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Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases

2017 marks the 70th anniversary of a certain automaker that tends to generate passion among car enthusiasts like no other. Synonymous with the color red, this automaker also happens to have the most successful team in Formula One. Have you guessed it yet? The automaker is none other than Ferrari. As the official watchmaking partner of Ferrari, Hublot Watches Worth It introduced the Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph watch to mark the occasion earlier this year, but this is a new one-off version made from PEEK Carbon and King Gold.

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases

The partnership of Hublot and Ferrari is now into its fifth year and has produced many of Hublot’s most avant-garde and impressive pieces such as the Hublot MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis (hands-on) watch and the Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari watch (hands-on with the sapphire case version), as well as more familiar Hublot fare like Big Bang Ferrari (such as the model we reviewed here) editions.

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases

The Hublot Watches On Konga Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph watch was unveiled earlier this year (hands-on here), and the specific version in the materials you see here was made as a one-off piece for auction. It’s a technically impressive watch, of course, with a chronograph function and tourbillon escapement. Designed in collaboration with Ferrari, the resulting watch, with its very architectural and bridge-like case design, looks unlike any other Hublot watch before it.

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases

So what’s unique about this watch? Well, the Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph watch was initially produced in three variants – King Gold, titanium, and PEEK carbon – that were limited to 70 pieces each. This version, however, uses a combination of PEEK carbon and King Gold together. The skeleton frame that protects the case is made out of ultra light and strong PEEK carbon, while the case itself is made from King Gold. King Gold is the name of a gold and ceramic alloy developed by Hublot that has a richer red hue compared to typical 5N red gold and is also much harder and more scratch-resistant.

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases
The opinion is 45mm wide but 14.8mm thick, and this is fairly thin, thanks partially to the manual-winding motion. The crown is at 4 o’clock with the chronograph pusher over it which Hublot claims is an ergonomic choice – although I can envision an errant digit or thumb hitting the pusher unintentionally when correcting the crown. That would be somewhat annoying, even if the movement weren’t enough to begin the chronograph. But I am just speculating and nitpicking here.The Hublot Techframe Ferrari Tourbillon Chronograph is a stunning but not gaudy tribute to Ferrari’s 70th anniversary, although we don’t have pictures of the gold model yet, the titanium and PEEK Carbon (that is carbon made with specially long fibers for durability) look utterly incredible to me. I’m a pretty major fan of Hublot, but I think even people who say a few of their offerings are “too much” will have the ability to enjoy the layout here. Obviously, that admiration will be accomplished similarly to most appreciation of Ferrari’s cars: from a space. Coming in 70 pieces of each model, the titanium version will be priced at $127,000, the carbon version at $137,000, and the King Gold version will cost $158,000. Approximately a year ago just, Hublot debuted their first Hublot Big Bang UNICO Sapphire watch (hands on here). It had been I think, still is the very affordable high-end sapphire-cased watch about – at least for its level of sophistication – with a price of about $58,000. Now, Hublot releases a brand-new sapphire crystal-based Big Bang, and it is easily my favorite yet with the Hublot Big Bang UNICO Magic Sapphire.

The dial features matching gold elements as well. The hands, for example, are coated with 5N red gold, satin-finished, and filled with white Super-LumiNova. The distinctive H-screws are made out of 5N red gold too.

The configuration of the skeletonized dial remains unchanged. The 30-minute counter sits at 11 o’clock and there’s a seconds counter at 3 o’clock. The column wheel mechanism is exposed at 1 o’clock and at 7 o’clock is the sizable tourbillon. The dial features the logos of both Ferrari and Hublot, and the fonts for various registers and the minute track are lifted straight from the dashboard of Ferrari’s supercars.

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases

The movement of the Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph watch is the Hublot HUB6311. In-house made, it features 253 components, beats at 3Hz, and has a power reserve of 115 hours. One neat thing about the movement is that it uses a sapphire crystal to secure the top part of the tourbillon, creating the illusion that the tourbillon is spinning without any top support.

Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph Watch In PEEK Carbon & King Gold Watch Releases

The Hublot Watches 38mm Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph watch, including this PEEK Carbon and King Gold model, is one I think will have a lot of meaning for the die-hard Tifosi. Obviously, this version doesn’t differ that greatly from the earlier Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph watches that were announced earlier this year, but being a unique piece does make it more “special.” Plus, it will give its lucky owner some bragging rights, especially during Ferrari meet-ups. The watch was recently auctioned by RM Sotheby’s and it went under the hammer for €180,000, which is considerably more than the most expensive King Gold version of the Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph watch. hublot.com

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