Hublot introduced its Unico calibre in 2010, and now the HUB 1280 UNICO makes an appearance from behind a skeletonized and multi-layered dial: redesigned to match the stencil-style numbers, a date window at between 4 and 5 o’clock, and horizontally-placed chronograph registers. It’s an automatic flyback chronograph, with 43 jewels and a power reserve of 72 hours. Prices start at $25,200, with the Magic Gold variant topping out at $44,500.
Big Bang Special Editions
If these five aren’t quite special enough, Hublot is also unveiling two more Reloaded models with iconic sports figures (and brand ambassadors), as well as a jewel-laden tourbillon that rings in at a cool million bucks.
French soccer legend Kylian Mbappé gets a Reloaded that comes in microblasted white ceramic with contrasting King Gold accents that suit this Reloaded’s muted tones. The seconds hand gets the KM logo at one end and a yellow-tipped arrow at the other, while the bezel is subtly engraved at 6-o’clock with Mbappé’s personal credo, “Trust Yourself.” It’s limited to 200 pieces for $30,000 each.
Meanwhile, Usain Bolt’s Reloaded edition comes in black ceramic, with plenty of personal touches: the lightning bolt-shaped seconds hand, reflecting the nickname of the fastest sprinter in the world, as well as his own motto engraved on the bezel: “Anything is Possible, Don’t Think Limits.” Most significantly, on the caseback and suspended between two sapphire crystals is “authentic soil from Bolt’s childhood training ground in Jamaica,” which according to Hublot, “anchors the watch where his destiny began.”
For something smaller and less ostentatious, Hublot’s Big Bang Joyful Amethyst Purple adds a touch of muted violet gemstones to the Big Bang Joyful collection which also includes, blue, orange, and green, and pink variants. It comes in at a modest 33mm with a white dial and surrounded by even numbers.
Similarly, the Spirit of Big Bang Moonphase Impact focuses the difficulty of setting diamonds and crystallized osmium into sapphire, one of the hardest materials on Earth, into a more restrained tonneau case. The fractured shapes of all three watches resemble cracked ice, with glimpses of a date dial and a 6 o’clock moonphase indicator barely peeking through. The All Black in ceramic is limited to 100 pieces at $33,700, the Sapphire with its blue-tinted osmium is limited to 30 pieces at $114,500, and the Sapphire Jewelry with its multi-faceted diamonds, is limited to 20 pieces at $543,000
Blake Z. Rong
2026-04-16 14:00:00