HUBLOT – Spirit of BIG BANG Titanium DRAGON Automatic Special Limited Edition 2024 Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO .jpg)
Hublot takes on a Chinese trinity
A symbol: an eastern dragon also known as the ‘loong’
Two ancient art forms: paper cutting and marquetry
An artist: Chen Fenwan
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The Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon is a collaboration with renowned Chinese artist Chen Fenwan, and features a stunning 3D silhouette
of an eastern dragon, gracefully layered across the dial. Each element,
from the hands to the H-shaped screws, is meticulously arranged to
bring this mythical creature to life. The dragon, a symbol of luck,
strength, and wisdom, is not just a design element but an emblem of the
watch’s deep cultural significance.
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Drawing inspiration from the traditional Chinese art of paper cutting, the Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon layers its hands, wheels and H-shaped screws to form a 3D silhouette of an eastern dragon. Hublot presents a rubber strap with a marquetry design for the very first time. Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO.jpg)
Created in collaboration with the Chinese artist Chen Fenwan, this limited edition of 88 pieces is the perfect fusion of tradition and modernity, combining metaphors and symbols in the spirit of Hublot: first, unique, different!Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO .jpg)
In the
Chinese calendar,
2024 marks the return of the
Dragon, which comes around every
12 years. This celestial creature, revered in
Chinese culture, is associated with prosperity. A symbol of luck, strength and wisdom, the dragon is also an imperial icon that embodies life and immortality. Loong is a symbol, an icon, and the universal auspicious meaning is the foundation of Loong culture.
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4722 in the Chinese calendar,
2024 marks the year of the
Wood Dragon. Through artist
Chen Fenwan’s paper-cutting expertise,
Hublot pays homage to wood through the natural fibres that form the soul and spirit of paper.
So, can you recognise what’s hidden within the dragon?This piece is a metaphor for the ‘Art of Fusion’ and the art of continually reimagining materials and their areas of expression. Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 
A symbol of
Hublot’s philosophy, the
Hublot creates a different way to interpret times, through its distinctive features. The components of its pieces: hands, cogs or screws, are positioned in multi-dimensional layers to form a dragon’s silhouette created in paper cut-outs by the
Chinese artist
Chen Fenwan.
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The dragon’s head made up offive layers that alternate between hands, wheels and H-shaped screws, with a body and scales that extend onto the strap. The colours, reflect those of the paper cut-out sculpture created by
Chen Fenwan.
A metaphor for the ‘Art of Fusion’Celebrating the
Year of the Dragon, this watch is also a metaphor for the
‘Art of Fusion’ embodied by the eastern dragon. Also known as the Loong, it takes on the features of nine different animals—the eyes of a prawn, the horns of a deer, the mouth of a bull, the nose of a dog, the whiskers of a catfish, the mane of a lion, the long tail of a snake, the scales of a fish and the claws of an eagle. A dragon whose metamorphosis has taken place over several thousands of years.
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Under Chen Fenwan’s touch, this sacred animal, talisman and totem, celebrates one of the greatest cultural legacies of Chinese art: the art of paper cutting. This is a craft that originated in China around 2,000 years ago, coincinding with the invention of paper. Chinese paper cutting has been on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009 and is used to express the moral principles, philosophies and aesthetic ideals of its creators.
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It is used in festivities to honour events such as weddings and births, and paper-cut decorations symbolising happiness and good luck are intrinsic to Chinese New Year celebrations.
Hublot invites Chinese Tradition into 2024 with a Hublot first: a rubber strap with a marquetry design
Hublot has invited Chinese artist Chen Fenwan to combine traditional Chinese “sculpture in the round” with contemporary art, creating a majestic and dynamic loong, which conveys an auspicious atmosphere as it rises to the heavens. This artwork symbolizes the ever-renewing totem of life. Expressing Hublot’s philosophy ‘Be First, Unique and Different.
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In a
42 mm titanium case,
Hublot transposes the layered effects of paper cutting into a multi-level dial construction overlaying a base panel with several levels of appliqués that incirporate the aesthetic codes of
Hublot’s components.The dragon’s silhouette extends onto the rubber strap, which features a rubber marquetry motif—a first for
Hublot. Each of the dragon’s scales is coloured and nano-vulcanised to be integrated into the strap. This delicate decorative operation is carried out entirely by hand and takes around 8 hours per strap.
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The
Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon, offered in a
limited edition of
88 pieces, comes with a second, titanium-grey Velcro fabric strap. Tthis
Chinese New Year celebration features an
HUB1710 automatic movement and power reserve of
50 hours.
================= CHEN FENWANChen Fenwan graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and currently lives and works between
Guangzhou and Foshan. When she was younger, she was heralded as one of the top upcoming paper artists
in China by the media. Most of her works lie in the language of paper, bringing imagination of narrative on
flexible materials, usually with large scale and multi-dimensional pieces. She excels at combining her personal
experience with universal memories, in which the emotional tension of collective resonance gather to
communicate with a wider audience and inhabit public spaces.
Chen Fenwan was named as one to watch by the Chinese Modern Art Archive (CMAA) in 2019. In 2022, her
two in-site works Hello, Walls and Papercut on the Earth’s Window exhibit in Art Field Naihai Guangdong. In
2021, The West Lake in Vectorial Dynamic was created as a public work through solicitation. One of her
Representatives Lucky Garden participates in the 2021 Chengdu Biennale Exhibition, as well as the ten-year
exhibition of Zhejiang Art Museum in 2019. Infinite has been touring exhibited for 11 times from 2018 to 2021.
In recent years, she has taken "symmetry" as her personal research topic, to continue to her large-scale
artworks such as A Symmetrical Nature series and Jintian in Tianjin, constantly giving new understanding to
stage by way of contemporary paper cutting.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model:
Spirit of BIG BANG Titanium DRAGON EditionClick, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO .jpg)
Reference: 646.NX.6600.RX.CHF24
Case Satin-finished and Polished Titanium
Material: Titanium
Case Size: 42mm
Case Back: OpenBezel Satin-finished and Polished Titanium
Sapphire with Anti-reflective Treatment
Water Resistance: 100m/10 barDial Multi-level dial with
3D effect, based on the works of artist
Chen Fen WanColor: Artistic Dial, Pink, Purple
Luminescence: Yes
MovementSelf-winding Movement
Caliber: HUB1710Frequency: 4 Hz (28'800 A/H)
Power reserve: 50 hours
Number of components: 166
Jewels: 27Functions: Hours, Minutes, Central Seconds
Strap Black Rubber with Dragon Scale Decoration.
Additional strap: Grey Fabric with Velcro and Black Ceramic Buckle
Material: Rubber
Color: Blue, Pink
Buckle Type: Black Ceramic Folding Clasp
🔰 Limited Edition to Only ❱❱❱ 88 pieces
🔴 Price:
- 28’000.00 CHF💰
30’800.00 EUR💰
29’500.00 USD💰
25’400.00 GBP💰
New Model - 2024
January 8th, 2024 Posted in: Shaped collection Tags: 646.NX.6600.RX.CHF24, chen fenwan, wood cutting, loong, art, lunar new year, spirit of big bang, chinese new year, year of the dragon
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