.

 HIGH JEWELLERY EXPERTISE

The 42mm white gold case of this watch, which measures a mere 7.35 mm in thickness, has been adorned with 268 brilliant-cut dia-monds and comes with a white gold polished and satin-finished ‘H’ design integrated bra-celet that has been set with a further 1478 brilliant-cut diamonds. 

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The entire setting takes over 61 hours to complete and is achie-ved thanks to a unique savoir-faire where the diamonds are cut-to-measure before being set. 

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This attests to Piaget’s expertise in high jewellery and gem-setting, where the arti-sans in the “Atelier Extraordinaire”, work to-gether in the creation of exceptional pieces. 

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THE TIMEPIECE IS FITTED WITH A FOLDING CLASP AND INCLUDES A REVERSED DIAMOND ON THE CROWN FOR A SOPHISTICATED FINAL TOUCH. WHY COMPROMISE BETWEEN HAUTE HORLOGERIE AND HAUTE JOAILLERIE WHEN YOU CAN HAVE BOTH?ALWAYS INNOVATING, ALWAYS  IMPROVING

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ABOUT PIAGET

Piaget epitomizes daring creativity – a quality that has continued to permeate through the Maison since its beginnings in 1874. From his first workshop in La Côte-aux-Fées, Georges-Edouard Piaget devoted himself to crafting high-precision movements in a feat that formed the very foundations of our pioneering name. In the late 1950s, Piaget unveiled the ultra-thin movements that would later become the Maison’s trademark and the cornerstone of the Alti-plano collection. As a true innovator of the watch and jewellery world, Piaget strongly believed in creativity and artistic values. It is within the walls of our “Ateliers de l’Extraordinaire” where master artisans continue to harness rare skills that have been preserved and perfected from generation to generation, transforming gold, stones and precious gems into dazzling works of art. Through its pursuit of masterful craftsmanship, the Maison has created emblems of daring excellence channeled into its collections including Piaget Altiplano, Piaget Polo, Limelight Gala, Possession, Sunlight, Piaget Rose and Extremely Piaget.

#PiagetPolo

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: POLO

Model: POLO Skeleton Automatic 

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 Ref.  GOA470005

Movement
Type: Self-winding mechanical ultra-thin skeleron manufacture movement
Calibre 1200ST skeletonised version movement
Technical features: Balance stop
Power reserve (in hours): Approx. 44
Frequency (vph): 21,600 (Hz): 3
Diameter (lines): 14.25
Diameter (mm): 31.90
Number of jewels: 25
Thickness (mm): 2.40
Number of components: 289
Finishing: Slate-grey screws on bridges,
Oscillating weight engraved with the Piaget coat of arms,
Circular-grained mainplate, Beveled bridges,
Slate-grey oscillating weight
Functions:  hours and minutcs
Case
Metal: Watch in 18K white gold
Case ser with 💎268 brilliant-cut liamonds (approx. 2.43 cts)
Crown set with 💎1 reversed brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.05 ct)
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 7.35 mm
Waterproofness: 3 ATM
Specificities: Sapphire case back
Metal weight (gr): 96.50
Dial
Sskeletonised
Finishing: Guilloché
Display:
Dial with white transfer-printed railtrack markings
Index: Batons
Skeletonised hour and minute hands
12 applied bar indexes
Bracelet
White goild 18K bracelet set with 💎1478 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 10.04 cts) wirh folding clasp
Buckle: Folding clasp


PRICE:    Price upon request

 

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