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Hublot brand ambassador and all-around nice guy Usain Bolt just got his first limited edition watch. Usain Bolt is the fastest recorded runner, and is often affectionately referred to as the “fastest man in the world.” Actually he is not from Africa but rather Jamaica. A little while ago (before this watch was released) I got a chance to interview him. I actually asked him some questions about what a limited edition Hublot watch for him might look like. Let’s see if his answers match up to the result.

Inherently there isn’t much new here because this is your standard King Power Chronograph watch. I discuss it because I think Usain is pretty cool, and it is interesting to see many of the “reasons” for Hublot limited edition watches. What is different are the little touches that make it special for Mr. Bolt. What a damn good last name for a champion runner right? I’ve always thought that. According to Hublot the strap is made from “exactly the same leather as the shoes he wore when he broke the world record in Beiking in 2008.” To be honest I am not sure what that means. Is it leather from the exact same pair of shoes… or the same kind of shoes? The piece is a limited edition of 250 pieces – so I have a feeling that more than one pair of shoes was sacrificed in the making of this collection.

The watch case is 48mm wide in black ceramic. The gold tone is mixed with a dash of green in honor of the Jamaican flag, and are actually a product of using a 2N gold powder coating on the strap and flange ring. In the subsidiary seconds dial is a silhouette of Usain’s signature pose. The best part is that it looks good on his wrist, and if you are a tall Jamaican Olympic runner it might look good on your wrist as well. Again, Hublot will make 250 pieces of the limited edition King Power Usain Bolt watch.

Tech specs from Hublot:

KING POWER USAIN BOLT
Reference: 703.CI.1129.NR.USB12
Series 250 pieces numbered from 01/250 to 250/250
Case: “King Power” – Diameter 48 mm in micro-blasted black ceramic
Bezel: Black ceramic, 6 black PVD H-shaped relief titanium screws
Crystal: Sapphire with grey minute track transfer, Interior/exterior anti-reflective coating
Bezel Lugs: Black composite resin
Lateral inserts: Black composite resin
Case-back: Micro-blasted black ceramic, Silhouette of Usain Bolt on sapphire case-back
Crown: Black PVD titanium with black rubber insert
Push-pieces: Black PVD titanium with black rubber inserts
Screws: Black PVD titanium
Water resistance: 10 ATM or approximately 100 metres
Dial Matt: black, circular satin-finished flange with 2N gold coating, Satin-finished and black nickel-coated indexes with black SuperLuminova™, Transfer of Usain Bolt’s silhouette in meteor grey at 9 o’clock and 2N gold powder Hublot logo
Hands: Satin-finished and black nickel-coated with black SuperLuminova™
Movement: Calibre HUB4100
Mechanical: chronograph with automatic winding and central seconds hand. Small seconds at 9 o’clock
No. of components 252
Jewels: 27
Date: Date window at 4.30
Power reserve Approximately 42 hours
Strap: Adjustable in black rubber, Made from the same gold-coloured synthetic leather as Usain Bolt’s shoes.
Clasp: King Power folding buckle in black micro-blasted PVD titanium
Micro-blasted black ceramic decorative plate

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The King Power series by Hublot is aptly named. With the powerhouse of mechanics and materials developed, tweaked, and hardened by Hublot’s masterful workmen, the watches always seem bent on blowing the competition out of the water. With Hublot’s King Power Alinghi 4000 Carbon Fiber Watch, that sense of competition and drive only becomes more pronounced.

Hublot partnered once with the Alinghi team, and seeks to renew their partnership with this year’s races. The watch brand produces an excellent set of diver’s watches, so it’s no surprise that they would ally themselves with one of the most prestigious sailing teams in the world.
Taking all of the plusses of the Hublot Oceanographic 4000 carbon fiber, the Alinghi watch adds its own tweaks to the design. The diver’s watch combines the color scheme of the team and the Alinghi team logo.
The watch features a carbon fiber case and a depth rating of a whopping 4,000 meters, making the King Power Alinghi claims the title of one of the highest depth ratings in the world. The complete carbon fiber case is said to be inspired by the hulls of the Alinghi catamarans—and with good reason. The material is light, yet incredibly tough.

Both Alinghi and Hublot’s use of the highest quality materials are evident in their lines of work. Both sailing team and watch brand combine the highest quality, forward-thinking materials with the expertise of weathered professionals to beat the competition and make a name for themselves. No wonder the two teams have retained their partnership over the years: both take the same approach to their craft.
The bright red colors of the watch will make it easy to read at a glance throughout all the elements while the red accents add a majestic feel to the King Power Timepiece. The mechanical movement and automatic winding keeps the watch running as smoothly as a catamaran in calm waters. Add on a power reserve of 42 hours, and this watch will be able to last out a day of fun in the sun.
The Hublot’s King Power Alinghi 4000 Carbon Fiber watch is a limited edition piece—only 100 will be sold—so you’ll have to race to nab one for yourself if you’re interested. With all the potency of the King Power line and the team Spirit of the Alinghi team, why wouldn’t you beat out the competition?

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If you’re crazy about football (soccer, to American folk), then you’ll be even crazier about Hublot’s latest watch. Hublot’s King Power UEFA Euro 2012™ Ukraine & Poland Watches which capture the spirit of the games along with Hublot’s innovative perspective.
Not only are Poland and Ukraine co-hosting the next UEFA (Union des Associations Européennes de Football) co-hosts, they will be cooperating in the launch of an entirely different enterprise: luxury watches. Hublot watches are the official timekeepers of the UEFA Euro 2012, and in celebration, they are launching two watches in honor of the hosts.

Fans can pick their sides for their favorite teams by choosing from one of two versions: you can choose to support Ukraine with their blue-accented watch or have opponents seeing red with the bright Polish version. One watch combines the colors of the Polish red with silver titanium and ceramic casing while the other uses the bright blue of Ukraine’s colors with Hublot’s iconic King Gold case.
Both versions combine the spirit of the competition with the Hublot King Power case and mechanics. The rubber wrist strap, first popularized by Hublot watches, includes accents of Ukraine and Poland’s colors for an extra touch of spirit.
With scratch-resistant window dials and the standard high-quality mechanics found in all Hublot watches, the timepiece is ready to weather all the activities that football fan would wish.

The watches feature chronograph and date functions, at 45-minute counter—a perfect device for the countdown to half time in a football match. The watches will also be stamped with the 2012 UEFA logo on the case back to commemorate the year.
Hublot is the first watch brand to get involved with football, starting in 2006, and has since then become the official watch of the FIFATM World Cup, Ajax Amsterdam, and a long list of others. The watches were revealed to the public at the Kyiv Olympic Stadium—the very location scheduled for the tournament in July.
These are limited edition watches, so you’ll have to beat the competition if you want to snag them before the season is out. There will be 500 pieces released of the Polish version (716.OM.1129.RX.EUR12), and the Ukraine version (716.OM.1129.RX.EUR12) will be slightly more exclusive with only 250 pieces.
Hublot’s King Power UEFA Euro 2012™ Ukraine & Poland Watch combines the spirit of the games with Hublot’s own commitment to tough, durable timepieces that will always inspire cheers from fans and fear from their competitors.

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Hublot King Power Hublot Miami HEAT is indeed a sweet slam-dunk for basketball franchise Miami HEAT. It is a watch that Hublot has designed and dedicated purely to represent the fascination of the game of basketball and the NBA Miami HEAT organization.

Dywane Wade, a Hublot brand ambassador and Miami HEAT team player, also collaborated with Hublot on a separate version of the Hublot Power King watch. Its proceeds are directed to “Wade’s World Foundation” a community based organization supporting at-risk youth.

However, Hublot King Power Miami HEAT watch is a shared watch design specifically dedicated to the Miami HEAT sports organization with proceeds from its sales going to Miami HEAT Charitable Fund, which supports South Florida Community. A notable recurring charitable theme Hublot has with its brand ambassadors.

Hublot Power King Miami HEAT is housed in the Hublot King Power case, showcases the Miami HEAT logo and is inscribed with Miami HEAT on both the dial and caseback with a durable black rubber wrist strap. This watch is bold and powerful and is certainly all about the game and the spirit of NBA Miami HEAT basketball organization.

A Closer Reveal of the Dial. Hublot Miami HEAT has an impressive skeletonized black dial which showcases intricate elements of its mechanical movements. It has Swiss automatic movement and its skeletonized dial reveals situated in the center of the dial Miami HEAT’s signature logo, a flaming basketball swishing through a hoop, thus the bringing the HEAT. Located at 12 o’clock featured is “48”-minute central counter ring which was designed to represent the four 12-minute quarters of a basketball game. The number 48 appears in three positions on the watch as well. The stunning bezel bears a striking resemblance of a basketball net.

Technical Attributes. Hublot Power King Miami HEAT has the following functions and features:

o Movement – Hublot’s signature Swiss automatic movement
o Case – is 48 mm in diameter and is made of 18K gold infused with a five percent platinum
o Caseback – is a sapphire crystal
o Hour/Minute/Seconds – are open blade-like hands with a white open-tipped arrows and black sweeping second hand
o Date – window is located between 4 and 5 o’clock
o Case Bezel – is also constructed of rubber, resin and black ceramic
o Crystal – sapphire
o Power Reserve – its impressive movement allow for 48 hour of power reserve
o Wrist Strap – is black rubber made to resemble the texture of a basketball

Hublot Power King Miami HEAT is of course a limited edition 200 timepiece collection. Basketball watch enthusiasts and connoisseurs must get in the game quickly because this watch is scarce and few. This watch is truly all about the love of basketball and is for true die-hard Miami HEAT fans that desire to have an official and authentic Hublot Power King Miami HEAT timepiece.

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Are you always searching for that watch that’ll knock you off your feet? Search no more with the Hublot King Power “Knockout” Watches!  Hublot watches have always packed a punch with their innovative use of materials and technology. Now the world-famous brand is producing twelve one-of-a-kind watches for a World Boxing Council (WBC) Charity Auction in September.

Hublot recently announced their partnership with the WBC this past March and are kicking off their new tag team with this line of twelve watches.  Each timepiece will be dedicated to boxing greats of years past including Oscar de la Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Harns, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Marvin Hagler, Evander Holyfield, Jeff Fenech, Larry Holmes, George Foreman, and Roberto Duran. Each timepiece honoring a boxer will have the name of the fighter engraved on the back of the case and will include design elements as unique as the boxers themselves.

All the watches will mimic the bright green and red colors of the boxing belts and will use Hublot’ s trademark 18 carat King Gold  (King Gold is made exclusively by Hublot—the recipe is as closely guarded as a champion’s title). The watches will mimic more than the color scheme: the timepiece itself mirrors the fierce competition among equals found in both the boxing world and the realm of watch making.

Just as the boxing world is full of strong competitors and fierce opposition, the watch-making world features its own head-to-head contests of durability, innovative technology, and the urge to go the distance.

It’s no coincidence that Hublot has picked its partner and its latest inspiration in the world of boxing. Both the sport and the art have long, rich histories spanning hundreds of years.  The persistence, diligence, and need to go the extra mile cement the duo between the two disciplines. Hublot is a newcomer to the field of top notch watches, but their bold moves have already landed them among the top of their competition, and their latest alliance with the WBC proves that they are in it to win it.

The auction will take place in September 2012 at Las Vegas. The watches will be presented to their new owners by the boxers that inspired the design, so those who wish to own one of these one-of-a-kind pieces had better come prepared to fight for them: who knows what kind of pro you’ll have to fight to get them!

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A watch review of the Panerai Luminor Power Reserve 44mm wristwatch.

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As “Official Watchmaker” of Formula 1™, Hublot presents the first Tourbillon watch developed with and for the world of Formula 1™. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Boxing seems to be the sport flavor of choice for many watch brands in 2012. You know it is serious when Hublot gets into the game. Their focus now is on a limited edition set for the World Boxing Council (WBC). The game Hublot is playing is pretty interesting actually. Hublot will produce 12 unique King Power “Knockout” WBC watches. As I understand it, each will look unique and be associated with one of 12 “legendary” boxers.

Each of the watches will be auctioned off for charity, and the winners will get the watches presented to them by the boxers themselves. It would be more fun if it also included a few round in the ring with them. Tyson is on the list!

The 12 legendary fighters associated with the Hublot limited edition boxing watch are as follows:

• Lennox Lewis
• Julio Cesar Chavez
• Mike Tyson
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• George Foreman
• Marvelous Marvin Hagler
• Tommy Harns
• Roberto Duran
• Oscar de la Hoya
• Evander Holyfield
• Jeff Fenech
• Larry Holmes

The King Power chronograph based watch is unique for NOT having a skeletonized dial. It is 48mm wide in 18k King gold. Clearly the green and gold tones are meant to match the WBC belt that is given to the best fighters. On the rear of the watch is a graphic that looks like the front of the noteworthy belt. The auction for the Hublot Knockout WBC watches will be in Las Vegas in September 2012.

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