HUBLOT – CLASSIC FUSION Chronograph Edition “JOSE BAUTISTA”

HUBLOT – CLASSIC FUSION Chronograph Black Ceramic Special Edition “JOSE BAUTISTA”

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HUBLOT CREATES LIMITED EDITION 

TIMEPIECE WITH BASEBALL LEGEND JOSE BAUTISTA

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Hublot revealed exclusive timepiece designed with Jose Bautista, former outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays at an intimate dinner in Toronto

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January 30, 2018 [Toronto, ON] – Tonight, luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot revealed an exclusive timepiece designed with baseball legend Jose Bautista, former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder, titled Classic Fusion Chronograph Special Edition “Jose Bautista”.

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To celebrate the new watch, Jean-François Sberro, Managing Director, Hublot North America, hosted an intimate cocktail reception and seated dinner at the luxurious Adelaide Hotel which towers over Toronto’s Financial District.

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Clients, friends of the brand, and select media were invited to mingle with Jose Bautista and witness the reveal of the exclusive timepiece.

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Jose Bautista, noted, “I am proud to join Hublot’s family of greats, especially since I have always been such an admirer of their timepieces. The visit to the Swiss watch Manufacture HQ to work on the design with my favorite watchmaker was incredibly special and a unique experience and I hope my friends and fans love the final product as much as I do.”

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Jean-François Sberro, Managing Director, Hublot North America, commented, “We are excited to reveal a special timepiece we created exclusively for legendary baseball player Jose Bautista, formerly of the Toronto Blue Jays. He is yet another athletic powerhouse to add to Hublot’s long-standing history with the world of professional sports. Another “Legend” in the Hublot family. Canada is an important market for us and we are hoping to excite Bautista’s local fans.”

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This marks Hublot’s first official brand event in Toronto and second in Canada, following a successful grand opening of the Swiss watchmaker boutique in Vancouver with brand ambassador Lang Lang in September of 2017. That also marked the debut of the Classic Fusion Chronograph Canada timepiece.

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The Classic Fusion Chronograph Special Edition “Jose Bautista” is a sleek, all black timepiece designed with and inspired by Jose Bautista and his illustrious career as a right fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays. The dial features his baseball number, “19” at the noon marker with 21 black diamonds and polished black plated appliques.

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The case is black ceramic on a black rubber alligator strap with grey stitching, and the right-hand chronograph function is designed in the likeness of a baseball. The star’s autograph is visible on the sapphire case back.

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Technical Specifications

Reference: 521.CM.1490.LR.JBA17

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Limitation:  SPECIAL EDITION XX/19

Case
Satin-finished and polished black ceramic
Diameter:  45 mm
Thickness:  13.05 mm
Water Resistant:  5 ATM (50m)
Bezel:  Satin-finished and polished black ceramic
Bezel Lug:  Grey composite resin
Screws « H »:  Polished black PVD titanium
Glass:  Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Crown:  Polished black ceramic with HUBLOT logo
Pushers:  Polished black ceramic
Case back:  Polished black ceramic engraved "SPECIAL EDITION" + “XX/19”
Case back Glass:  Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment + "JBA17" logo
Dial
Black sunray satin-finished
Index n°19 set with 21 black diamonds
Polished black plated appliques
Hands: Polished Black plated hands
Movement
Caliber Hublot HUB1143
Type:  Self-winding Chronograph movement
Dimensions:  Dia. 30 mm (13 1/4 ’’’); Thickness 6.9 mm
Date:  Window at 6.00
No of Components:  280
Jewels:  59
Frequency:  4 Hz (28'800 A/h)
Power reserve:  42 Hours
Strap
Black rubber and black alligator with grey stitching
Buckle: Black PVD stainless steel deployant buckle clasp

Presentation case: SM.KWBOX.006.JBA17.01

Special Limited to 19 pieces

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ORIS – AQUIS Source of Life Edition

ORIS – AQUIS Source of Life Limited Edition

The source of life

Oris continues its mission to bring change for the better with a limited edition watch that celebrates water – the source of life.

Hölstein, Switzerland – Despite growing awareness and the efforts of government and international non- profit organisations, the world’s water continues to come under threat because of carelessness, neglect and waste. Pollution levels are rising – and something must be done. Oris is proud to introduce the Source of Life Limited Edition, a philosophical watch inspired by the River Rhine that highlights the plight of the world’s water sources and marks a new chapter in Oris’s mission to bring change for the better.

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The new watch is based on the stylish Oris Aquis diver’s watch, one of the independent Swiss company’s signature designs. In keeping with Oris’s philosophy to ‘Go your own way’, every model in the line combines innovation, high-performance and high-quality Swiss design and engineering with price points that make sense in the real world.

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The Oris Source of Life Limited Edition picks up on that theme, and also recognises the role water plays in feeding, sustaining and connecting life. It focuses on the course of the River Rhine, chosen because it runs close to the village of Hölstein where Oris has been based since 1904, and because the Orisbach, a nearby brook from which the company takes its name, feeds into it.

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The watch’s case back is embossed with a map of the River Rhine, which runs 1,233km (766 miles) through six countries from its source at the Lai da Tuma, or Tomasee, a lake 2,343 metres up in the Swiss Alps in  the canton of Graubünden, through to the North Sea. The river has been a source of life to those who live along it for centuries.

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Because it’s based on the Oris Aquis, the Source of Life Limited Edition has the same roster of high-performance functions the Aquis is renowned for. Its 43.5mm stainless steel case is water-resistant to 30 bar (300 metres), and it has a uni-directional rotating bezel with a grey tungsten insert with a 60-minute timer scale for safely measuring dive times.

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The watch’s automatic movement provides it with its standout complication, an inventive circular date indicator shown by a scale running from 1 to 31 around the centre of the watch’s dial. Inside it is a channel with a white indicator that aligns with the scale and makes a full tour of the dial once a month to show the date.

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The watch also has a sweeping seconds hand with a ‘lollipop’ filled with luminescent Super-LumiNova®. This is a significant detail – to qualify for diver’s watch status, a watch must have a display that shows the running of the watch to indicate to the wearer that their dive timing is accurate.

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The Oris Source of Life Limited Edition comes on either a stainless steel metal bracelet or a grey rubber strap, both of which have stainless steel folding clasps that can be extended to be worn over a wetsuit.

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To reflect the height above sea level of the Lai da Tuma, 2,343 pieces will be made.

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The Oris Source of Life Limited Edition is inspired by water and invites us to consider the eternal value of water philosophically. Water feeds, sustains and connects life – it’s time we recognised its real value.

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Technical Specifications

Collection: Aquis

Model: Source of Life Limited Edition
Ref. No. 01 733 7730 4125 MB, Ø 43.50 mm
Limited to 2,343 pieces

Movement
Automatic movement Oris Cal. 733, based on Sellita SW 200-1,
date indicated by a white indicator visible through a circular aperture running around the dial
Case
Material: Multi-piece stainless steel case
Size:   Ø 43.50 mm, 1.713 inches
Operating Devices:    Stainless steel screw-in security crown protection.
Water Resistance:    30 bar (300 m)
Interhorn Width:    24 mm
Diver’s uni-directional rotating bezel with Tungsten inlay with 60-minute timer scale and zero marker filled with Super-LumiNova®
Screwed stainless steel case back with embossed map of the River Rhine and engraved limited edition number
Crystal Sapphire crystal domed on both sides with anti-reflective coating inside
Dial
Blue grey dial with applied indices filled with Super-LumiNova®.
Nickel hour and minute hands filled with Super-LumiNova®.
Nickel seconds hand with ‘lollipop’ insert filled with Super-LumiNova®
Strap/Bracelet
Grey rubber strap with Oris-developed safety anchor and quick-adjust, sliding-sledge folding clasp with extension.
Alternatively available with stainless steel bracelet with extension

• Special presentation box with an insignia on the inside featuring map of the River Rhine

Swiss retail price
CHF 2,100 on a rubber strap,
CHF 2,300 on a stainless steel bracelet


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