Hublot
Introducing the Hublot Classic Fusion 42mm Elements Special Edition for The Hour Glass
Hublot
Introducing the Hublot Classic Fusion 42mm Elements Special Edition for The Hour Glass
The Low-Down
Forty years is practically half a lifetime, over which one can marvel at dramatic transformations and at the same time give thanks for some things which remain the same. It’s largely for the latter that Hublot is celebrating more than 40 years’ relationship with The Hour Glass, by releasing a special edition of its Classic Fusion 42mm, featuring stone dials.
IMHO
Watchmaking companies tend to load up a mountain of specialist-curated words to explain their history, purpose and define their DNA which then in theory finds expression in the watches they produce. Congruence is a separate matter but being verbose is pretty much par for the course. Then there is Hublot and the genius behind its single-word imperative that is “Fusion”. It’s vague enough to encompass so much – anything that involves putting two things together to create something new – yet its significance is not diluted a single bit and it evokes something primal, potent and utterly electrifying courtesy of the word’s association in our minds with a nuclear reaction. What is Fusion? When two or more elements come together in such a reactive way that something thoroughly new is created as a result. It’s a beautiful concept especially in an undertaking like watchmaking that straddles the opposite poles of numerous axes: cutting edge materials and processes in the manufacture of an archaic centuries-old invention; pairing of precious metals with base materials in many of the iconic timepieces; watchmaking is rooted in national culture (Swiss, German, Japanese, etc.) yet international in reach from its earliest days.
Tech Specs
Movement: Self-winding HUB1100, 4Hz, power reserve of 42 hours
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds
Case: 42mm, titanium, sapphire crystal front and back, special edition engraving
Strap: Black alligator strap with 5N gold stitching on black rubber with gold-plated stainless steel deployant clasp
Price: SGD 26,500 (Tiger’s Eye, Red Jasper, Malachite); SGD 28,500 (Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli)
More information at thehourglass.com