Hublot and Maxime Plescia-Büchi Release the Big Bang Sang Bleu II at the New Sang Bleu Tattoo LA
Thursday, September 26, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) – Hublot welcomed Maxime Plescia-Büchi, renowned tattoo artist, founder of Sang Bleu, and Hublot ambassador to Los Angeles at the new Sang Bleu Tattoo Studio LA. Hublot and Maxime presented the Big Bang Sang Bleu II in the presence of media and friends of the brand as select guests had the chance to receive a tattoo from Maxime himself. This marks one of the many celebrations for Hublot’s initiatives recognizing artists and honoring their work – Hublot Loves Art.
Thanks to Maxime Plescia-Büchi and Sang Bleu, the art of tattooing has evolved to reach new heights. For this second collaboration, we wanted to reflect on this development by extending the motif across the case and hands. Each of these illustrates the graphic style of this illustrious tattoo artist.
Ricardo Guadalupe
CEO HUBLO
Geometry is the universal expression of an abstracted and systematized “weltanschauung.” It carries value, ideas and messages through time and space, and thus unifies humankind in itself as an ultimate manifestation of the Human Mind.
Maxime Plescia-Büchi
TATTOO ARTIST
The evening kicked off with guests taking an exclusive tour of the lofty studio as Maxime and his resident artists performed. The fête continued with L.A.’s very own Gene’s Liquor crew spinning in the studio as everyone moved to the rooftop lounge boasting open views of the downtown hub. Attendees had a chance to meet Maxime over champagne and light bites while perusing the newest pieces in the Hublot Big Bang Sang Bleu collection, many of which have not yet been available in the United States! The
night ended with the finest of Japanese dining at the Chateau Hanare, transporting guests to a sanctuary at the iconic Chateau Marmont.
Hublot and Maxime Plescia-Büchi’s partnership perfectly encapsulates the Swiss watchmaker’s willingness to merge the arts and bring together fundamentally contrasting worlds. Both stay true to the “Art of Fusion” as they strive to push the bar on working across different materials, techniques, and cultures.
Hublot and Maxime Plescia-Büchi first announced the Big Bang Sang Bleu II timepiece earlier this year in commemoration of this creative partnership, and now the limited edition watch is being delivered.
More ambitious than the Big Bang Sang Bleu launched in 2016, the new Big Bang Sang Bleu II passionately channels the design skills of world-famous tattoo artist Maxime Plescia-Büchi. A case with more finely chiseled lines conveyed in three dimensions. An expression of the passage of time, the hands – two elongated diamonds and an arrow – are stylized fragments of tattoos, set above a hypnotic chronographic movement.
Even more disruptive than before, the Big Bang Sang Bleu II channels the creative inspiration of Maxime Plescia-Büchi into its three-dimensional angles and edges. The motif spans the case, cutting into its hexagonal bezel and carving into the sapphire crystal, juxtaposed against the hands with their geometric lines, and molded onto the interchangeable bracelet. The dial plays with transparency, allowing glimpses of the Unico movement. It is a feat of construction, almost architectural in scope, in a 45mm case.
Within the meticulously interlaced geometric lines of this new case lies the HUB1240 Unico manufacture self-winding chronograph movement: the chronograph seconds are tracked along a straight hand, whilst the chronograph minutes complete their laps on one of the two discs on the dial. It oscillates at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour, for a period of 72 hours. Two hundred titanium and one hundred King Gold pieces will be released.
A key component of contemporary Pop Culture, tattooing is no longer the sole preserve of a largely masculine underground scene. From a traditional practice to a celebrated field of Art and cultural phenomenon, its growing creative influence shows tattooing is not merely a trend but a lasting cultural shift which will influence all generations to come.
The new Big Bang Sang Bleu II is the horological expression of a tattoo, set in motion with timeless precision, unifying materials and crafts through geometry by Sang Bleu’s founder.
HUBLOT
Founded in Switzerland in 1980, HUBLOT is defined by its innovation, which began with the highly original combination of gold and rubber. This “Art of Fusion” stems from the imagination of its visionary Chairman, Jean-Claude Biver, and has been driven forward by CEO Ricardo Guadalupe since 2012.
The release of the iconic, multi-award-winning Big Bang in 2005 paved the way for new flagship collections (Classic Fusion, Spirit of Big Bang), with complications ranging from the simple to the highly sophisticated, establishing the extraordinary DNA of the Swiss watchmaking house and ensuring its impressive growth.
Keen to preserve its traditional and cutting-edge expertise, and guided by its philosophy to “Be First, Different and Unique”, the Swiss watchmaker is consistently ahead of the curve, through its innovations in materials (scratch-resistant Magic Gold, ceramics in vibrant colours, sapphire), and the creation of Manufacture movements (Unico, Meca-10, Tourbillon).
HUBLOT is fully committed to creating a Haute Horlogerie brand with a visionary future: a future which is fused with the key events of our times (FIFA World CupTM, UEFA Champions League, UEFA EUROTM) and the finest ambassadors our era has to offer (Chiara Ferragni, Pelé, Kylian Mbappé, Usain Bolt, Novak Djokovic).
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
REFERENCE
Titanium:
418.NX.1107.RX.MXM19
King Gold:
418.OX.1108.RX.MXM19
Limited to 100 pieces
CASE
Polished and Satin-finished
Titanium or 18K King Gold
Diameter: 45mm
Thickness: 16.50mm
Water resistance: 10 ATM (100m)
CASE-BACK
Satin-finished Titanium or 18K
King Gold and Sapphire Crystal
BEZEL
Hexagonal Décor
Polished and Satin-finished
Titanium or 18K King Gold
6 H-shaped Titanium Screws
DIAL & HANDS
Matte Black Dial
Polished Skeleton Hands
MOVEMENT
HUB1240.MXM: UNICO
Manufacture Self-winding
Chronograph Flyback
Movement with Column Wheel
Frequency: 4Hz (28’800 A/h)
Power reserve: 72 Hours
No. of Components: 330
Jewels: 38
STRAP & BUCKLE
Black Rubber Straps
Sang Bleu Design Titanium or
18K King Gold Deployant
Buckle Clasp
PRICE (the 20th March 2019)
Titanium:
23’900 CHF
24’800 EUR
25’200 USD
20’800 GBP
King Gold:
44’900 CHF
46’600 EUR
47’300 USD
39’100 GBP
