Hublot Big Bang Gold

One of the youngest (and the most daring) Swiss watch makers has introduced yet another iteration of its top-selling model. The new Hublot Big Bang Gold comes in a generous 44.5 mm case made of brushed red gold.

Like the Big Bang Evolution model that was revealed last summer, the new Big Bang gold is powered by their HUB 4100 automatic chronograph movement.

Built of 252 parts and sporting a tungsten carbide rotor with black PVD coating, the caliber is reliable, accurate and (last, but not least) is pleasant to look at, although it features a very understated (something you don’t really expect from Hublot) decor with sandblasted and rhodium-plated main plate, micro-blasted, bevelled and polished bridges and partly skeletonized winding rotor.

Thanks to its reinforced mainspring, the movement stores enough energy to run for at least 42 hours after you take it off your wrist. It is perfectly visible through the watch’s transparent case back.

The watch sports the Big Bang’s signature design with its layer cake 18-carat rose gold case, the chronograph pushpieces, as well as the setting crown featuring black rubber inserts. The fixed bezel and the black rubber strap are secured with their trademark H-shaped screws.

As usual, the watch features a legible, easy to grasp with a single glance dial layout with all its hands (except, perhaps, for the central seconds hand) featuring generous layers of white Superluminova that looks contrast on the back background of the dial during the day and glows brightly at night.

The trapezoid-shaped date window, which is placed between 4 and 5 o’clock, is also easy to read, although I would prefer it to be somewhat bigger.

Hublot does not plan to limit the watch’s production. However, at a suggested price of €20,200 the limit will be reached quite naturally.

Photos: Hublot

Hublot Big Bang Gold watch specification

Price range: €20,200
Movement: HUB 4100, automatic, 252 parts, 27 jewels
Complications: Date, chronograph
Power reserve: 42
Case material: 5N red gold
Case shape: Round
Case size: 44.5 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black
Hands: Red gold
Water resistance: 100 meters
Strap: Black rubber with red gold folding clasp
Crystal: Sapphire on both sides