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It’s the year of the Big Bang, and Hublot is marking the occasion with, among other things, a new set of transparent watches, aptly named the Big Bang 20th Anniversary “Master of Sapphire” Set. Now, I know that name may be a lot to work through, but the gist is this: Hublot has taken their impressive MECA-10 movement and — for the first time — cased it in sapphire five times over. Well, sapphire or SAXEM.
The “Master of Sapphire” set puts Hublot’s mastery of transparent case materials on full display and includes five versions of the Big Bang MECA-10; one each in transparent sapphire, Water Blue sapphire, Deep Blue sapphire, purple sapphire, and neon yellow SAXEM (a synthetic sapphire material developed by Hublot). Plenty of Hublot fans have been waiting for the brand to introduce the MECA-10 movement — with its unique architecture and 10-day power reserve — to a sapphire case, and the results speak for themselves.
It’s worth noting that the MECA-10 movement found here is the original HUB1201, rather than the new HUB1205 which was introduced earlier this year in the 42mm Big Bang MECA-10 and offered some small improvements to the design. Still, the OG MECA-10 is nothing to sneeze at, and the combination seen here is a good sign of things to come. Each of the five watches in this set is, besides the color, identical, with a 44mm case, and a color-matched silicone strap. Each is also marked as an anniversary watch with a ‘20 Years’ engraving on the crown.
Obviously, these won’t be for everyone, but if you are someone who gets excited by big transparent Hublots (which, let’s be honest, we all kind of do), these will be right up your alley. Of course, there is the small issue of the price, which… isn’t so small. To get in on this limited edition set of five watches, of which five sets will be produced in total, will cost you a pretty penny.
Actually, it’ll cost you 605,000,000 pennies ($605,000). Keep in mind, though, that for that money, you not only get this very special set of five watches but a custom-made display case to go with them. But if what you want is a sapphire-cased MECA-10 Big Bang, for now, this is your only option. Or you could just wait for a serially produced MECA-10 sapphire Big Bang, which I can only imagine this collection portends. Hublot
