Why the devil create sapphire watch cases?
First of all because this translucent material plays the card of aesthetics and modernity by allowing you to gaze from all angles into the bowels of a timepiece.
But also because it is also incredibly hard, almost as hard as diamond, and therefore particularly resistant to scratches and everyday attacks.
Enough to make its machining one of the most complex operations when it comes to making watches.
Hublot has been creating Big Bang Unico since 2016 as transparent as they are colorful.
After smoky gray / black, red, blue, green and yellow, this year makes way for an orange color never before seen in watchmaking, born of a clever alchemy, combining heating and fusion of aluminum oxide ( raw material of sapphire), titanium and chromium.
The art of fusion
“Last year, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hublot. We are still a young brand; that's why we keep explaining what is
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