New iterations are introduced each year, and the collection now comprises about 100 models, the most recent addition being the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Texas replica watch, just unveiled. In 2005, with the “Art of Fusion” as its mantra and rock-star CEO Jean-Claude Biver at its helm, Hublot really ramped things up with its award-winning Big Bang collection, which continues to evolve in a multitude of directions.
The Big Bang chronograph first appeared at BaselWorld in 2005, and it immediately garnered a lot of interest among Hublot Big Bang Ferrari copy watch aficionados, retailers and journalists alike. This led to several industry awards and accolades—including the prize for Best Design at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève the very year it was introduced. It seems that its penchant for morphing didn’t hurt its popularity, since in fairly short order an all-black Big Bang was on the scene, followed by a diver and the Mag Bang, the first version made entirely in-house using an aluminum/magnesium alloy.
Versions using carbon fiber, Hublot’s proprietary King Gold and Magic Gold, titanium and steel, as well as ladies watches—often colorful and studded with diamonds and other gems—have made their debuts over the years, as have a range of limited editions like the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Texas. Sizes have thus far ranged from 38 mm to 48 mm (for the Red Magic), and I appreciate that each is an immediately recognizable, sometimes gussied-up, cousin of the original. Why knock a good thing?
Hublot, the relatively young watch company that arrived on the timepiece scene less than 35 years ago, was founded on a willingness to dare and its innovative designs. And part in tribute and part as teacher, I take every opportunity to remind people that the widely accepted use of a natural rubber watch strap paired with a precious metal case is actually the brainchild of this Swiss brand dating to its earliest models.
The 550-square-foot store, in my adopted home city of Houston, resides on the first floor of the famed Galleria luxury shopping center. It’s in good company with a variety of other high-end mono-brand boutiques, including Montblanc, Omega and TAG Heuer, as neighbors. The just-released Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Texas coincided with the opening of the Hublot’s newest boutique, its tenth in the U.S., on November 13. The space is the first featuring Hublot’s new design scheme, with silver brushed oak floors and fabric wall panels. A very effective lighting technique includes focused beams trained on the mens Hublot copy watches, movements and stones.