Hublot is laying bare its Unico calibre. The Replica Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire chronograph has nothing to hide and everything to show … A fragile peace of art manufactured in an impressive series of 500 pieces …
We all know that sapphire is an extremely difficult material to machine. Therefore it has until now been reserved for one-of-a-kind pieces or very small collections. Richard Mille has done a replica watch in a saphire-case and recently also Hublot with its ambitious MP05 “LaFerrari” Sapphire project.
Now Hublot presents a series of 500 pieces. This is a first! As far I know sapphire had never previously been cut “on such a large scale”.
The case middle, bezel and back of the 45 mm Replica Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire are cut from blocks of sapphire, a material which is almost as hard and scratch-resistant as diamond (9 on the Mohs scale as opposed to 10 for diamond). Only a few pieces forming the spine of the replica watch are made from titanium: the screws, the crown, which is over-molded with silicon, and the deployant-buckle.
Its skeleton dial, made from transparent resin, reveals the Hublot Unico HUB1242 calibre. A flyback chronograph with column wheel and double clutch visible on the dial side, with a power reserve of approximately 72 hours
Complementing its ethereal silhouette, its strap – transparent – is invisible so that the skin can be seen through it. Cool, but we will have to discover if this looks sexy in case of excessive body hair on the forearm … 
The Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire is available as a 500-piece limited edition and is water-resistant to 50 metres.
Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire
Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire
Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire
Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire
Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire
If you now ask yourself what will happen, when the chronograph falls on a hard surface you are for sure not alone. Unfortunately I have now answers for you …
Beside this theoretic issue … what do you think? Do you like the replica watch? Cool?
Let me know!
