Luxury watchmaker Hublot unveiled a new timepiece the Hublot King Power “Juventus Turin” in tribute to the current Champion of Italy, Juventus F.C. the famous Vecchia Signora – the “old lady”, as the club is affectionately known by the Italians.
The 48 mm case is made from carbon fibre with titanium and composite resin. It uses double AR coated sapphire crystals and is water resistant to 100 metres. Inside beats the Swiss automatic Hublot in-house Unico calibre HUB4245, which has 28 jewels, runs at 28,800 vph and offers a power reserve of 42 hours.
The strap reflects the colours of the Juventus club. It combines white and black leather stitched onto black rubber.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Reference 716.QX.1121.VR.JUV13 – Limited edition of 200 numbered pieces
Case “King Power” – 48 mm diameter made from carbon fibre
Bezel Carbon fibre with 6 black PVD titanium H-shaped relief screws
Crystal Sapphire with black and white minute track transfer
Interior/exterior anti-reflective coating
Bezel lug Black composite resin
Lateral inserts Black composite resin with push-piece guard at 3 o’clock
Case back Open, carbon fibre with anti-reflective coated sapphire crystal
Crown Black PVD titanium, with black rubber insert
Push-pieces Black PVD titanium with white and black rubber moulding
Water resistance10 ATM, i.e. approx 100 metres
Dial Sapphire, black nickel indexes with black SuperLuminova™, date window at 4 o’clock
Hands Black nickel with black SuperLuminova™
Movement HUB4245 Self-winding skeleton chronograph movement with central 45’ counter
Weight Black galvanic coating, with tungsten carbide heavy metal segment
Components 249, including 28 jewels
Frequency 4 Hz (28,800 Vib/h)
Photos courtesy Hublot.