Hublot Big Bang Integral: The First Big Bang With an Integrated Bracelet (Live Photos)

Among the exhibitors is Hublot, which celebrates 15 years of its flagship Big Bang model with the introduction of the first-ever Big Bang with an integrated metal bracelet, the Big Bang Unico Integral The watch represents an extension of a sort to Hublot's existing Big Bang Unico 42 series, but also notably features an updated case design whose first link is fused with the new bracelet and whose chronograph pushers recall those of the very first Big Bang released in 2005 The bracelet itself is, of course, the big news here, with three links whose shaped edges echo those of the pushers and the cutout areas of the main case.

The use of applied indices at 12 and 6 o'clock, rather than Arabic numeral appliques, is another subtly distinct difference from other Big Bang Unico 42 models The movement inside, whose innards are on full display behind the clear sapphire dial, will also be familiar to fans of Hublot's more recent Big Bang models: the in-house, skeletonized Unico HUB1280 caliber, made in-house and equipped with a chronograph function driven by a column wheel and a horizontal double-clutch mechanism The openworked date wheel on the dial side, another Big Bang standard, is also present in this new execution, as are familiar "Fusion" elements such as the overmoulded rubber crown casing and the black composite resin bezel lugs.

The Hublot Big Bang Unico Integral is offered in three versions, each with the bracelet material matching that of the case - one in robust, lightweight titanium, one in sleek, scratch-proof black ceramic, and one in Hublot's proprietary King Gold, an alloy of 18k rose gold, copper and platinum. . Source