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Jesse Lingard’s 18k rose gold Patek Philippe Nautilus. Virgil van Dijk s Patek Philippe Aquanaut Singapore 2019 Limited Edition. Pep Guardiola’s Richard Mille RM 022 Tourbillon Aerodyne. The Premier League and luxury watches are a well-established match. At least for those on its payroll.
Now Hublot is betting that at least some of the Premier League’s 3.2 billion global fans will themselves be in the market for a high-end timepiece, a smartwatch that will also enhance their enjoyment of the game. Related Story
It has released a new limited edition Premier League version of its Big Bang e connected watch. Developed in partnership with the world s most watched sports league it comes with a dedicated football app, a new dial, a new strap, and – keen-eyed readers will have already spotted – it s purple, the official Premier League colour.
Hublot and the Premier League have joined arms to create a new smartwatch called the Big Bang e Premier League. The luxurious smartwatch is a limited edition and only 200 of it have been made.
Takashi Murakamiâs Smiling Flower Becomes a Hublot Watch
Bright colors are a hallmark of the Japanese artistâs creations, but in this case he chose black. With diamonds.
Takashi Murakami, modeling the watch he designed for Hublot, put away his signature colors for this project.Credit.TM/KK
By Rachel Felder
Feb. 10, 2021
After collaborating on timepieces with brands like Louis Vuitton and Casio G-Shock, the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami wasnât interested, at least initially, in creating a watch for Hublot.
âItâs a concept I refused many times,â he said in a phone interview. âI thought, âI already did that.ââ
The collapse in international travel, notably a lack of Chinese tourists in western capitals, cost the industry £10 billion last year and may do the same or worse this year, analysts estimate. And the glut of stock exposed by lockdown has revealed fashion’s dirty secret: it is based on overproduction, excessive resources and cheap labour.
“The situation is worse than Sars, 9/11 and the global financial crisis put together,” says John Hooks, former right-hand man to Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren, who is now a leading consultant to the biggest fashion brands. But the business is all about change and it’s racing to reset faster than at any time in its history. What will it look like in future?
ZENITH
TIME passes. The 525,600 minutes of 2020 are now in the past, and the passing of the 525,600 minutes of 2021 are being marked on our watches. For some, the passing of time is marked on luxury watches like those that LVMH showed in a virtual press conference in the last days of January.
HUBLOT’S MAGIC GOLD
Standing outside the Hublot offices in Switzerland, Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot, bade us to “step inside.” Press from around the world, sitting at their desks, followed Mr. Guadalupe as he stepped into different rooms in their manufacture. He started out in the room where they make the “magic” gold they developed that is scratch-resistant thanks to combining 24k gold and ceramics.