Hublot and Berluti release Japan-exclusive model in collaboration series

"Classic Fusion Chronograph Berluti Scritto Blue." Automatic (Cal. HUB1143). 59 jewels. 28,800 vph. Power reserve approximately 42 hours. Titanium (45mm diameter). Water resistant to 5 bar. Berluti Venezia leather "Deep Blue" (Scritto decoration) on a black rubber strap. Price: 166 million yen (excluding tax). Limited to 100 pieces in Japan. Available in advance at Hublot Boutiques Ginza, Osaka, and Kyoto from November 3, 2017.

　The Classic Fusion Berluti, a collaboration between Hublot and Berluti that garnered a lot of attention when it was announced at Baselworld in 2016, will now be available in Japan only. This striking watch features deep blue Venezia leather with Scritto details.

　The dial and strap of this Classic Fusion Chronograph Berluti Scritto Blue model are made of leather with Scritto inscription, a tribute to calligraphy. This Scritto was inspired by an 18th-century manuscript by Olga Berluti, the fourth generation of the founding family, and has now become a signature design for Berluti.
　The Venezia leather used here is produced through the same process as the leather used in Berluti shoes, starting with neutralising the leather's natural components, followed by pattern making, cutting and assembling the leather pieces, before being attached to the watch and given a polished finish.

　I would like to fully enjoy the fusion of Hublot and Berluti's excellent dial and strap making skills.