In his debut wristwatch in collaboration with Hublot , multi-disciplinary artist Samuel Ross earlier this year teamed with Hublot to create the Big Bang Tourbillon Samuel Ross , a stylized , hexagonal 44mm watch with titanium honeycomb mesh featured on its sapphire dial , case , case back and strap .
Hublot has worked with Ross previously , though not for a watch , when the watchmaker awarded Ross its Hublot Design Prize in 2019 as the artist unveiled a multi-material ‘ fused ’ sculpture designed to celebrate Hublot ’ s fortieth anniversary .
On the Big Bang Tourbillon Samuel Ross , the 30-year-old artist combines his signature use of color and geometry to make this lightweight , sporty tourbillonregulated time-only watch . The watch ’ s multi-level sapphire and titanium dial is both eye-catching and technically impressive ; its honeycomb caseback delightfully mixes geometry and gearing .
Hublot explains that Ross opted for an orange color scheme to represent “ energy and optimism ” and has directed the color for the strap and accents on the crown and tourbillon bridge and lateral bumpers that protect the case . The bright color frames a grey , satin-finished case and bezel .
Inside Hublot sets its manufacture HUB6035 caliber that offers an impressive seventy-two hours of power reserve . Hublot will make fifty Big Bang Tourbillon Samuel Ross watches . Price : $ 116,000 .
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