Hublot Big Bang Special Edition 200th Anniversary of Mexican Independance

Hublot creates a special edition to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the independence of Mexico.

Hublot is joining the Mexican people in celebrating the 200th anniversary of their independence, with a limited edition King Power in the national colors, featuring the symbol of the "Bell of Dolores" engraved on the case-back.

It was in 1810 that the people of Dolores, led by its priest Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo, started their rebellion to free themselves from Spanish domination. Calling on the villagers - by ringing the bells of his parish - to revolt against the colonial grip, he uttered the famous "Cry of Dolores", an exhortation to fight the Spanish government to win national independence. Without military experience and armed with improvised weapons, the inhabitants of Dolores triggered a wave of revolution throughout the country, thereby marking the first crucial step towards its independence. Now, in 2010, Hublot is paying tribute to these early combatants by creating a King Power bearing on its dial the colors of Mexico, and whose case-back reproduces an illustration of the famous "Cry of Dolores", symbolized by the bell that sounded the rallying call in 1810.

Technical details

Series:

REFERENCE: 710.CI.1130.GR.MEX10

Black ceramic: limited, 150 pieces numbered from 01/150 to 150/150

REFERENCE: 710.OX.0130.GR.MEX10

King Gold: limited, 50 pieces numbered from 01/50 to 50/50

Case: “King Power”, diameter 48 mm, in micro-blasted black ceramic or satin-finished King Gold

Bezel: Micro-blasted black ceramic or satin-finished King Gold, with molded black rubber and 6 relief black PVD H-shaped titanium screws

Crystal: Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective treatment

Bezel Lug: Black composite resin Lateral Inserts Black composite resin

Case-back: Micro-blasted black ceramic or satin-finished King Gold

Crown: Black PVD titanium or King Gold with black rubber insert

Push-pieces: Black PVD titanium or King Gold with black rubber insert

Screws: Black PVD titanium

Water resistance: 100 m or 10 ATM

Dial: Sapphire with green appliques plus white SuperLuminova™, overlaid counters with red minute track

Hands: Micro-blasted green satin finish with white SuperLuminova™

Movement: Skeleton mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, red counter bridge, Hublot calibre HUB4201

No. of Components: 252

Jewels: 27

Bridges: Micro-blasted black chrome

Screws: Black PVD titanium

Oscillating Weight: Tungsten carbide with black PVD treated dimpled surface

Main plate: Micro-blasted black chrome

Barrel: With reinforced spring

Escapement: Glucydur hairspring

Power Reserve: 42 hours

Wristlet: Adjustable strap with black rubber underside and green alligator top side, and red stitching

Clasp: Micro-blasted black ceramic or satin-finished King Gold

New Watch - Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition

Swiss watch manufacturer Oris has joined forces with the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) to help protect and preserve the Great Barrier Reef - the world’s largest reef system - by launching a limited edition diver’s watch. CHF 50 from each watch sold will be donated to AMCS.

The Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition is an unusual and desirable Oris diver’s watch with a quality mechanical movement and a host of attractive design features.

The clear blue waters around the reef are reflected in the blue dial with its wave pattern and the hands and indices glow in contrasting “Dark Orange” Superluminova – one of the last colors to disappear underwater.

Keen divers will love the high water resistance of 100 bar/1000m. The crown and helium valve on the left of the case give the watch a quirky, but practical and professional look and feel.

Presented in a collector’s set with a choice of straps, the Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition is Oris’ way of helping to protect one of the world’s natural wonders: with a natural wonder of its own.

Features:

Ref: 643 7609 8585

• Automatic mechanical movement. Centralized hour and minute displays. Small second display at 4 o’clock. Date display at 6 o’clock.

• Multi-piece stainless steel case with stainless steel crown and manual helium valve. Water resistant to 100 bar/1000m.

• Case diameter: 47 mm

• Case back with AMCS logo.

• Unidirectional rotating bezel with minute scale.

• Domed sapphire glass with inner anti-reflective coating.

• Blue dial with wave pattern and applied Superluminova indices.

• Nickel hands with “Dark Orange” Superluminova inlay.

• Rubber strap or multi-piece stainless steel bracelet, both with stainless steel folding clasp and adjustable strap lengthening system.

• Presentation set with neoprene zip case, keyring with AMCS logo, diver’s log book and limited edition certificate.

• Limited to 1000 pieces. Limited edition number engraved on case side at 3 o’clock.

New Watch - Chronoswiss Timemaster Chronograph GMT

The Timemaster, one of the flagship models of Chronoswiss, was presented at Baselworld 2010, and is a version equipped with a second time zone in combination with the traditional chronograph. The new Timemaster Chronograph GMT Automatic, is both striking and masculine, and is a variation of the Timemaster Chronograph Date. It includes a bright red GMT hand pointing to a 24 hours scale on the bezel, allowing for easy reading of the second zone. This makes it particularly attractive for frequent travelers.

The new Timemaster continues the current trend of using black DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) in watches.

Timemaster Chronograph GMT - technical data

Indications

Hours, minutes, small seconds, date window at 6 o'clock, chronograph seconds hand, 30 minutes totalizer, 12 hours totalizer, pointer for second zone (the bezel)

Case

Polished case with 44 pieces, polished bezel displaying GMT and with DLC treatment, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, screwed back with anti-reflective sapphire crystal; polished, striated crown, chrono pushers with protective caps, water resistant to 10 atm (100 meters)

Dimensions: 44 mm diameter, 16 mm thickness

Material: stainless steel or stainless steel with DLC treatment (dianoia ®)

Movement

Chronoswiss Caliber C.751 (base ETA Valjoux 7750)

Automatic chronograph with GMT function

Diameter: 30 mm (13 1 / 4 lines)

Thickness: 7.9 mm

Rubies: 25

Balance: Glucydur, three-arm

Shock absorption: Incabloc

Frequency: 4 Hz (28,800 VPH)

Power reserve: approximately 46 hours

Personalization: skeletonized and gilted rotor with Côtes de Genève decoration on ball bearings, anchor and escape wheel bolts polished, bridges with Côtes de Genève, circular graining with platinum, individually numbered

Dial

Metal painted black or silver

GMT hand painted in red

Bracelet

Choice between Nappa leather, rubber strap, or metal

Closure

Buckle or folding clasp

New Watch - Concord C1 Eternal Gravity

The Concord C1 EternalGravity is presented in a 48.5 mm 18K white gold case set with 227 baguette-cut diamonds and holding an 84-hour power reserve movement with seconds on the side of the Tourbillon carriage, trust index (indication of the balance amplitude) and flyback chronograph (hour-minutes). The Tourbillon cage is fitted outside the movement and case, but connected to the rest of the mechanism by a perpendicular pinion. The skeletized dial is set with 146 baguette-cut gems displays a dark DLC-coated perforated grid, various subdials and time measurement indications, superimposed to create a sense of perfectly mastered space.

Technical specifications:

Reference: Model 0320101

Mechanical hand-wound movement, Concord caliber C100

48.5 mm diameter 18K white gold set with 227 baguette-cut diamonds / 18.5 mm tall

3.3 mm sapphire crystal

Dial set with 100 baguette-cut white diamonds, 34 carnelians & 12 baguette-cut black diamond hour markers

Black rubberized alligator strap with 18K white gold folding clasp

Water resistance: 3 ATM

403 baguette cut gems – TCW 25.31 ct

Unique piece