The arrival of summer brings with it a dramatic upswing in mood change. It’s the start of the part of the year we’ve all been waiting for, and it deserves to be celebrated. In the world of horology, this directly translates to: new stuff is available. And in the case of Hublot specifically, it means new Big Bang ceramic references.
Having (successfully) introduced summer-specific releases over the last several years, Hublot has shown a pretty thorough read on what it is that people are wanting from their ‘summer watch’. So it is little surprise that it has unveiled six delicious-looking pastel colourways in its hallmark ceramic cases.
Two Big Bang Summer pieces share the same multicoloured composition of mint green, pink and sky-blue ceramic, differentiated by what’s inside. The 42mm version runs the manufacture Unico flyback chronograph, limited to 200 pieces, with a microblasted and polished pink and mint-green case, a sky-blue ceramic bezel, and a matching case-back. The HUB1280 calibre inside delivers a column-wheel-controlled flyback function accurate to 1/8th of a second, along with a 72-hour power reserve and 43 jewels across 354 components.
The 44mm version, limited to just 10 pieces, swaps in a manufacture automatic tourbillon. The HUB6035 caliber sits behind a transparent pink sapphire crystal dial, exposing the movement along with a micro-rotor for winding efficiency. Both Summer references share the same case construction, a One-Click interchangeable strap system, and a titanium deployant buckle clasp.
Alongside the Summer pieces, Hublot has added three new monochrome ceramic colorways to the 33mm and 42mm Big Bang range: peach, mint green and petrol blue. The 33mm versions mark a first for the line, dropping diamonds entirely so the ceramic color carries the design unbroken across dial, case, bezel and strap. These run on the HUB1120 self-winding movement, with a 40-hour power reserve.
The 42mm Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic pairs a satin-finished titanium case with a polished peach ceramic bezel and skeletonized peach dial, again powered by the Unico flyback chronograph, and carries 100m water resistance.