Hublot. A large black ceramic and titanium automatic chronograph wristwatch with date and box
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Hublot. A large black ceramic and titanium automatic chronograph wristwatch with date and box

SIGNED HUBLOT, BIG BANG, REF. 301, CASE NO. 694218, CIRCA 2005

Closed14 May 2012

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Hublot. A large black ceramic and titanium automatic chronograph wristwatch with date and box
Signed Hublot, Big Bang, ref. 301, case no. 694218, circa 2005
Cal. 7750 automatic movement, 25 jewels, black matte dial, applied baton and Arabic numerals, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, eccentric date aperture, large tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, bezel secured by six embedded H-shaped titanium screws, glazed display titanium back secured by six screws, crown and the two rectangular chronograph buttons with black rubber inserts, hooded lugs, rubber Hublot strap and black PVD-coated stainless steel deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
42 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Hublot fitted presentation box, outer packaging and instruction manual.
The present watch is from Hublot's Big Bang series, launched at the Basel World in 2005. The collection is part of Hublot's "The Art of Fusion" concept, incorporating unusual materials such as gold and ceramic, tantalum, magnesium and titanium.

The model was an immediate success and rewarded with several international prizes, notably the prestigious "2005 Design Prize" in the "Geneva Grand Prix d'Horlogerie", the "Sports Watch Prize" at the "Watch of the Year" ceremony held in Japan, and the prize for "Best Oversized Watch" of the Editor's Choice "Watch of the Year" in Bahrain.
Since its introduction into the market, various models of the Big Bang have been developed, presenting watchmaking complications such as tourbillon, big date, split seconds and others, pushing the Fusion concept to the limit in the quest for unusual materials and new alloys.