Hublot is a Swiss watch company, founded upon the idea of fusion. In January of 1980, Carlo Crocco designed the first-ever natural rubber watch straps. He attached them to gold, porthole-shaped cases, creating an interesting juxtaposition of precious and ordinary materials. The combination earned an impressive $2 million in its first year on the market, and has been exponentially growing ever since. In 2005, the debut of the Hublot Big Bang chronograph tripled sales, and Hublot currently produces one of the world's most expensive watches, the Hublot Big Bang $5 million. The porthole-shaped case, for which the brand was named, continues to be a mark of the Hublot watch, along with cases made of precious materials, such as gold, platinum and titanium, and straps made of high grade rubber. With this distinct combination, Hublot are some of the most recognizable watches on the market.
The launch event was held on the opening day of the Zermatt Unplugged Festival in Zurich also marking the start of the ski season in the region of Zermatt.
With b existing ties to the Zermatt resort - Hublot is already partner of the Tourism Office and recently opened a Chalet Boutique at the foot of the Matterhorn - Hublot today is also a partner of the Zermatt Unplugged festival. Zermatt is also one of the few spots worldwide, where you can purchase one of the 200 limited KJUS Hublot Jackets.
From the first carbon zipper puller ever created to the exclusive sleeve watch window and refined checkered pattern details resembling of carbon, the jacket's design interacts with the Big Bang Unico in many ways. Uniquely shaped down chambers reflect the Big Bang UNICO's style. The jacket is equipped with a carbon membrane (based on Dermizax® EV by Toray) allowing for up to 10% more heat retention, and for isolation, with a combination of water-repellent duck down and ultrafine PrimaLoft® microfiber keeping up to 94% of its thermal capacity. The lining contains material that has even been tested in space: schoeller®-PCM™ (phase change material): microscopically tiny elements of wax within the fabric trap excess heat.
This Special Edition is limited to 200 pieces worldwide.
To mark its climb to the foot of the Matterhorn, Hublot has created two numbered Big Bang Zermatt models. In a tungsten or satin finished red gold case, with a ceramic bezel, a grey satin finished sun dial displays a counter at 9 o'clock engraved with the emblematic silhouette of the Matterhorn. Held on a brown calfskin strap with beige stitching, the Big Bang Zermatt is available in a limited edition of 150. The base opens to reveal a mechanical chronograph automatic winding HUB4100 movement. A piece of 3 cm rope takes pride of place above the movement between two sapphire panes, as if sealed for eternity.