Monaco has a thing for red, and Hublot leaned into it hard for Only Watch 2013. The Swiss brand brought a world first to the charity auction: the Red’n’Black Skeleton, a tourbillon timepiece carved entirely from bright red ceramic. One piece exists and it went under the hammer on 28 September 2013 in Monaco, with every franc going to the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophy. The cause gives even a jaded watch collector a reason to pay attention.
This isn’t new territory for Hublot. The brand has a habit of building one-offs for moments that matter. A few years back it made the Greengo Bang to mark the 40th anniversary of the GreenGo nightclub in Gstaad. A red ceramic skeleton tourbillon for charity sits in the same spirit, just with a louder color.
Bright red ceramic is a genuinely difficult material to work with, which makes the openworked dial and tourbillon cage on this piece all the more impressive in the metal. More details on the sale are up at www.onlywatch.com.
Technical Specifications:
Hublot Red’n’Black Skeleton Tourbillon
Reference 505.CI.0140.LR.OWM13 – Unique Piece for Only Watch 2013
Case “Classic Fusion” – Diameter 45 mm, in polished and satin-finished black ceramic
Bezel Red ceramic with 6 H-shaped titanium screws
Crystal Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective coating, and metallised silver logo
Bezel Lug Black composite resin
Crown Polished black ceramic with Hublot logo
Case-back Polished ceramic with sapphire crystal with interior anti-reflective treatment
Water resistance 3 ATM, i.e. approx. 30 metres
Dial Sapphire with anti-reflective coating on topside/underside – Polished black coated indexes
Hands Polished, black coated
Movement MHUB6010.H1.1 – Hand-Wound Skeleton Tourbillon Manufacture Movement
Components 155, including 19 jewels (Frequency: 3 Hz / 21,600 Vib/h)
Power reserve Approximately 5 days – 120 hours
Bracelet Black alligator strap stitched onto black rubber, red stitching
Clasp Black PVD steel deployant buckle
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