LVMH Watch Week is the first to announce new models for 2025. Hublot has unveiled a striking new avant-garde model that represents the company's innovative spirit.
Hublot's New Releases for 2025① "Big Bang Meca-10"
Hublot released the Big Bang Meca-10 in 2016. Now, in 2025, 10 years after the original, Hublot has optimized the movement of this masterpiece and released the new Meca-10, combining King Gold, titanium, and frosted carbon in a compact 42mm case.
Manual-winding (Cal. HUB1201). 29 jewels. 21,600 vph. Power reserve approximately 10 days. 18K King Gold case (42mm diameter, 13.9mm thick). Water resistant to 100m. Price: 5,863,000 yen (tax included).
Manual winding (Cal. HUB1201). 29 jewels. 21,600 vph. Power reserve approximately 10 days. Ti case (diameter 42mm, thickness 13.9mm). Water resistant to 100m. Price: 3,157,000 yen (tax included).
Manual winding (Cal. HUB1201). 29 jewels. 21,600 vph. Power reserve approximately 10 days. Carbon black case (diameter 42mm, thickness 13.9mm). Water resistant to 100m. Price: 3,762,000 yen (tax included).
The original Meca-10, released in 2016, broke new ground in the watch industry with its unique design, featuring bridges attached to a ring-shaped baseplate. This innovation delivered both visual appeal and structural integrity. Now, Hublot has reinvented its unique take on a skeletonized manual-winding movement with an improved, open, and consistent display, while maintaining its signature architecture elevated with sophisticated finishing and decoration.
Hublot's Challenge
The challenge for Hublot's engineers and watchmakers was to maintain the originality of the Meca-10 while reducing its size to fit into the Big Bang's 42mm case without compromising its performance.
The new Meca-10, which features numerous advancements, is clearly different from its predecessor, with three linear bridges attached to the baseplate. The bridges are adorned with satin-brushed surfaces and hand-polished chamfers, further elevating this avant-garde and unusual movement as a piece of Haute Horlogerie. Available in three different versions – King Gold, Titanium, and Frosted Carbon – the movement is galvanically finished to match the 18K gold, metallic gray, or black case, respectively.
A distinctive power reserve indicator
As its name suggests, the Meca-10 boasts an impressive power reserve of approximately 10 days, but what sets this model apart is the way the power reserve is displayed.
Powered by two mainspring barrels, the movement's energy level is read off a digital display showing the remaining power reserve. These displays are driven by a "Cremaille" rack system, rarely seen in mechanical watches, in which a linear gear meshes with a circular one.
A closer look at this mechanism reveals that it is deceptively delicate. Two overlapping disks rotate in opposite directions and are connected by a spiral spring that winds up in the center, just like a barrel spring. The result is a truly remarkable differential display that can be read intuitively. In fact, the Meca-10's power reserve exceeds 10 days, but the display is limited to the 10-day limit of optimal performance for a chronometer, a testament to its precision. This new, ingenious manual winding system ensures perfect synchronization between the power reserve display and the optimal winding level of the barrel spring.
Movement Cal.HUB1201
The balance is positioned on the dial side of the movement, making it fully visible. This not only provides a constant flow of movement to the display surface, but also highlights Hublot's patented fine-regulation mechanism. The regulator is fitted with a lubricant-free silicon escape wheel. For precise timekeeping, the new Meca-10 is equipped with a stop-seconds mechanism.
Ergonomic proportions
The Big Bang Meca-10's 42mm case is ergonomically proportioned while maintaining a familiar silhouette. The King Gold and Titanium versions feature the Big Bang's signature satin-finished and polished chamfers. A Frosted Carbon model marks the first time the Big Bang has been added to the Core Collection. Unlike multi-layered carbon fiber sheets, Frosted Carbon has no set pattern, resulting in a unique appearance for each case.
The Big Bang Meca-10 42mm also features the patented "One Click" system built into the case, allowing for easy strap changes.
Hublot's 2025 New Release ② "Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM"
A pioneer in groundbreaking material innovation, Hublot and its Manufacture's Metallurgy and Materials Laboratory have mastered the complex techniques of transparent materials such as sapphire crystal. Always striving for new creativity, Hublot is the first and only watch brand to use SAXEM, a material similar to sapphire but with greater brilliance and color possibilities. Now, Hublot is announcing the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM, a limited edition of just 18 pieces worldwide, featuring a deep emerald green transparent case and an automatic tourbillon movement.
Automatic movement (Cal. HUB6035). 26 jewels. 21,600 vph. Power reserve approximately 72 hours. Green SAXEM case (44mm diameter, 14.4mm thick). Smoke black sapphire crystal dial. Water resistant to 30m. Limited to 18 pieces worldwide. Price: 31,647,000 yen (tax included).
SAXEM shares many of the same properties as sapphire crystal, including hardness and transparency, but they differ at the molecular level. While both are made from aluminum oxide, SAXEM is bonded with rare earth elements. Structurally, they are also different: sapphire is trigonal (three-sided), while SAXEM is cubic (tetrahedral). This subtle yet important difference gives SAXEM its intense color and sparkles like a precious stone.
Housed in a vibrant, crystal-green SAXEM case, Hublot's automatic tourbillon caliber HUB6035 is entirely developed and manufactured in-house. Its modern design features a 22K gold micro-rotor positioned on the dial side of the movement. It also features ceramic ball bearings for smooth and efficient winding.
The watch boasts a power reserve of approximately 72 hours, ensuring high precision. The movement of the micro-rotor at 12 o'clock is complemented by a 60-second tourbillon cage at 6 o'clock. Three functional sapphire components - the barrel bridge, the automatic winding gear bridge and the tourbillon bar - highlight this open structure. The Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM features an even darker dial.
The movement itself, visible through the open dial, is finished in a primarily black color, creating a striking contrast with the SAXEM case and matching the crown. To enhance legibility, the Big Bang's distinctive Arabic numerals and baton indexes are painted a vibrant green with Super-LumiNova, and the hands have the same finish. Sandblasting, hand-polished bevels, and sunray finishing elevate this modern and unique watch to the pinnacle of Haute Horlogerie.
As a perfect finishing touch to match the case, the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM is fitted with a see-through green rubber strap with a black folding clasp.
Hublot's 2025 New Release ③ "Spirit of Big Bang Chronograph"
Now in its 12th year since its launch, Hublot has added three new models to its special "Spirit of Big Bang Chronograph" collection, crafted from ceramic in three colors previously only available in the Big Bang. Available in sand beige, dark green, and sky blue, each model is limited to 200 pieces worldwide. Colorful, hypoallergenic, lightweight, scratch-resistant, and appealing to both men and women, these three new models demonstrate Hublot's unparalleled expertise in developing cutting-edge materials and ceramic watches in unprecedented colors.
Automatic movement (Cal. HUB4700). 31 jewels. 36,000 vph. Power reserve approximately 50 hours. Beige ceramic case (42mm diameter, 14.1mm thick). Water resistant to 100m. Limited to 200 pieces worldwide. Price: 3,762,000 yen (tax included).
Automatic movement (Cal. HUB4700). 31 jewels. 36,000 vph. Power reserve approximately 50 hours. Sky blue ceramic case (42mm diameter, 14.1mm thick). Water resistant to 100m. Limited to 200 pieces worldwide. Price: 3,762,000 yen (tax included).
Automatic movement (Cal. HUB4700). 31 jewels. 36,000 vph. Power reserve approximately 50 hours. Dark green ceramic case (42mm diameter, 14.1mm thick). Water resistant to 100m. Limited to 200 pieces worldwide. Price: 3,762,000 yen (tax included).
The Spirit of Big Bang Chronograph dial features hour markers, chronograph counters, and hands in the same color as the respective ceramic case. The strap is made of black rubber with a colored inlay in the center, perfectly coordinating with the color of the ceramic case.
Also noteworthy is the Caliber HUB4700, a modernized version of the El Primero.
The Spirit of Big Bang Chronograph is equipped with the automatic chronograph movement, Cal. HUB4700. This movement is a modernized version of the highly acclaimed El Primero, one of the world's first automatic chronograph movements. Visible through both the open dial and the sapphire case back, this movement features several technical innovations and advancements compared to the 1969 original, including a low-friction silicon escape wheel.
Notable watch details
Hublot's 2025 New Release #4: Spirit of Big Bang Year of Snake
Symbolizing wisdom, charm, and transformation, the snake holds a special place among the animals of the Chinese zodiac. Since 2016, Hublot has been presenting artistic special editions of the Spirit of Big Bang to celebrate Chinese New Year. Now, in 2025, the iconic animal is reinterpreted in a modern and unexpected way, with the Spirit of Big Bang Year of Snake, limited to 88 pieces worldwide, featuring snakes on the dial, case, and strap.
Automatic movement (Cal. HUB4700). 31 jewels. 28,800 vph. Power reserve approximately 50 hours. Black ceramic case (42mm diameter, 14.1mm thick). Water resistant to 100m. Limited to 88 pieces worldwide. Price: 4,111,000 yen (tax included).
The tonneau-shaped black ceramic case is fitted with Hublot's patented One Click strap change system and is topped by a ceramic bezel engraved with a snake pattern, which is also replicated on the black rubber strap, which, despite being made from a single piece of rubber, features an innovative embossing and a unique velvet finish that gives it a subtle sheen.
The Spirit of Big Bang Year of Snake is powered by Hublot's automatic skeleton chronograph caliber HUB4700. This caliber is a modernized version of the historic and highly acclaimed El Primero, the first Swiss high-frequency chronograph caliber. Visible through both the open dial and the sapphire case back, the movement features several technical innovations and advancements compared to the 1969 original, including a friction-reducing silicon escape wheel.
The Spirit of Big Bang Year of Snake is limited to 88 pieces worldwide and will be sold at Hublot boutiques and authorized retailers worldwide.
