New Hublot watches for 2022
Hublot is going bold with their latest offerings in 2022
May 30, 2022
“By pushing the experiences to the limits, we can change mindsets”. Paco Rabanne
At the recent Watches & Wonders show Hublot revealed some of the brand’s latest innovations and they are far from understated. Highlights include a stunning new geometry for Hublot with the Square Bang Unico, new models within the Richard Orlinski collaboration line and the iconic Big Bang remains as captivating as ever with exciting new colourways.
BIG BANG UNICO SUMMER PURPLE
It’s fashion, baby! Hublot stays on-trend in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer with the launch of a Big Bang Unico in a brand-new shade – purple!
Fashionistas around the world agree: bold, bright colours are back this season! Colour blocking is a trend gracing catwalks at the most recent Fashion Week events in the biggest capitals. This Hublot Big Bang Unico in Summer Purple features a 42-mm case cut from aluminium. This anodised, satin-finished and polished case is purple all over and guarantees impeccable durability and remarkable protection from scratches and impacts. A technical feat on the part of Hublot's engineers!
To match its all-purple look, the Big Bang Unico Summer comes with two straps in the same colour. The first takes the form of a Velcro strap with matching stitching which is closed with a sports clasp. The second adopts the brand's signature natural rubber and both bracelets feature the One-Click system, an interchangeable clasp system patented by Hublot.
SQUARE BANG UNICO
Hublot unveils its own interpretation of the square watch, a totally new geometry for the watchmaker. Inspired by the Maison's iconic Big Bang, this Square Bang Unico adds a new pillar, ‘The Shaped Collection’ to sit alongside the Spirit of Big Bang.
The square geometry bewitched Hublot because of the challenges it sets. First, the movement. Since every calibre has the wheel as its basic component, it therefore needs a round movement. If you are to place a round movement harmoniously in a square case, this requires a very specific style. This is why most watchmakers hide their movement, to give the illusion of using a shaped movement or because they have failed to find a consistent aesthetic style.
Hublot decided to take a radically different direction: the watchmaker hides nothing of its own, in-house Unico movement, the pride of the Nyon watchmakers and the beating heart of most of its designs for over 10 years. The chronograph has a column wheel visible at 6 o’ clock, while its bicompax display dispenses with a dial, to reveal its secret inner workings.
CLASSIC FUSION ORLINSKI BRACELET
After five years of collaboration, Hublot and Richard Orlinski are unveiling the missing link of their shared collection: a series of watches adorned with a new metallic bracelet using the facets of the French artist’s famous sculptures.
Since the launch of the first model, the Swiss watchmaker and Richard Orlinski have given life to a collection of watches displaying the angular style typical of the French artist’s work.
Hublot’s engineers have displayed all their technical expertise in making a watch whose corners, bevelled edges and facets define the character of the case, bevel, crown, and a metallic bracelet whose architecture is bevelled and faceted in titanium and composed of 83 parts.
This new bracelet attaches to the watch case, on which the facets extend. With a 40 mm diameter, it suits all wrists and all genders.
Its polished titanium case encloses a HUB1100 movement, a self-winding calibre with a power reserve of 42 hours. Its dial comes in a choice of black or white ceramic and displays the angular facets so unique to Richard Orlinski.
Like a jewelled piece of art, a partially pave set version of the Classic Fusion Orlinski Bracelet watch is also available, adorned by its new matching bracelet. Playing with shade and light, certain facets on the case, bezel and bracelet are adorned with diamonds, totalling a weight of 3.79 carats.