When the first Hublot Replica watch, then owned by Carlo Crocco, hit the market in 1980, it was so different from the competition that it was shocking. The most controversial thing was the combination of a gold case and a rubber strap. Many years later, in 2004, Jean-Claude Biver became CEO, and that’s when the next “shock” came. Hublot introduced the Big Bang model – a watch with a very bold design, combined with bright colors and made of ultra-modern materials. Since then, the extravagant Big Bang has appeared in hundreds of versions. In 2020, the Big Bang Integral was created, the first Big Bang with an integrated bracelet. The next step was to reduce the case to 40 mm and create a more conventional version, the Big Bang Integral Time Only watch with time and date indication at 6 o’clock.

The appearance of the Big Bang Integrated Time Only is reminiscent of the smaller versions of the Classic Fusion model produced by Hublot in the 1980s, and because it belongs to the Integrated line, its case and bracelet form a coherent whole, i.e. they are made of the same material.

The watch comes in six versions: titanium, King Gold and ceramic. Each of the aforementioned options will be offered with a black or blue dial. As with other models in the series, the case and bracelet are dominated by brushed surfaces, accentuated by bevelled and polished edges. The same type of finish can be seen on the bracelet, whose links have a geometric shape (wide middle links and narrow ones on the outside).

On the caseback side, under a sapphire glass, the automatic caliber MHUB1115 with a power reserve of about 48 hours works, which was created based on the caliber AMT3000 (the logo with the inscription AMT3000 is located under the balance wheel). The mechanism works at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour and has a skeleton rotor made of tungsten. Why tungsten? Thanks to its high density of 19.25 g/cm3, this metal is exceptionally heavy, which ensures more efficient winding of the mainspring.

The Big Bang Integrated Time Only is on sale now. The suggested retail price for the line is €13,600 (~PLN 60,000) for the titanium models, €15,900 (~PLN 69,000) for the ceramic variants and €49,100 (~PLN 213,500) for the King Gold case versions.