HUBLOT – BIG BANG UNICO "Bavaria" Ceramic-BRONZE Edition

HUBLOT – BIG BANG UNICO "Bavaria" Black Ceramic/BRONZE 45mm Limited Edition

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HUBLOT LAUNCHES BIG BANG BAVARIA IN BRONZE -
IT IS THE BIG BANG IN TRADITIONAL
BAVARIAN COSTUME

HUBLOT & MEINDL fuse innovation and tradition to celebrate Bavarian craftmanship

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“Traditions provide new generations with a unique way of reconnecting with their identity, it is why they last. Braudel said that ‘in order to hope, in order to move forward, we also need to know where we come from.’ The Big Bang Bavaria is a concentration of history and traditions.”

Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of Hublot

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It is in Germany, in the mountainous landscapes of Bavaria, that Hublot and Meindl are cultivating tradition in the present… and in the future. In accordance with craftsmanship and age-old materials, the watchmaker and the tanner have fused their expertise to create the Big Bang Bavaria.

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Cut from bronze, it is strapped onto two robust, hand-embroidered bracelets in deer leather. What could be more appropriate than launching this watch, which symbolises Bavarian traditions and innovation, during the world’s most renowned festival — Oktoberfest?

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“For over 10 years, the Big Bang collection has been confirming that all styles suit it. Denim, linen Pop art, thousand colors… it also emphasises traditions. After its collaboration with the lace of Saint-Gall Bischoff, Hublot has partnered with Meindl to create the Big Bang Bavaria. 

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This new piece is cut from an ancient metal—bronze, a metal that Hublot has loaded with tin and burnished—and its bracelet made from tanned hide, shaped and embroidered using age-old techniques. This watch has a rich history which naturally ensures its place in the future. Tradition and innovation has fused to celebrate Bavarian alpine art.”

Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot

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Hublot Boutique, Munich – 19 September 2017

For the first time, Hublot has cut its Big Bang case out of bronze, a material created in 3000 BC that has the advantages of non-magnetism, resistance to corrosion and a unique appearance.

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While it is not stainless, bronze is covered with a natural patina that protects it and gives it an unparalleled finish.

The case back is in black ceramic whereas the screws are in 3N gold. Tanned and burnished by hand, each strap and case are different and unique. Time will add distinction and character to the Big Bang Bavaria Just like leather, the Hublot bronze, with its yellow pink tones, becomes enhanced over time.

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“The differences between state-of-the-art technique and authentic, living craftsmanship, and also those between the city and the mountain, are what embody everything that fascinates modern individuals and that inspires me to create our MEINDL products.

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I am delighted to have found partner in Hublot, one that shares our passion and our love of design, products and craftsmanship; we have created a product that brings together our two universes flawlessly!”

Markus Meindl, CEO of Meindl

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Centuries of expertise and tradition lie behind the Big Bang Bavaria strap. Firstly, the craftsmanship of a family that has been passing down its passion for leather from father to son since 1683. The Big Bang Bavaria strap is reminiscent of the “Lederhosen”, the short leather breeches that originated in Bavaria and have been the traditional clothing of the mountain people since the 18th century.

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Just like the garment from which the strap draws inspiration, it is cut in deer leather and hand-embroidered with a pattern only possible to create on deer leather. Traditional sewing gives a 3D effect to the leather tanned using the Meindl tradition.

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It takes 3 to 4 months to tan the hide using an age-old technique. The hides are salted then plunged into a limestone-based liquid before being washed, then treated by hand with cod-liver oil and dried. The last two steps are repeated several times until the leather is entirely soaked with the oil.

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The hide is left to dry in the sun to develop a light brown colour. To bring out the velvet character of the leather is then rubber with sandpaper. Meindl then applies and brushes the leather with several tropical wood bark colorants, a procedure repeated up to 5 times. The products used are all without preservatives or chemicals to respect nature.

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Delivered with two “One Click” straps, the Big Bang Bavaria easily changes its look thanks to its patented attachment system. There’s a version with a cuff in natural light brown deer leather, enhanced by two leather tabs embroidered with a deer head. The second version comes in “altsalzburg” (black-brown)-coloured deer leather, embroidered with oak leaves.

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The Big Bang Bavaria beats to the rhythm of Unico, the Hublot manufacture movement, with 330 components for a 72-hour power reserve — a self-winding bidirectional movement with a flyback chronograph and a column wheel on the side of the dial.

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As tradition demands, the Hublot Big Bang Bavaria was unveiled at 16.00 on the dot at the Hublot Boutique in Munich in true “Wiesn’ spirit with Meindl present Uttering “O’zapft is” ("It's tapped!"), Ricardo Guadalupe opened the first barrel of the event just like at the Oktoberfest.

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It took 3 taps of the mallet to get the beer flowing.

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Technical details

Model: BIG BANG UNICO "BAVARIA" Edition

Reference 411.BZ.1149.VR.MDL17 – Limited to 100 pieces

Case
Material: Brushed Bronze
Diameter: 45mm
Thickness: 16.30mm
Bezel: Brushed Bronze
Bezel Lug: Black composite resin
Screws « H »: 18k Yellow Gold, polished
Glass: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment and HUBLOT logo printed on the inner side
Case back: Micro-blasted black ceramic engraved "LIMITED EDITION 100NUM"
Case back Glass: Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment
Water Resistant: 10 ATM (100m)
Dial
Mat black skeleton
Yellow Gold -plated indexes with beige luminescent
Hands: Yellow Gold -plated hands with beige luminescent
Movement
Caliber Hublot MHUB1242, 
UNICO Manufacture self-winding chronograph flyback movement with column wheel
No of Components: 330 (38 jewels)
Frequency: 4 Hz (28'800 A/h)
Power reserve: 72 Hours
Straps

• Strap 1: Cuff in deer leather with embroidered deer head
• Strap 2: Black rubber and brown leather deer strap with embroidered oak leaf

Buckle: Black PVD titanium with brushed bronze insert deployant buckle clasp


Limited to 100 pieces

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Glashutte Original – Senator Chronograph Panorama Date Steel

Glashutte Original – Senator Chronograph Panorama Date Automatic Steel 42 mm

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The Art of the Chronograph 
reveals its sporty charm

The 2014 premiere of Glashütte Original's newly developed Calibre 37 integrated chronograph movement triggered great excitement: its innovative, compact and highly functional design, exquisite precision and reliable performance earned the new column wheel chronograph immediate respect in the world of watch experts and connoisseurs.

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The automatic movement made its debut at the heart of two variants of the Senator Chronograph Panorama Date: a superbly finished platinum and a warm, red gold version. Today Glashütte Original adds some sporty charm to the line-up. A distinctive new version of the Senator Chronograph Panorama Date in stainless steel now complements the elegant inaugural models.

A distinctive chronograph 
presents its sporty side

The new Senator Chronograph Panorama Date captures the eye with the irresistible allure of its contemporary design: the deep black dial is set off by high-contrast white print and enhanced by the generous use of radiant blue Super-LumiNova, which highlights the white gold hour, minute and stop seconds hands, Roman numerals at hours 6 and 12 and all hour indexes, permitting excellent legibility even in the dark.

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Legibility also is a distinctive feature of Glashütte Original's unique Panorama Date. It is positioned centrally in the lower half of the dial beneath the upper-half triad formed by 30-minute and 12-hour chronograph counters and the small seconds display, in which the power reserve display is charmingly integrated.

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A substantial, alternately polished and satin-brushed 42 mm stainless steel case adds cool and convincing elegance to this robust, casually stylish and sporty new version. The German manufactory presents the new model with a choice of three different bracelets: the black calfskin model is sewn with blue thread, carefully chosen to complement the dial's distinguished blue Super-LumiNova.

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A second strap in black rubber is adorned with a lightly textured, laser-cut decoration; both calfskin and rubber versions are available with foldover clasp or traditional pin buckle closures.

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A third bracelet, fashioned in polished and satin-brushed stainless steel, is easily adjusted to suit the owner's preference using the patented, innovative closure, whose millimeter-precise 8 settings assure a superbly comfortable fit.

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A double security mechanism with two buttons on either side prevents accidental opening of the clasp.

The Art of the Chronograph:  
Calibre 37-01

The manufactory Calibre 37-01 chronograph movement was developed to meet the German watchmaker’s most demanding standards of functionality and optimised for everyday use. Its fully integrated, compact construction with flyback mechanism and 12-hour chronograph counter make it a reliable, precise and aesthetically satisfying companion for day-to-day wear.

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Its ease of use and finely-tuned technical solutions guarantee simplicity of handling and excellent rate precision. The automatic manufactory movement is a persuasive piece of work, its distinctive attributes designed and integrated to form a unique synthesis.

Absolute Reliability

The 4Hz automatic manufactory movement assures maximum functionality through its efficient and compact method of construction. An example is the switch lever; in the Calibre 37 series chronographs, in contrast to previous designs, the lever is comprised of only one part.

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The movement thus guarantees the highest possible switching security, with error potential and susceptibility to interference effectively reduced to near zero. The chronograph’s reliability is also enhanced by the space-saving coupling clutch, which operates by means of an oscillating pinion. It was designed to travel the same short path when both engaging and disengaging the clutch.

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A number of new features enhance the new Senator Chronograph Panorama Date, all designed to assure reliability and robust day-to-day performance, no matter how demanding the owner's activities. Water resistance has been increased from 5 bar to 10 and further enhanced by a new screw-down crown, while the dial's generous use of blue Super-LumiNova highlights and high-contrast white detail assure superb legibility under all lighting conditions.

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All features contribute to making the new Senator Chronograph an absolutely reliable companion for everyday life.

Maximum precision

Sophisticated technical solutions assure the new chronograph’s particularly high degree of precision. Adjustment is handled without a regulator, using four gold screws on the balance wheel to enable a continuous, and thus more precise, performance of the watch over an especially long period of time. Numerous other components and functions contribute to assure the precision of the manufactory Calibre 37-01.

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70-hour power reserve

With a power reserve of 70 hours when fully wound, the automatic Calibre 37-01 represents an absolute peak value in the realm of mechanical chronographs. In order to keep the performance and amplitude stable over the entire period of time, a new oscillation system with low energy requirements was developed, effectively governed by a single spring barrel. Optimal translation between spring barrel and oscillation system assures extremely stable and precise performance with no deviations over 70 hours.

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The new version of the Senator Chronograph Panorama Date will be available alongside the other two versions in platinum and red Gold at Glashütte Original Boutiques and selected retailers worldwide.

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Technical Specifications

Collection : Senator

Model: Chronograph Panorama Date Steel 42mm

Models with calfskin leather strap black
REF. 1-37-01-03-02-07 - stainless steel buckle, 18 mm
REF. 1-37-01-03-02-35 - stainless steel fold fastener std., 18 mm
REF. 1-37-01-03-02-55 - stainless steel short fold fastener, 18 mm
Models with rubber strap black
REF. 1-37-01-03-02-06 - stainless steel buckle, 18 mm
REF. 1-37-01-03-02-33 - stainless steel fold fastener std., 18 mm
REF. 1-37-01-03-02-53 - stainless steel short fold fastener, 18 mm
Model with bracelet
REF. 1-37-01-03-02-70 - stainless steel bracelet

Movement
Manufactory Automatic movement
CALIBRE 37-01
Dimensions: Ø 31.6 mm, height 8 mm
Balance: screw balance with 4 regulation screws gold 14 ct
Oscillating frequency: 28,800 vph, equivalent to 4 Hz
Power reserve: 70 Stunden ±5%
Balance spring: Anachron
Shock protection: Incabloc
Jewels: 65 jewel bearings
Additional details:
Automatic winding, hour/minute (central), small second (off-central), second stop, Panorama Date, chronograph with flyback/stop second/30-minutes-display/12-hour-display, power reserve display,
exquisitely finished movement, polished steel parts, polished/blued screws,
three-quarter plate/cock/rotor with Glashütte stripe finish, bevelled edges,
skeletonized rotor with 21-ct gold oscillation weight, adjustment of rate by adjustment screws,
fine adjustment rate symmetry using swan-neck spring

Dimensions:
Case:
Diameter: Ø 42 mm
Height: 14.6 mm
Material: stainless steel
Strap: 21/18 mm
Waterproof up to: 10 bar,
Screw-down crown
Glass: domed sapphire crystal, both sides anti-reflective
Bottom: sapphire crystal
Dial:
Diameter: display Ø 36.8 mm,
varnish black with Roman/Arabic numerals with Super-LumiNova
Hands: Super-LumiNova
Strap/bracelet:
Louisiana Alligator leather black strap
Strap: 21/18 mm

• W682029961 - Calfskin leather strap black
• W682016156 - Rubber strap black
• W605017662 - Stainless steel bracelet

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Glashütte Original I Press Office
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Telephone: +49 (0) 350 53 46 - 0
E-Mail: pr@glashuette-original.com

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