What It Is
Last year, Hublot made the bold move of introducing its new tourbillon movement in a watch case made of orange sapphire crystal — this was the Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire. The hue was a world-first for coloured synthetic sapphire, and the latest in a line of coloured sapphire created by the Swiss fine watch brand, which includes black, red, blue and yellow. This year, it launches a follow-up to that brightly coloured model in the hue of the moment and another world-first for sapphire crystal, purple. The new tint is achieved using a composite made of aluminium oxide and chrome.
Hublot’s Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic watch
Movement: Self-winding HUB6035 tourbillon movement
Case: 44mm in polished purple sapphire
Price: $281,000