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Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

Each year in Munich, the steins are filled (and re-filled), and the men don their short leather breeches to celebrate Oktoberfest. This year, A Hublot Watch joined the festivities by partnering with local tanner Meindl to create a distinctly Bavarian incarnation of its popular Big Bang watch which has had so many versions resulting from various collaborations. The Hublot Big Bang Bavaria is the first Big Bang to feature a bronze case, and it seems as though the material was chosen for its rustic color and properties to match the hand-embroidered deer leather strap in the Bund style, evoking a link with the German region of Bavaria’s traditional garb.

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

Bronze as a watchmaking material is becoming increasingly popular, with its distinctive vintage looks and unique patina developing over time. The Hublot “art of fusion” design concept is very much at play here with a mixture of materials such as 18k polished yellow gold screws providing a subtle visual contrast from the brushed bronze case and matte black skeletonized dial. Splashes of green adorn the second hand and minute track, which help to link the watch face with the green embroidered deer head decorating the strap. Within the Big Bang Bavaria beats Hublot’s Unico manufacture movement which offers a flyback chronograph complication and 72-hour power reserve.

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

The dial of the Big Bang Bavaria is wonderfully three-dimensional, from the floating Hublot Watches Price In Dubai logo on the sapphire to the exposed date ring with its discreet aperture at 3 o’clock. Both the hour and minute hands are filled with luminescent material towards the tip and partially cut away at the base, to better display the exposed gears of Hublot’s Unico movement underneath. This combined with extensive use of lume for the hour markers, chronograph hands, quarter-hour “pips” on the minutes register, and hour “pips” on the hours register should make for good nighttime readability. The contrast of gold against black also appears to make the Big Bang Bavaria one of the more legible models that Hublot has released recently.

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

Naturally, the Big Bang Bavaria was launched with an event at Hublot’s boutique in Munich, with LVMH Head of Watchmaking Jean-Claude Biver and company CEO Ricardo Guadalupe joined by Marcus Meindl for the tapping of the keg and picture-taking. Meindl has been a family-run tanner and boot maker since 1683, and their current factory in Kirchanschöring, Bavaria, has been in operation for over 300 years. The straps of each watch are hand-crafted using the family’s ancestral techniques, with each individual deer hide taking 3 or 4 months to tan. Traditional sewing methods produce a three-dimensional effect for the deer head insignia, which serves to enhance the textural and visual appeal of the watch as a whole.

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

It was the arrival of a Big Bang chronograph which was launched at the Baselworld 2005, reaching instant success and document orders which eventually led to the brand’s explosive expansion. The superb quality of this timepiece was also recognized by the professionals who given it to get the Best Design in the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.Next year, Hublot Watches Juventus introduced with a Big Bang ALL BLACK version, however, 2007 was really successful for the renowned watchmaker. It came with a stunning One Million $ Big Bang, a jewelry timepiece completely gem-set with diamonds that later that year won the Jewelry Watch Prize at the 2007 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Besides, the brand introduced its first version completely fabricated on the web — a Mag Bang watch that received the award for the Best Technological Innovation at Bahrein’s 2007 Middle East Watches, Jewellery & Pens. There was likewise the first Big Bang Diver timepiece with an oversize 48mm case.The year 2008 was marked with the change of the proprietor. Carlo Crocco offered Hublot to the French giant LVMH Group which also possesses Tag Heuer, Zenith, Chaumet, Bulgari and other luxury brands. Still headed by Jean-Claude Biver and Ricardo Guadalupe, Hublot attained the record growth in the next period. It introduced the first Big Bang exclusively created for girls with the diameter of 38mm, along with a gem-set bezel, as well as a fresh Classic Fusion Collection that gave an elegant note to the distinctive sporty style of Hublot’s watches.Staying faithful to its basic doctrine, Hublot produced a brand new King Power Collection at 2009. With daring sporty design and a powerful construction, the mix of different materials obtained the new measurement.

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

Bund straps were originally invented for use by German pilots during World War II to prevent the watch cases from freezing or searing the wearer’s skin at high altitudes or in the event of a cockpit fire. In addition to providing yet another link to local history, this style of strap also perfectly complements a bronze watch to prevent oxidization turning the wearer’s skin green, although Hublot have catered to those wishing to replace the strap with a non-Bund alternative by manufacturing the caseback from black ceramic. A second strap (not pictured) is also included and easily interchangeable thanks to Hublot’s “One Click” attachment system, which offers a slightly dressier look in “altsalzburg” (black-brown) colored deer leather with oak leaf embroidery. The buckle is made of black PVD titanium with a brushed bronze deployant clasp insert, providing a modern touch to an otherwise old-world aesthetic.

Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Watch In Bronze For Oktoberfest Watch Releases

The size of the Hublot Watches 58288 Big Bang Bavaria is going to be a sticking point for some. Hublot’s Big Bang watches already wear quite large with their 45mm cases, and the Bund style strap makes this model appear even bigger on the wrist. That being said, the deer leather being used here has been meticulously hand-worked by the craftsmen at Meindl to achieve a velvety soft texture and help it wear more comfortably. This piece also offers a strong vintage vibe and a real connection with Bavarian history, which should appeal to lovers of German culture or anyone looking to accessorize their Lederhosen to the extreme for Oktoberfest or any Bavarian-themed occasion. The Hublot Big Bang Bavaria is being offered in a limited edition run of 100 pieces, with a price of €27,900. hublot.com

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