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The year has just begun, but<br />
LVMH’s watch division has<br />
wasted no time releasing its<br />
first wave of novelties in Dubai. Among<br />
the novelties announced, Hublot’s<br />
Big Bang Integral is, no doubt, one<br />
that garnered a lot of attention.<br />
The Big Bang is not only one of the<br />
brand’s most well-known watches, but it<br />
is also considered by many as an anchoring<br />
piece in the landscape of contemporary<br />
high-end sports watches. The Big Bang<br />
has often been the pioneer when it comes<br />
to the brand’s use of advanced materials.<br />
But this time, Hublot put material second,<br />
and instead focused on the Big Bang’s<br />
overall image. To mark the watch’s 15th<br />
anniversary, Hublot has presented it<br />
for the first time on an integrated metal<br />
bracelet in three executions: titanium,<br />
ceramic and King Gold.<br />
The design of the Big Bang Integral<br />
is noticeably distinct from its peers. Its<br />
case, lugs and first link take on a look and<br />
feel that is very much true to Hublot. The<br />
bracelet design, whichever angle you view<br />
it from, looks like it is simply an extension<br />
of the the case and lugs themselves, both<br />
in polish and construction.<br />
The three-link bracelet has a uniform<br />
central spine with two tapering lateral<br />
links. The link surfaces are satin-finished,<br />
the edges are beveled and chamfered.<br />
And while the Integral still retains the Big<br />
Bang’s “sandwich” case construction, it<br />
is fully assembled from the same material<br />
LVMHWATCHWEEKDUBAI<br />
THE BIG BANG TURNS 15<br />
Celebrating a special birthday of the iconic watch, Hublot presents a<br />
young and sporty Big Bang with an integrated bracelet.<br />
WORDS TAITAN CHEN<br />
instead of a composite resin insert. The most obvious change,<br />
however, may be the chamfers on the case edges, now<br />
widened to match with those on the bracelet’s edges.<br />
There is a clear demand among collectors for the<br />
sports-chic watches on integrated bracelets. The<br />
challenge for everyone vying to enter the market, is to<br />
develop a coherently designed and elegant design. All that<br />
considered, the Big Bang Integral presents itself as a very<br />
worthy competitor.<br />
HUBLOT<br />
BIG BANG INTEGRAL<br />
MOVEMENT Self-winding HUB1289 caliber; hours,<br />
minutes and small seconds; central chronograph<br />
seconds; 60-minute totalizer; date; 3-day power reserve<br />
CASE 42mm case; available in titanium, polished black<br />
ceramic, King Gold; titanium with pavé diamonds or<br />
King Gold with pavé diamonds; water resistant to 100m<br />
STRAP Integrated bracelet in matching material with<br />
deployant clasp<br />
56 THE MODERNIST
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