15 September 2021 SPIRIT OF BIG BANG GOLD CRYSTAL Gold crystal: alchemist Hublot creates magic It is often said that what Nature creates cannot be reproduced, as natural processes require both time and a complexity which are beyond the realms of human endeavour. Once again, Hublot has made the impossible possible by transmuting gold into its rarest and most exclusive form: gold crystal. This form of gold is unique, since it is impossible to reproduce two identical gold crystals. Beyond the fascination that gold has exerted on man since the dawn of time, it embodies everything that makes Hublot so distinctive: materials, minerals, metals; their fusion and their transformation into new forms of expression, unique and quite unexpected. An alchemy expressed both in the transmutation of the raw material and in the chemistry created by the spirit of the watch itself. This is the Spirit of Big Bang Gold Crystal. “Fusing and creating new materials is nothing new for Hublot: it is part of the brand's very essence. But now, the Manufacture has entered a new universe – the transmutation of metals – with its metallurgy laboratory and R&D department reproducing the rarest form of gold on earth: the crystallised native gold known as gold crystal. With its Spirit of Big Bang Cristal d’Or available in 39 and 42 mm, Hublot is not only transmuting gold, it is also transforming the DNA of its watchmaking signature – the Big Bang – into the tonneau shape of its Spirit of Big Bang. An alchemy of materials and spirit.” Ricardo Guadalupe HUBLOT CEO The mysteries of gold crystal Hublot invites you into the heart of a unique form of expertise, into the mysteries of the most precious and fascinating metal, as well as one of the oldest, born as the universe was created during the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago. The natural crystallisation of gold dates back tens of millions of years, to the time when the mountain ranges were formed. It was in these crevices in the earth that jets of pressurised heated water extracted the gold, redepositing it within seams in the rocks. As the rocks eroded, these seams were carried away by rain and water and deposited in the beds of rivers, creating nuggets of gold. On rare occasions, the right natural conditions would allow the gold to remain in its natural state: gold crystals, the rarest form of gold on earth. A true alchemist for our times, Hublot has now mastered a unique technique allowing natural crystallisation to be reproduced almost exactly. By heating the purest 24-carat gold to its melting point of 1064.18 degrees Celsius, its atoms are vaporised into a gaseous mixture before interlocking as the temperature is lowered, forming an open angular structure. Thousands of small crystals join together to create an architecture which is random, unique, and impossible to reproduce. The most perfect of these crystals are then carefully selected, with no more than 20% of the crystals produced making the grade. 더 보기 A gold and lacquered dial The expert hands of the master dial-maker apply the gold crystals to a black dial covered with a fine layer of transparent lacquer; the manufacturing process took this craftsman a year to research and develop, and the application must be undertaken in a controlled atmosphere to ensure no air bubbles can form on the surface. It takes around twenty layers of lacquer to encapsulate the gold crystals, and the dial is then polished to render the lacquer invisible, and perfectly smooth and uniform. Spirit of Big Bang Gold Crystal The Spirit of Big Bang is Hublot's tonneau-shaped watch, and it adopts all of the design codes of the iconic Big Bang: the six H-shaped screws on the bezel, the lugs either side of the case, the overmoulded rubber screw-down crown decorated with the iconic H, the sandwich type construction. To provide a perfect contrast with the gold of the crystals, the Spirit of Big Bang Cristal d’Or's case is covered in black ceramic and paired with a black alligator strap stitched onto rubber. Available in 39 and 42 mm, it will display the time for 50 hours without any winding of its Caliber HUB1710 automatic mechanical movement. 더 보기 최신 뉴스 원 클릭 썸머 모드 2025년 6월 5일, 미코노스 – 이번 시즌 절대 놓쳐선 안 될 단 하나의 순간, 바로 빅뱅 유니코 썸머 2025 출시와 함께 펼쳐진 위블로의 잊지 못할 썸머 이벤트입니다. 2017년부터 위블로는 여름의 활기를 지닌 지중해 최고의 핫스팟을 따라 브랜드 특유의 대담한 에너지를 전해왔습니다. 그 여정을 이어 미코노스에서는 위블로 앰버서더이자 세계에서 가장 빠른 사나이, 우사인 볼트, 그리고 DJ 트리오 메두사의 멤버이자 프랜드 오브 더 브랜드인 마티아 비탈레가 함께 참석해, 프레스, VIP, KOL, 그리고 위블로 패밀리와 함께 여름 축제의 서막을 열었습니다. 태양빛을 머금은 오렌지와 지중해의 블루 컬러로 물든 이번 빅뱅 유니코 썸머 2025는 끝없이 펼쳐진 햇살 아래의 나날, 발끝으로 느껴지는 따뜻한 모래, 그리고 잔잔한 파도 소리를 고스란히 담아냅니다. 더 알아보기 BRUTALIST IN SPIRIT. PRECISION BY DESIGN FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK – MAY 28th, 2025 – Concrete—once a symbol of Brutalism and big infrastructure—has become a pillar of high design, continually reimagined for its texture, tonality, and radical versatility. In the hands of artists, architects, and designers, it’s gone from raw and utilitarian to refined and expressive. With the new Big Bang MECA-10 Concrete Jungle, Hublot transforms this iconic material into a bold new expression of watchmaking—fusing horology with urban grit in a tribute to New York City’s skyline, street culture, and soul. 더 알아보기
