The Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Yellow Neon Saxem is a limited edition watch that utilizes a unique material called SAXEM. This material is an alloy of aluminum oxide, which is the basic component of sapphire, combined with rare earth elements such as thulium and holmium, as well as chromium. The resulting material is ultra-resistant and boasts a brilliance greater than that of sapphire. The fully polished SAXEM with a neon yellow offers a bold contrast with the bezel’s six screws and with the crown, all in polished and micro-blasted titanium.
The use of this material was a highly technical challenge for Hublot, and in order to achieve the desired neon yellow color, the company had to search for a solution in space technology. SAXEM was developed in the field of satellite technology and had previously been used by Hublot in 2019 for the Big Bang MP-11, but only in an emerald green color. It was a difficult task to meet the strict requirements of the Nyon Manufacture for its sapphire watches, which include complete transparency and incredible resistance.
Tension-free material allows a case to be shaped easily and offers stable colour, whereas the cubic crystalline structure guarantees the same shade and intensity of colour, regardless of the angle from which the case is viewed. It is also worth noting that the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Yellow Neon SAXEM offers a guaranteed 72-hour power reserve, making the piece suitable for daily use.
In terms of movement, the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Yellow Neon SAXEM is powered by the HUB6035 self-winding Manufacture caliber. Hublot has chosen the most difficult technical route, self-winding using a micro-rotor, the only way to avoid concealing the back of the movement as a conventional rotor would have done. On top of that, the Manufacture has chosen to skeletonize the entire caliber. This is a stratospheric feat of watchmaking which pushes open-worked materials to the limits of their functional resistance, almost nothing remains that would conceal the caliber. Positioned at 6 o’clock, it offers the technical and hypnotic spectacle of a high-precision Haute Horlogerie piece, designed as a 21st-century interpretation: modern, disruptive, dazzling.
The watch also comes with a neon yellow textured rubber strap, tailor-made for this watch, complete with a titanium deployant buckle and equipped with the One Click system so that it can be changed immediately with no need for tools. The timepiece will be exclusively available as a limited edition of 50 pieces, making it a highly sought-after item for watch enthusiasts and collectors alike.
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