Hublot again dares to be DIFFERENT, for the FIRST time ever setting a baguette-cut version of the most UNIQUE precious stone on a watch.
FIRST – UNIQUE – DIFFERENT
“The Big Bang Paraíba embodies Nature at its most beautiful. A stone unearthed from the rich soils of Brazil, a natural alloy of gold, copper and manganese, a captivating blue lagoon colour that holds the gaze in an almost magnetic embrace”.
Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot
The world’s rarest and most desirable stone adorns the Big Bang
For the first time ever, a watchmaker has decorated a watch with the turquoise brilliance of a cuprian elbaite. Hublot has electrified its Big Bang with the naturally vibrant and intense colours of the Paraíba Tourmaline, a stone whose rarity can only be fully appreciated when learning that, on average, a single Paraíba Tourmaline is mined for every 10,000 diamonds. With its unique colour, this stone has fascinated jewellers since it was first discovered in 1989 in the Brazilian state of Paraíba. Its rarity makes it more expensive than traditional precious stones such as diamonds, emeralds and rubies. The secret of this magnetic stone’s colour lies in its fusion of gold, manganese and copper; an incandescent glow seems to illuminate the stone from within.
Ethical stones
Certified by the world’s largest gemmological laboratories, the Paraíba Tourmalines set into Hublot’s Big Bang are mined from the Rio Grande region of Brazil. Thanks to its long-term partnership with Pierre Salanitro, Hublot benefits from an exclusive agreement with a mine that operates in an environmentally sustainable way, and complies fully with local and international governing ethics. The mine strives to preserve the earth that yields this unique material, and is committed to reforestation of the region, only using clean water for its extraction operations to prevent soil pollution.
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The additional challenge of baguette-cutting
While the Paraíba Tourmaline is an extremely rare stone, certain cuts are more exclusive than
others. One such example is the baguette cut, which requires stones of a perfectly uniform colour.
This is why five times more raw material was required for the initial stone selection, and also why,
when each stone was baguette-cut, only 70% of these could be set – 30% were rejected due to
breakage or insufficiently uniform quality or colour. This stone, more fragile than emerald, requires
considerable expertise and dexterity both to cut and to set, and the process can take up to three
times longer than that for a diamond.
An ultra-confidential collection
A blue that radiates green, a turquoise reminiscent of a blue lagoon whose depth is enhanced
by sunshine, the colour of a Paraíba Tourmaline changes thanks to its extreme sensitivity to
light. A watch you can’t take your eyes off, that almost invites you to dive in.
The Hublot Big Bang Paraíba is available in 4 models
Big Bang Unico Paraíba – 45 mm
In white gold or King Gold (a Hublot alloy of 18K gold with copper and platinum), the Big
Bang Unico Paraíba invites you to dive into the lucid waters of its 48 baguette-cut and 176
brilliant-cut stones. Its transparency extends to the skeletonised UNICO HUB1242
manufacture movement, whose gear trains and column wheel on the dial side are all visible.
Big Bang One Click Paraíba – 39 mm
Featuring a bezel set with 48 baguette-cut Paraíba Tourmalines, a 39-mm case adorned
with 118 brilliant-cut Paraíba Tourmalines, a sunray dial picked out with 11 brilliant-cut
Paraíba Tourmalines, SuperLuminova-filled hands and a patented One Click
interchangeable strap in alligator sewn onto rubber, the Big Bang Paraíba radiates the
turquoise hues of this rarest of stones. Available in white gold or King Gold (a Hublot alloy
of 18K gold with copper and platinum), it beats to the rhythm of a HUB1710 self-winding
mechanical movement with the date at 3 o’clock and a power reserve of 50 hours.
BIG BANG UNICO PARAÍBA
References: 411.WX.897T.LR.0919 (White Gold)
411.OX.898T.LR.0919 (King Gold)
Diameter: 45mm
Thickness: 15.45mm
Water Resistance: 10 ATM (100m)
Case: Satin-finished and Polished 18K White Gold or Satin-finished and Polished 18K King
Gold set with 176 Paraiba Tourmalines
Bezel: Satin-finished and Polished 18K White Gold or Satin-finished and Polished 18K King
Gold with 6H-shaped Titanium Screws
Set with 48 Baguette-cut Paraiba Tourmalines
Crystal: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Case back: Satin-finished and Polished 18K White Gold or Satin-finished and Polished 18K King
Gold with Sapphire Crystal
Dial: Matte Black Skeleton
Movement: HUB1242 UNICO Manufacture Self-winding Flyback Chronograph movement with
column wheel
Date: Window at 3.00
Nb. of components: 330 (38 jewels)
Frequency: 4 (28’800 A/h)
Power reserve: 72 Hours
Strap: Blue Alligator Leather and Black Rubber
18K White Gold and Black-plated Titanium or 18K King Gold and Black-plated Titanium
Deployant Buckle Clasp
BIG BANG ONE CLICK PARAÍBA
References: 465.WX.897T.LR.0919 (White Gold)
465.OX.898T.LR.0919 (King Gold)
Diameter: 39mm
Thickness: 12.55mm
Water Resistance: 10 ATM (100m)
Case: Polished 18K White Gold or Polished 18K King Gold set with 118 Paraiba Tourmalines
Bezel: Polished 18K White Gold or Polished 18K King Gold with 6H-shaped Titanium Screws
Set with 48 Baguette-cut Paraiba Tourmalines
Crystal: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Case back: Satin-finished 18K White Gold or Satin-finished 18K King Gold with Sapphire Crystal
Dial: Satin-finished Paraiba Blue Color Sunray set with 11 Paraiba Tourmalines
Movement: HUB1710 Self-winding movement
Date: Window at 3.00
Nb. of components: 185 (27 jewels)
Frequency: 4 (28’800 A/h)
Power reserve: 50 Hours
Strap: Blue Alligator Leather and Black Rubber
18K White Gold and Black-plated Titanium or 18K King Gold and Black-plated Titanium
Deployant Buckle Clasp
