he latest addition to Hublot’s High Jewellery collection of watches is a Classic Fusion High Jewellery 42 mm in white gold set with baguette-cut diamonds. It fits effortlessly into the brand’s High Jewellery collection, alongside other iconic models such as the Big Bang, the Spirit of Big Bang and the Square Bang Unico, adorned with white gold, diamonds and even rainbow-coloured gemstones.
The Classic Fusion High Jewellery 42mm combines iconic design with the most remarkable gem-setting techniques. This Classic Fusion, embellished with baguette-cut diamonds and enhanced with sleek lines of white gold, has become a true Hublot icon. An exceptional accolade for a timeless watch.
The highest form of sophistication is simplicity, so Hublot has chosen to go back to basics and to the very shape that epitomised its creation in 1980. The result is now one that offers an acclaimed expression of high jewellery, accentuating the timeless purity of the Classic Fusion model. Master gem-setters have brought this new Classic Fusion High Jewellery 2023 to life with no fewer than 431 baguette-cut diamonds - around 14.6 carats in total. These gemstones adorn the watch’s case, bezel, dial and clasp. On the dial alone, it took 120 hours of painstaking, meticulous work to set the 241 baguette-cut diamonds. That’s almost three weeks of full-time work. Then came the task of setting the 60 additional diamonds around the bezel.
The 42-mm case is set with 94 baguette-cut diamonds and contains the HUB1710 calibre, which is visible from the back of the watch through the sapphire glass. The self-winding movement oscillates at a frequency of 4 Hz (or 28,800 alterations per hour), offering a power reserve of no fewer than 50 hours.
Of course, watchmaking of this quality must be perfect in every detail: even the black rubber-lined alligator strap features a deployant buckle adorned with 36 baguette-cut diamonds. All in all, it takes over 200 hours to set all the 431 diamonds that grace this exceptional piece of high jewellery, the perfect fusion of watchmaking excellence and jewellery artisanship.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
REFERENCE
543.WX.9004.LR.9904
DIAL
Polished 18K white gold set with 241 baguette-cut white diamonds
CASE
Polished 18K white gold set with 94 baguette-cut white diamonds
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Water resistance: 3 ATM / 30 M
MOVEMENT
HUB1710 Self-winding movement
Frequency: 4 (28’800 A/H)
Power reserve (hours): 50
Number of components : 166
Jewels : 27
CASEBACK
White gold
STRAP AND CLASP
Black alligator and black rubber
Polished 18K white gold set with 36 baguette-cut white diamonds and black-plated titanium deployant buckle clasp
BEZEL
Polished 18K white gold set with 60 baguette-cut white diamonds
