How large is the market in Asia for Swiss watch brands? Well, there is no doubting Asia’s importance as it is the biggest market for Swiss watch exporters, accounting for half of such exports in terms of value. In 2015, the total value of Swiss watch exports worldwide was CHF21.5 billion, representing a decline of 3.3%, according to the Federation … More
The Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016 is a sports watch, more specifically, a football wristwatch as it was specially designed to time football matches. The engine in this Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016 football sports watch is an in-house Manufacture movement – the Unico HUB 1261 automatic movement. In addition to the … More
The Official Watch of this year’s UEFA European Championships 2016 is Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph EURO 2016 which is powered by the brand’s in-house Manufacture calibre, the Unico HUB 1261 automatic movement with a bi-retrograde module. How does the Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph 2016 UEFA EURO 2016 work? First, some football basics. Every football match officially … More
In part 1 of How it works: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph UEFA EURO 2016, we explained how the Manufacture Calibre HUB 1261 automatic movement with the column wheel chronograph can time football matches. But what if there is added time? Can the chronograph function of Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Retrograde UEFA EURO 2016 still measure the additional … More
At first glance, one may mistake Hublot’s Big Bang Alarm repeater as a chronograph watch because of the two pushers and the two sub-dials. This isn’t a chronograph watch but the brand’s new Alarm Repeater launched at the 2015 annual BaselWorld watch fair. This watch is not to be mistaken for the traditional minute repeater which chimes the time on … More
The “Official Watch” of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is the Hublot Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono. Available in two versions: the King Gold Carbon and the Ceramic Carbon, this watch was unveiled in mid-March 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. What is noteworthy are the “firsts” scored with this watch. This is not only the first Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono; … More