30 November 2021 BIG BANG UNICO ARTURO FUENTE CERAMIC Hublot and cigar brand Arturo Fuente y Compañia have once again joined forces to present the Big Bang Fuente Limited Edition watch, in tribute to Carlos A. Fuente Sr., a giant in the cigar industry, a trendsetter, and father and patriarch of the Fuente family. El Maestro! Carlos A. Fuente Sr. was born in 1935 in Ybor City, a Cuban émigré neighbourhood in Tampa, Florida. While still in primary school, Carlos Sr. began working in his father Arturo’s small cigar business. Even as very young children, part of the household duties was to first make 50 cigars a day before they could start their homework. Impassioned by his family and the craftsmanship of making cigars, Carlos Sr. worked alongside his father Arturo until his father’s retirement. Taking over the reins of the family business in 1956, Carlos Sr. was ambitious and sought to expand the business, first in other parts of Florida before setting his sights on New York City. Carlos Sr. successfully enabled the company to flourish in the 1960s. Unfortunately, the United States embargo against Cuba forced the Fuentes to move their cigar production to Nicaragua. However, the family suffered further misfortune when, in 1978, their factory was burned down by Sandinista revolutionaries. Once again, the Fuentes were forced into exile and moved their operations to Honduras. And the adage that 'things always seem to go in threes' came true when, in 1980, the new factory also burned down. "You have a choice: give up or fight on. The first is not an option." Despite this run of bad luck, Don Carlos did not give up the fight, and he opened a new factory in the Dominican Republic. Since then, Arturo Fuente cigars have become one of the most highly renowned and most sought-after brands in the world. 더 보기 “Arturo Fuente cigars are consistently rated among the best cigars in the world. It was therefore natural that – brought together by our common desire to push the boundaries of excellence, each in our own field – our two companies joined forces and have been partners since 2012. It is in this same spirit that we are taking this opportunity to pay tribute to the patriarch Don Carlos Sr.” Ricardo Guadalupe HUBLOT CEO “The Fuente family and I are very touched to have been able to pay tribute to Don Carlos with this extraordinary timepiece. Each of the patterns which it features reflect something of my grandfather's epic story and his vision, and pay tribute to the values shared by the Fuente cigar company and the Hublot Manufacture.” Carlito Fuente The Big Bang Fuente Limited Edition watch pays tribute to the remarkable saga of Carlos A. Fuente Sr. His vast knowledge of his field, along with his dedication and his vision for his brand, made him a shining light to those who knew him and a reference for the cigar industry. With the help of Manny Iriarte, the Fuente family's designer, the teams at Hublot have infused the iconic Big Bang with all the codes which are so dear to the Dominican cigar company. This starts with its 44-mm diameter case, whose black engraved ceramic picks up the pattern of the tobacco leaf, dancing to the rhythm of the mountain breeze, which is one of the key elements for the Fuente family. The case houses the famous UNICO calibre HUB1242 manufacture movement, a flyback chronograph offering a 72-hour power reserve. The Roman numerals favoured by the Fuente add a remarkable note of authenticity to the timepiece. These numerals are taken from the clock which has historically appeared on the family crest. This is in reference to the Fuente motto: "We will never rush the hands of time." Another emblem, that of a crowned lion, appears at 9 o'clock in recognition that the brand supplied cigars to the Spanish court and in honour of its great patriarch. The back of the watch is engraved with "Big Bang Limited Edition" along with the number of the piece in the limited edition run of 100 pieces. Fuente's historic logo appears in the centre, and its current initials "AF" (for Arturo Fuente) have here been replaced with "CF", in reference to Carlos Fuente Sr., along with the words "Edición de homenaje" (which is Spanish for "edition in homage"). In quotation marks, the dedication by Carlito Fuente Jr. reads: "Our Father, Our Friend, Our Hero." Available in a limited edition of 100 pieces, the Big Unico Arturo Fuente Ceramic comes in a spectacular lacquered wooden gift box which serves as a presentation case for the watch as well as a cigar humidor. 라이프스타일 아트로 푸엔테(Arturo Fuente) 더 알아보기 온라인 및 부티크 단독 위블로 점검 서비스를 포함합니다. 위블로 시계가 계속해서 정밀한 움직임을 유지할 수 있도록 위블로 점검 서비스를 제공합니다. 더 알아보기 기술 사양 케이스 시계 번호 421.CI.0190.VR.OPX21 직경 44 mm 케이스 인그레이빙, 마이크로블라스트 및 폴리싱 처리된 블랙 세라믹 베젤 인그레이빙, 마이크로블라스트 및 폴리싱 처리된 블랙 세라믹 방수 100m/10ATM 크리스탈 반사 방지 처리한 사파이어 다이얼 사파이어 크리스탈 다이얼 무브먼트 무브먼트 HUB1280 유니코 매뉴팩처 셀프 와인딩 크로노그래프 플라이백 무브먼트 및 컬럼 휠 파워 리저브 72시간 스트랩 & 클래스프 스트랩 블랙 러버 및 블랙 카프 가죽 클래스프 블랙 세라믹 및 블랙 도금 티타늄 디플로이언트 버클 클래스프 최신 뉴스 THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS AND PAMPERED FELINE CHOUPETTE STARS IN HUBLOT’S BIG BANG 20TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN Nyon, Switzerland, 2nd May 2025 – The internet’s reigning feline icon, Choupette, has landed her most unexpected role with luxury’s most polarizing watch brand Hublot. The Swiss watchmaker has tapped fashion’s famously pampered cat to celebrate its 20th anniversary of the iconic Big Bang collection. 더 알아보기 BIG BANG NIGHT: 킬리안 음바페와 우사인 볼트, 위블로 아이코닉 모델 빅뱅의 20 주년을 함께 기념하다. 제네바, 2025년 4월 3일 – 위블로가 워치스 앤 원더스 페어 (Watches & Wonders)의 일환으로 제네바 아레나에서 아이코닉한 빅뱅의 20주년을 기념하는 특별한 밤에 위블로의 앰버서더인 킬리안 음바페와 우사인 볼트의 기념비적인 첫 만남이 이뤄졌습니다. 이 잊을 수 없는 기념 행사는 위블로의 선구적인 정신을 기리는 동시에 브랜드의 DNA인 “아트 오브 퓨전”을 담아낸 의미있는 순간이었습니다. 더 알아보기
