Watches And Wonders 2025: Hublot Celebrates Big Bang’s 20 Years With A Materials And High Complications Unique Set

Twenty years ago, Hublot dropped a bombshell on the watch world - the Big Bang. What started as an audacious experiment in design and mechanics has since evolved into a full-fledged horological revolution. Over the past two decades, Hublot hasn’t just pushed boundaries - it’s shattered them, redefining what’s possible in materials, complications and sheer visual spectacle.

Now, to celebrate the Big Bang’s 20th anniversary, Hublot is pulling out all the stops at the Watches and Wonders 2025 with a one-of-a-kind collector’s set, aptly named “Materials and High Complications.” It features five extraordinary timepieces, each a masterpiece in its own right. This isn’t just a collection of watches, it’s a journey through Hublot’s greatest hits, showcasing their boldest innovations in materials science and high-end watchmaking.

Let’s dive in.

The Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Sapphire

Imagine a watch where transparency is a definitive theme and the mechanics cherish a well-lit exhibit. The Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Sapphire is a fully transparent spectacle, crafted entirely from sapphire crystal. Inside, a 22k white gold micro-rotor marked “20 YEARS” spins gracefully on top of a 60-second flying tourbillon, both visible from the dial side. The result is a wonderful mechanical marvel, illuminated from every angle. While sapphire cases are notoriously difficult to machine, Hublot has mastered the art - making this a true technical and aesthetic marvel.

The Big Bang Tourbillon Chronograph in Water Blue Sapphire

Hublot didn’t stop at clear sapphire - they pioneered colored sapphire, and the Water Blue iteration of the Big Bang Tourbillon Chronograph is a resulting stunner of the brand’s exploits in chromatic sapphire innovation. The skeletonized monopusher chronograph tourbillon seems to float inside the case, as if suspended in a tropical-hued crystal.

The Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic in Red Ceramic

Although ceramic is tough, scratch-resistant and lightweight, it's emerging to be a common staple across the sports watch category. But what about red ceramic? Now that’s something deserving the merit of a horological unicorn. While most brands struggle to produce vibrant red ceramics without cracking or fading, Hublot has nailed it with the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic in Red Ceramic. This timepiece houses an automatic tourbillon, once again proving that high complications and bold aesthetics can coexist.

The Big Bang Tourbillon Chronograph Cathedral Minute Repeater in Black Frosted Carbon

A tourbillon, a monopusher chronograph and a cathedral minute repeater all in one watch. This is peak horological complication amalgamated in a unit entity at Hublot. The black frosted carbon case on the Big Bang Tourbillon Chronograph Cathedral Minute Repeater, which isn’t just for looks, enhances the acoustics of the minute repeater, delivering chimes that are louder and crisper than traditional metal cases. The cathedral gongs (longer than traditional repeater gongs) yield a deeper, more resonant sound and make this one-of-a-kind timepiece sound like a petite church bell on your wrist.

The Big Bang Integrated Tourbillon Minute Repeater in Blue Texalium

Texalium is Hublot’s next-gen carbon fiber. It’s lighter, stronger and available in a wide color palette. This deep blue version is a first with the Texalium construction extending from the case and bezel to the integrated bracelet as well. And yes, it also packs a cathedral minute repeater, proving that performance materials can also deliver high-end acoustics.

The Ultimate Collector’s Showcase

Hublot isn’t just handing over five watches, they’re delivering an experience. This set of five exceptional timepieces comes in a custom backlit display case, with each watch mounted on a backlit panel behind frosted glass. An engraved plaque reads: “Materials & High Complications 1/1” because this is truly one-of-a-kind.

While most anniversary collections just look back, Hublot’s “Materials & High Complications” set does that and also leaps forward. It’s a statement: after 20 years, the Big Bang isn’t slowing down. If anything, it’s just getting started. For collectors, this is grail-level horology. For Hublot fans, it’s a poetic realization of the Maison’s best examples of horological innovation. And for the greater watch world, this collection is an apt reminder that rules are meant to be broken. If this unique set serves any indication, it’s nothing but a statement that the Big Bang’s next 20 years will be even wilder.

The Big Bang 20th Anniversary “Materials and High Complications” unique set introduced at the Watches and Wonders 2025 is priced at 1 million Swiss Francs.