15 九月 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. 阅读更多 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. 阅读更多 最新动态 HUBLOT宇舶表发布全新时计 一键切换夏日模式 米科诺斯岛，2025年6月5日——今夏不容错过的盛事，当属全新Big Bang Unico 2025夏日腕表的盛大发布，以及瑞士奢华制表品牌HUBLOT宇舶表令人难忘的夏日活动。自2017年起，宇舶表便踏上了一场海滩巡游之旅，足迹遍布魅力独具的地中海度假胜地，将品牌的瞩目活力融入这些夏日从不眠的目的地。在米科诺斯岛的中心，宇舶表品牌大使、被誉为“世界上最快的男人”的尤塞恩·博尔特（Usain Bolt）与品牌挚友、DJ三人组Meduza的成员Mattia Vitale联袂开启这场私享夏日庆典。活动现场云集媒体，表主，意见领袖和宇舶表大家庭的成员们。Big Bang Unico 2025 夏日腕表采用暖阳橙与地中海蓝配色，生动捕捉了夏日精髓——将暖阳下的悠长时光、趾间流泻的温热细沙与轻抚海岸的浪花凝聚于方寸之间。 了解更多 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. 了解更多
