HUBLOT – Classic Fusion Chronograph “Las Vegas Boutiques” Edition

 HUBLOT – Classic Fusion Chronograph “Las Vegas Boutiques” Ceramic Black Diamonds Special Edition 2021

HUBLOT CELEBRATES LAS VEGAS EFFERVESCENCE WITH SPECIAL EDITION TIMEPIECES

Luxury, entertainment, neon lights – Vegas is the perfect playground for Hublot. Visitors seek escape and indulgence, creating a perfect synergy for luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot and its enduring customer base. Hublot is proud to present the Classic Fusion “Las Vegas Boutiques” collection, a line of exquisite pieces exclusive to the Brand’s two Las Vegas boutiques.

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A Las Vegas institution, Hublot has a long and proud history with the city that put its two boutiques on the map –from its association with the World Poker Tour to celebrating legends with the World Boxing Council, or providing immersive luxury experiences with the landmark TopGolf. Known as a brand never to shy away from celebration or the unconventional, Hublot helps define time in the city that moves to its own beat. Crossing continents, the brand’s Swiss design team has looked closely at Las Vegas fan favorites, spanning the boutique’s history to inspire a collection that is perfect for the city’s clientele. The result is a line with elegant accents celebrating Las Vegas.

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Bringing a touch of Las Vegas fanfare to followers around the world, the Classic Fusion “Las Vegas Boutiques” collection will launch digitally with the help of American football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders, Josh Jacobs. Jacobs, one of the brightest rising stars of the NFL, is known for his strength and grit on the field and off, beating incredible personal odds. Jacobs helps Hublot kick off the launch, modeling the Classic Fusion Chronograph “Las Vegas Boutique” Special Edition at Hublot’s original Las Vegas location, the iconic Forum Shops at Caesars.

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“Las Vegas is one of Hublot’s top markets in North America, and indeed the world. The action-packed city attracts a customer that is looking for everything Hublot exemplifies – luxury, innovation, and flair. We are excited to unveil an exclusive collection with another Las Vegas icon in the making, Josh Jacobs, and we hope this piece shows our gratitude to our loyal Las Vegas base and celebrates this city that has welcomed us so wholly.”

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The best-selling Classic Fusion Chronograph is presented in black and gold, incorporating key materials from Hublot’s impressive palette. Black ceramic made a splash in the watch industry when Hublot introduced the concept of “invisible visibility.” Against the backdrop of a black ceramic case, black dial, and black alligator leather strap, the brand’s proprietary King Gold lights the city that comes alive at night. Six black diamonds detail the “Lucky 7” marker at 7 o’clock, hopefully foreshadowing the outcome of the wearer’s evening. Powered by HUB1143, a Manufacture self-winding Chronograph movement, the watches have a 42-hour power reserve and date window at 6 o’clock. The Classic Fusion Chronograph Las Vegas Boutique is limited to 21 pieces, the Classic Fusion Chronograph Las Vegas Boutique Diamonds is limited to 7 pieces.

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To complete the collection, two additional pieces, each one-of-a-kind designs, will be available to view exclusively at the Hublot Las Vegas Boutiques: The Classic Fusion Chronograph King Gold Black Diamond Pave and the Classic Fusion Tourbillon “Las Vegas Boutiques”.

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. Leave with a piece that lasts a lifetime because some things are worth remembering.

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The Hublot Classic Fusion “Las Vegas Boutiques” collection is available exclusively through the Hublot Las Vegas Crystals Boutique and Hublot Las Vegas Forum Boutique and is available for nation-wide white glove delivery.  For enquiries, phone:

• Hublot Las Vegas Forum Boutique: (702) 489-9444
• Hublot Las Vegas Crystals Boutique: (702) 891-4903

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Technical Specifications

Model: Classic Fusion 45 mm Chronograph “Las Vegas Boutiques” Special Edition

Reference: 521.CO.1181.LR.1100.LVB20

Edition
Limited to 21 pieces

Case
Microblasted Black Ceramic
Diameter: 45mm
Thickness: 13.85mm
Water resistance: 5 ATM (50m)
Case back: Black Ceramic; Engraved “SPECIAL EDITION” XX/21 and Sapphire Crysta
Bezel: Microblasted King Gold set with💎126 black diamonds 
Composite Concrete 6 H-shaped Black PVD Titanium Screws
Dial
Black shiny dial and gold 5N plated counter, 
microblasted 5N plated appliques and 5N logo printed, index n°7 set with 6 black diamonds
Anthracite Plated Hands
Movement Calibre HUB1143
Self-winding movement 
Diameter: 25.6 mm
Frequency: 4Hz (28’800 A/h)
Power reserve: 42 hours
No. of Components: 280
Jewels: 59
Strap
Black Rubber and Alligator Leather Straps
Black PVD stainless steel buckle clasp

Retail price

• 25’400 USD

 

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De Bethune – Dream Watch DW5 Empreinte Titanium Blued Edition

De Bethune – Dream Watch DW5 Empreinte Titanium Blued Edition - Unique Piece - 2021

The austerity of metal transformed into an expression of life. 

The new DW5 Empreinte, a one-of-a-kind creation belonging to the Maestri'art collection, stems from collaboration between Denis Flageollet, founder and master-watchmaker of De Bethune and Clara Martin, designer and winner of the first De Bethune/ECAL prize in 2019. 

This prize aims to encourage graduates’ research work. In Clara Martin's case, it was a deeper approach to exploration of “The Authority of Black” that the young designer had undertaken during the final year of her Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship at ECAL (University of Art and Design Lausanne). 

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This opportunity gave rise to a collaboration between these two enthusiasts with an insatiable curiosity for material, texture and form. The challenge was to find a new way of developing the colour black which becomes matter. This colour has been frequently used by Denis Flageollet for many De Bethune models and is an omnipresent theme in Clara Martin’s work. 

Empreinte thus marks the culmination of a lengthy process of research, experimentation and sharing know-how between the two designers. 

Why Empreinte? 

Firstly, there is the pictural research Empreinte (imprint) used by Clara Martin to design the motif on the case. Secondly, the Empreinte (stamp) of technical innovation made by Denis Flageollet with a world-first presentation of a titanium surface that is both blackened and blued.
Thirdly, the Empreinte (impression) left on the material by Michèle Rothen’s hand engraving. Fourth, the Empreinte (trace) of research in which the connotations of metal and cold and sterile black are transformed into a fascinating, delicate, sensitive object with an almost natural appearance. 

Finally, the Empreinte (mark) made on all young designers by Pierre Soulages' prolific work in structuring light through black and blue. 

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This one-of-a-kind creation reveals itself to us and questions our preconceptions. It creates a surprise effect by the rippling pattern that evolves in step with its environment. 

Clara’s work reveals all the complexity of the colour black by creating a poetic link with observers who see in it a revelation of their own projections. 

Clara describes her craft as "the means of conveying through an object the beauty of a material and a unique skill". The challenge of making black and titanium vibrant and poetic thanks to the finesse of the “light design” was achieved with the help of Denis Flageollet's expertise and passion. 

The pictural research Empreinte (imprint) 

As a designer Clara Martin is developing an investigation into black and the way in which light is drawn. She is expanding this research through graphic experiments, textures and shapes that she classifies by creating a taxonomy. This method of classification allows her to combine her eclectic treatments of  black in order to create objects that “sum up” her research. Her objective with these objects is to change the current perception and connotations of the colour black, which she no longer treats as such, but as a material, regarding it as "material-colour". She strives to prove that this colour is much more powerful and sensitive than we think. It is both incredibly demanding and a source of freedom and infinite projection. 

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After a long period of research and constant dialogue with the De Bethune workshops, solutions were implemented to soften the material and redesign the Dream Watch 5, while retaining its identity. 

The Empreinte (stamp) of technical innovation 

With the DW5 Empreinte, De Bethune examines the notion of time through a poetic object that defies any prejudices regarding black and metal. To divert their potentially pejorative symbolism, an unexpected watch was created, vulnerable through its delicacy and evoking a meditative state. Denis Flageollet, with his experience of blackened metal and his work on the bluing of titanium, took up the technical challenge imposed by the graphic choice of linking for the first time the very different processes of oxidation of titanium in order to achieve textured, mottled blue and black patterns. On the one hand, the science of vacuum deposition of metal oxides; and on the other, the mastery of fire! 

The Empreinte (impression) left on the material 

Engraver Michèle Rothen exercises her craft with peerless meticulous care. In this latest Dream Watch, she has surpassed herself in expressing her skills through the quality of structures serving to create an almost volume-like expression of pictural research. This involved infinitely accurate craftsmanship, coupled with acknowledged top-flight artistic talent. Working with this material was a particularly arduous task on this model given the considerable complexity of engraving titanium (a metal even tougher than steel). 

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The concentration of so many different tracings is a feat in itself. Playing with these superimpositions represents an additional challenge. It is all about making titanium – a material of unequalled strength and coldness – tender and sensitive. About subtly modifying each surface state, each micro-detail, each depth effect, in such a way as to "enhance" the graphic research. As if redrawing the model one last time. The caseback features a more restrained approach focused on drawing out and accentuating the structural lines of the watch's volume. 

The legendary Empreinte (mark) made by Pierre Soulages 

Pierre Soulages is a great French master painter who has dedicated his life to obstinately working on black and on light. At over 101 years of age, the French artist continues his research in his studio in the south of France. He was the first artist in the world to modulate and play with volumes, shades and shimmering colours in order to redirect light according to a unique rhythm and movement in each of his works. According to Pierre Soulages, "Black is the most vehement way to bring light into being", as  he proves with his "outrenoir" (beyond black) creations, a series of purely black paintings that captivate observers by the power and fragility of these works sometimes measuring several metres high. 

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When Clara Martin came face to face with one of these "outrenoir" masterpieces, she wondered whether it was possible to convey this impression not through a large-scale bas-relief work of art but instead through functional objects. This is where she began her work of exploring the drawing of light through black. 

From then onwards, the designer saw black as a material to be worked and developed by exploiting different forms, materials and surface aspects. Her wish is to showcase black in a non-abstract manner and to let it entrance us. In this unwavering search, there is a special place for the unexpected and for serendipity, alongside carefully controlled expertise. Perpetually seeking to convey emotions, she strives to make us truly see black for what it is.

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This Maestri'art DW5 Empreinte is a sort of vibrant and moving volume, drawing light so finely that black becomes a deep and sensitive material. Once again, De Bethune has applied its skills to a one-of-a-kind and truly exceptional creation. 

About Clara Martin: ▶️ Clara-Martin.com

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  Dream Watch 

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 Limited - Unique Piece

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