Hublot’s Robb Report Limited EditionBat Bang Watch Hublot displays its trademark fusion of unlikely materials in its one-of-a-kind Bat Bang watch fashioned from Cermet, “the hardest man-made material on earth.”
Number of Editions:1 watch
Description In 1980, Hublot founder Carlo Crocco introduced not only his first watch but the core creative concept of his new company: fusion. Crocco’s initial design fused two never-before combined materials: gold and…rubber. Designed by boating enthusiast Crocco to emulate a ship’s porthole, the first Hublot watch’s gold case paired with a bold black band of natural rubber caused a stir, and started a company.
Today, nearly all Hublot straps are made of rubber, and fusion reigns as the mantra for its new creations. So, given the company’s penchant for fusing what Mike Margolis, Hublot’s sales director USA, describes as “materials that don’t ordinarily go together, from ceramic to carbon fiber to titanium,” it is no surprise that the creation Hublot offers as a Robb Report Limited Edition is made of an amazing material. Says Margolis, “The one-of-a-kind watch we’ve created is made from Cermet, which is a mixture of ceramic and metal. It is the hardest man-made material on earth.” Called “Bat Bang,” Hublot’s Limited Edition watch hails from Hublot’s enormously successful Big Bang line created by the company’s brilliantly innovative CEO, Jean-Claude Biver. As one might guess, the Bat Bang name does reference The Dark Knight. According to Margolis, “It has this cool carbon-fiber, cog-shaped figure on the dial. We are going to put on the outside of the cog the initials of the person buying the watch. That makes it a completely unique piece. Not only that, we have also never done any tourbillon in the Cermet case before. Plus we will offer the buyer the opportunity to come to our manufacture in Nyon, Switzerland, and install the six H-shaped bezel screws, to finish and seal his own watch himself.” Just to tool Cermet to make the watch case is nearly impossible, according to Margolis, but, he says, “It is the extent to which Hublot will go to create a watch literally unlike any other in the world.”
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The one word that sums up Hublot’s core creative philosophy is “fusion”. Since its founding, Hublot has been known for fusing and combining materials that don’t ordinarily go together, like ceramic and carbon fiber or titanium and Cermet, the hardest man-made material in the world, or gold with the company’s signature material, natural rubber. The fusing of unlike materials began in 1980 when company founder Carlo Crocco caused a stir with his first Hublot watch by fitting a gold watch with a natural rubber strap. The watch’s porthole-shaped case combined polished and brushed metal, the minimalist black dial, and the distinctive black natural-rubber strap that came to symbolize the Hublot watch. In addition to the trademark strap, every element of a Hublot watch benefits from an incomparable creativity and attention to detail. No less than 160 manual operations, executed with the greatest care combined with a complete mastery of the most modern technologies, are required to produce the Hublot watch case. The now famous Hublot clasp is the result of a well-balanced blend of high technical skill and know how, and this is the reason behind its perfect reliability, avoiding the need for any other locking system. Carlo Crocco’s ingenuity and break with tradition in choosing rubber for his watch’s strap is a perfect embodiment of the philosophy, lifestyle and brand image Hublot honors to this day. Unbounded creative freedom enables Hublot to preserve its unique personality and to widen its range with an impressive array of collections, some featuring specific complications, and some available only in limited editions. credit – Robb Report |
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