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Case and bracelet are made of Titanium Grade 5, hardened to 800 HV via an oxygen infusion process which has been pioneered by HORAGE for the use in watchmaking.
The special surface treatment gives it a unique grey color and velvet feel whilst remaining scratch proof. The watch only weighs 70 grams making it a preferred everyday work companion for discerning individuals with a passion for materials and mechanics.
Manufacture 4.0 – outstanding engineering
Like all HORAGE watches, the AUTARK is based on the K1 movement. The 10-years AUTARK anniversary editionis COSC certificated and limited to 99 pieces, and honors the work of the K1-team behind this industry challenging engineering accomplishment.
The oscillating weight is executed as a tungsten mono-block design deep-engraved with the “10-years anniversary” slogan in 19 different languages. The movement carries the signatures of the leading engineers behind the creation of the K1 movement.
AUTARK 10-years features state of the art timekeeping performance (65 hours power reserve, COSC certification), modern movement technologies like an in-house developed Si-escapement, combined with a modular platform architecture setting this industrial level movement design apart from all other movements on the market.
As the name says, this product is proof that we managed to create a high-tech premium product independent from the dominating movement and component suppliers. AUTARK speaks to consumers and retailers who favor diversity in the Swiss watch industry.
HORAGE SA- The new Swiss watch industry
Founded in 2007 HORAGE is headquartered in Biel, Switzerland. The brand has co-developed its mechanical movement known by the name K1. With the completion of the K1 development, the brand grew through Kickstarter and successfully executed 3 campaigns.
Today the entire HORAGE product line is based on the K1 movement. Additionally, in their quest to develop retail presence, HORAGE is rolling out a revolutionary Omnichannel Retail solution in cooperation with BrandCloud.
“START where you are. USE what you have. DO what you can.”
Model: AUTARK 10-Years Ti 800Hv AnniversaryEdition
Ref.002-ti-b-007
MOVEMENT Movement: K1 automatic 65h power reserve Rotor: 10-years 19 languages engraving (full Tungsten) Finish: brush anthrazit - hand signed by the engineers Functions
Hours, Minutes, Small Second, Date,
Power reserve indication, Special escapement Dual Disc Big Date, CASE
Case: Titanium hardened blast Diameter: 39 mm Thickness: 10.4 mm Crystal: Sapphire with 5 layer anti-reflective coating Case Back: sapphire crystal with anniversary engraving Crown: Titanium hardened Water resistance: 100m DIAL
Deep brush anthrazit with white numbers
Hands: White hands STRAP Strap Ti: Titanium hardened - 3 links bracelet Strap leather: Calf - velour Buckle: Titanium hardened, U-flex, single fold (pad.pend) Note: Buyers during the campaign period get both Ti and Leather strap!
Two-thirds of rhinoceros species may disappear in our lifetime, which would be an irreversible loss for our planet; and its main cause is poaching. Hublot has committed to a partnership with Kevin Pietersen and SORAI – Save Our Rhino Africa India – to conserve rhinoceroses threatened with extinction.
This commitment takes the form of the Big Bang Unico SORAI, from which a
large proportion of the funds raised from sales will be directly paid
to Care for Wild for the care and conservation of orphaned baby
rhinoceroses, and to the South African National Parks agency to
reinforce their nocturnal surveillance capabilities using airborne
thermal intelligence tools.
"The illegal trade in rhino horn and poaching was one of the subjects debated in Geneva last August during the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), demonstrating the urgency with which action is now needed. Staying ahead of poachers is a race against time, every time. Using innovative technologies such as thermal intelligence, surveillance teams can stay ahead of the poachers. We are proud and delighted to support Kevin Pietersen’s SORAI organisation in this goal for our future generations and global biodiversity."
- Ricardo Guadalupe CEO of Hublot
"This collaboration between Hublot and SORAI has allowed us a platform to give huge amounts of visibility to an incredible cause, on a global scale. By partnering, we are doubling the voices on this cause - and I'm so pleased that Hublot is now supporting the rhinos and their conservation quest. I’m looking forward to future and sharing the amazing story of SORAI with the world."
- Kevin Pietersen Founder of SORAI
Symbolic of the alliance, this 45-mm ceramic dial has donned the sandy tones of the sumptuous African bush and houses the image of a white rhinoceros. Strapped onto a matching NATO bracelet, the Big Bang Unico SORAI can express its commitment with personality by adopting the camouflage style of the second bracelet, made of rubber.
The selective vulcanisation technology produces motifs in long-lasting colours that are perfectly drawn with an accuracy of a tenth of a millimetre, a first in the watchmaking world. This timepiece will be released as a special edition of 100 models.
Care for Wild, founded in 2001 by Petronel Nieuwoudt, is the largest rhino orphanage and sanctuary in the world. Its mission is to ensure the continued existence of these species for our future generations. When it is left alone because its parents have been killed by poachers, an orphaned baby rhinoceros has virtually no chance of survival.
Care for Wild ensures their protection, growth and well-being in secured environments that are equipped with 24/7 video surveillance and communication networks, watched over by mobile units, dogs and their masters who are trained to counter poachers, and with aerial support.
This body created in 1926 manages the 19 national parks in South Africa, including the most majestic, Kruger National Park, with its 20,000 km2 of animals roaming freely.
Thanks to the funds obtained, South African National Parks will be able
to acquire nocturnal airborne thermal intelligence technology,
additional and efficient means to fight against poaching. Its teams will
thus be able to localise rhinoceroses, intervene more rapidly, and
protect the greatest number of these mammals sought after for their
invaluable horns.
