Past Hublot watches, for example, have contained Zenith’s popular El Primero 5Hz chronograph movements. Zenith and Hublot are part of the same group within the larger LVMH entity, and it isn’t uncommon for these companies to assist one another and lend parts and expertise. My understanding is that it is a reworked version of the Zenith Elite automatic movement family, customized for Hublot purposes.
Inside the watches is a movement known as the Hublot caliber MHUB1710. With a 40mm-wide case and under 10mm case thickness, this is among the first hip-looking Hublot watches you can wear with tailored sleeves. For all the aesthetic value and fun we get from Hublot, discreet wearing experiences is not something everyone always associates with the brand. In short order, aBlogtoWatch will feature some hands-on impressions of the new Hublot Big Bang Integral Time Only, but I can already imagine the wrist experience that comes with the new svelte shape. The Big Bang Integral Time Only maintains the same case profile and bracelet shape but slims the package down to a 40mm-wide case that is just 9.25mm-thick and still water resistant to 100 meters. The latter comes in a larger 42mm-wide case and contains the Hublot in-house UNICO automatic chronograph family of mechanical movements.
Let’s compare the Big Bang Integral Time Only with the existing version of the Hublot Big Bang Integral (aBlogtoWatch hands-on here). With the Big Bang Integral Time Only, Hublot is hoping to attract a new type of customer who is interested in a 40mm-wide, thinner-profile, versatile luxury timepiece that comes on an integrated bracelet - and for early 2022, that package will be available in titanium, black ceramic, or 18k yellow gold. Hublot has always been about modern lines and an aggressive stance, so what would it be like to tone down the iconic Big Bang into a dressier watch? Indeed, Hublot attempted to answer this question with its long-standing Classic Fusion product collection, but in a lot of ways, that was an exercise in creating a formal Hublot watch and not so much about fitting it to popular trends. The Hublot Big Bang Integral Time Only watches are an exercise in creating a simpler, albeit still complicated product. The latest new watches from Hublot are sure to be commercially successful because we see the Swiss company offering its take on a popular trend.
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