Category Archives: Hublot

The importance of Asia for Swiss Watch Exports

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A lady admiring Patek Philippe timepieces on display in Singapore. Photo: © Cortina Watch / Patek Philippe. 2016.

How large is the market in Asia for Swiss watch brands? Well, there is no doubting Asia’s importance as it is the biggest market for Swiss watch exporters, accounting for half of such exports in terms of value. In 2015, the total value of Swiss watch exports worldwide was CHF21.5 billion, representing a decline of 3.3%, according to the Federation … More →

Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016: Because football is for everyone

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Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016. This is the Official Watch of the UEFA European Championships 2016. Housed within its 45mm black ceramic case is the Manufacture Unico HUB1261 bi-retrograde automatic movement featuring a column wheel chronograph with 72 hours of power reserve after being fully wound. Water-resistant to 10 atm (100m). Limited to 100 pieces. Photo: © Hublot

The Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016 is a sports watch, more specifically, a football wristwatch as it was specially designed to time football matches. The engine in this Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016 football sports watch is an in-house Manufacture movement – the Unico HUB 1261 automatic movement. In addition to the … More →

How it works Part 1: Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016

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Just beneath the 12 o’clock position on Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016 is an aperture that will display either “1”, “½”, “2” or “End”. This is what the brand terms the “match period display” which essentially tells you “the ongoing period” or at what stage the game is at: “1” is for the first half of the match, “½” is for half-time, “2” is for the second half and “End” is for the end of match. Photos: © Hublot

The Official Watch of this year’s UEFA European Championships 2016 is Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph EURO 2016 which is powered by the brand’s in-house Manufacture calibre, the Unico HUB 1261 automatic movement with a bi-retrograde module. How does the Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph 2016 UEFA EURO 2016 work? First, some football basics. Every football match officially … More →

Hublot Big Bang Alarm Repeater: Simple programming

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Hublot Big Bang Alarm Repeater in 18K King Gold. Introduced in 2015 and housed in a 45mm diameter case, this watch features the alarm function and the display of a second time zone. The steel hammer of the alarm mechanism can be seen together with the gong on the dial side. Photo: © TANG Portfolio. 2015 BaselWorld. Photo taken with a Leica D-Lux 5

At first glance, one may mistake Hublot’s Big Bang Alarm repeater as a chronograph watch because of the two pushers and the two sub-dials. This isn’t a chronograph watch but the brand’s new Alarm Repeater launched at the 2015 annual BaselWorld watch fair. This watch is not to be mistaken for the traditional minute repeater which chimes the time on … More →