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Above<br />
The Classic<br />
Fusion Ferrari<br />
GT in titanium.<br />
Right<br />
The Classic<br />
Fusion Ferrari GT<br />
in 3D carbon.<br />
they’ve been the most successful, which is actually saying<br />
something. Indeed, in spite of the perceived synergy that<br />
one might envision as existing between automotive sport and<br />
watches, in practice these mashups are notoriously difficult<br />
to nail, with failed examples of the genre being too numerous<br />
to mention here.<br />
Not so with Hublot. From tourbillons to straightup<br />
concept pieces like the bonkers LaFerrari, Hublot<br />
and Ferrari have been nothing if not prolific, and, more<br />
importantly, popular with their collectors. For 2019, the<br />
guest of honor at the Finali Mondiali was the Classic Fusion<br />
Ferrari GT, a limited-edition racing-inspired chronograph<br />
which comes in 3D carbon, titanium or Hublot’s proprietary<br />
King Gold. However, unlike other pieces of this ilk, where<br />
the “collaboration” is limited to a unique colorway and some<br />
strategically placed logos, the Classic Fusion Ferrari GT was<br />
designed by none other than Flavio Manzoni, the director of<br />
Centro Stile Ferrari, the famed design house responsible for<br />
Ferrari’s road cars and concept cars alike.<br />
The end result is a Hublot that eschews the hard angles<br />
one typically associates with the brand for soft curves that<br />
are more than a little reminiscent of the ultra-limitededition<br />
Ferrari Monza SP1/2. Under the skeletonized<br />
dial hums the in-house UNICO HUB1280 chronograph<br />
movement, which, in a nod to the motorsport that inspired<br />
it, features a flyback complication.<br />
This is Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe’s favorite<br />
collaboration yet, but if you ask him, the best is still to come<br />
— a new piece is already in the works, which will be released<br />
alongside Ferrari’s next supercar. Perhaps that one will be<br />
the guest of honor at the Finali Mondiali 2020.<br />
HUBLOT<br />
CLASSIC FUSION FERRARI GT<br />
MOVEMENT Self-winding caliber HUB1280; hours, minutes and<br />
seconds; date; flyback chronograph; 72-hour power reserve<br />
CASE 45mm case in 3D carbon (500 pieces), titanium (1,000<br />
pieces) or King Gold (500 pieces); water-resistant to 100m<br />
STRAP Black rubber and Schedoni leather, with matching<br />
deployant clasp<br />
THE MODERNIST 67
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