Hublot and Sports: football (Manchester United), Ski (Bode Miller) and Polo ( Miguel Novillo Astrada).

(Hublot Red Devil Bang, Manchester United)

In 1980, when Carlo Crocco created the Hublot watch in gold fitted with the first natural black rubber strap in the history of matchmaking, the watch proved to be a market success and laid the basis for the watch manufacture. It took 3 years of research to create the strap and to preserve Hublot’s personality and extend its range to include an array of collections.

In 2008, Hublot agreed a sponsorship deal with the football club Manchester United, worth £4 million a year. Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester. It is one of the most popular football clubs in the world. Manchester United was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division of English football since 1938, with the exception of the 1974–75 season. Average attendances at the club have been higher than any other team in English football for all but six seasons since 1964–65.

In order to celebrate Manchester United’s 130^th anniversary, Hublot issued the Red Devil Bang watch, crafted from satin-polished black ceramic, the Hublot Red Devil Bang measures 44.5mm in diameter and features a strap in ribbed black rubber. Unique to the Red Devil Bang are bezel lugs in red composite resin; these eye-catching accents echo the dial details, most notably the Manchester United logo at 3 o’clock. It also features a 45-minute chronograph counter, specifically engineered to measure the halves of a football match, and it is fitted with glare-proofed sapphire crystals. It is water resistant to 100 meters.

(Hublot All Black Skis)

Hublot is also related to ski and so, related to ski manufacturer Zai, they produced their All Black skis which bring carbon fiber, fibreglass, steel, rubber and Graubunden stone together for a “faster and more dynamic” glide down the Alpine slopes.

In addition to ski, Hublot is Bode MNiller, the American 2008 Overall World Cup title holder, sponsor.

(HublotBig Bang Chronograph from the Polo Gold Cup Gstaad limited series)

According to other sports, in August Hublot became familiar to polo field for the first time lending its name to an Argentinean polo team headed by ambassador Miguel Novillo Astrada.

Before Polo Gold Cup held in Gstaad, the company presented winners of the Gstaad Palace with a Big Bang chronograph from the Polo Gold Cup Gstaad limited series.

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Hublot Big Bang 44mm

Big Bang is the essential point in the new Hublot Fusion concept.

A “Big Bang” of magnificent proportions hides the Hublot’s timeless sportiness and elegance which can not go unseen and is worth of admiration.

Not only has the case has been enlarged to 44 mm and the angles have been sharpened, but also the play of the layers around the lugs rests on the brand’s four main principles: Swiss Watch making Tradition, the Visionary Art of Watch making, the union of materials and state of the art technology, and Aesthetic improvement.

The new brand’s collection features a great fusion of gold and ceramic, Kevlar and rose gold, tantalum or rubber with new HUB44 mechanical chronograph movement with automatic winding mechanism. The components of the timepiece include satin-finish and dial in stamped carbon. The Big Bang collection is presented in two different editions. The first is in 18K red gold with black ceramic or tantale bezel, and the second with a metallic bracelet made of steel.

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