Celebrating their 7th year of collaboration, Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot and Maxime Plescia Buchi present the new Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu series.
Maxime Büchi aka MxM is a Swiss tattoo artist, graphic designer, and creative director. He is the founder of Sang Bleu, a multi-disciplinary media platform and creative agency based in London.
In 2016, Hublot began a partnership with the acclaimed artist and launched the first Big Bang Sang Bleu watch. In 2019/20, the second collection, Sang Bleu II was launched. Unveiled at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, the new Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu series represents the third collaboration between Hublot and Maxime Büchi.
For this new collection, Maxime Plescia Buchi is channelling the Spirit of Big Bang through the Sang Bleu prism. Just as his tattoos create new identity, revealing new shapes and new perspectives, the celebrated artist injects a new spirit into the Spirit of Big Bang collection.
With a faceted, structured 42 mm diameter, the Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu watch has an enhanced three dimensional and ergonomically enhanced design.
There are three limited editions: 200 units in titanium, 200 in All Black ceramic and 100 in King Gold. In addition, two models are set with 180 diamonds in titanium and King Gold.
Geometric tattoos alternate and overlap from the case to the bezel. A sapphire dial displays the HUB4700 automatic skeleton chronograph movement through disc hands bearing the characteristic geometry of timepieces made in collaboration with Sang Bleu.
To ensure that the watch perfectly fits the curves of the wrist, case-back and the sapphire crystal have been arched at several points. In terms of dial legibility, the structure of the hands has been enhanced and the hour and minute markers have been refined.
Technical details
Models: Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu All Black, Titanium & Titanium Pavé
References
All Black: 648.CX.0114.RX.MXM23, Limited to 200 pieces
Titanium: 648.NX.0107.RX.MXM23, Limited to 200 pieces
Titanium Pavé: 648.NX.0107.RX.1604.MXM23, Set with 180 diamonds for approximately 2.4 carats
Case
All Black: Satin/Polished Black ceramic
Titanium: Satin/Polished Titanium
Titanium Pavé: Titanium set with 80 diamonds
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 15.7 mm
Water resistance: 10 ATM
Case-back
All Black: Polished Black Ceramic
Titanium and Titanium Pavé: Polished Titanium
Bezel
All Black: Satin finished and Polished Black Ceramic
Titanium: Satin finished and Polished Titanium
Titanium Pavé: Polished Titanium set with 100 diamonds
Dial
Sapphire
Movement
HUB4700
Self-winding Skeleton Chronograph
Frequency: 5 (36’000 A/H)
Power reserve (hours): 50
Number of components: 278
Jewels: 31
Strap
All Black: Black smooth rubber, Black ceramic and Black PVD Titanium Deployant Buckle
Titanium and Titanium Pavé: Black smooth rubber, Titanium and Titanium Deployant Buckle
Suggested retail price
All Black: 28’900 CHF/ 31’800 EUR/ 30’400 USD/ 26’200GBP
Titanium: 26’900 CHF/ 29’600 EUR/ 28’300 USD/ 24’400 GBP
Titanium Pavé: 45’900 CHF/ 50’500 EUR/ 48’300 USD/ 41’600 GBP
Models: Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Sang Bleu King Gold & King Gold Pavé
References
King Gold: 648.OX.0108.RX.MXM23, Limited to 100 pieces
King Gold Pavé: 648.OX.0108.RX.1604.MXM23, Set with 180 diamonds for approximately 2.4 carats
Case
King Gold: Polished/satin King Gold
King Gold Pavé: King Gold set with 80 diamonds
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 15.7 mm
Water resistance: 10 ATM
Case-back: Polished King Gold
Bezel
King Gold: Satin-finished and Polished King Gold
King Gold Pavé: Polished King Gold set with 100 diamonds
Dial
Sapphire
Movement
HUB4700
Self-winding Skeleton Chronograph
Frequency: 5 (36’000 A/H)
Power reserve (hours): 50
Number of components: 278
Jewels: 31
Strap
King Gold: Black smooth rubber, King Gold and Black titane Deployant Buckle
King Gold Pavé: Black smooth rubber, King Gold and Black PVD Titanium Deployant Buckle
Suggested retail price
King Gold: 47’900 CHF/ 52’700 EUR/ 50’400 USD/ 43’500 GBP
King Gold Pavé: 66’900 CHF/ 73’600 EUR/ 70’400 USD/ 60’700 GBP
