Description

Black and gold has traditionally been a color combination that oozes refinement, having reached a peak of sophistication in the old-world charm of the Art Deco movement that evokes black marble bars and brass telephones. But, Hublot have created a black and gold watch that truly bucks this trend, with the Big Bang UNICO Full Magic Gold Perpetual that looks more appropriate for an action-movie hero than a smoky jazz club, taking that black and gold classiness and undercutting it with militaristic, tactical intensity.

The design which follows the Big Bang UNICO series is itself an aggressive-looking watch no matter which materials it’s made from, with the Arabic numerals represented in a militaristic stencil style. The skeletonised dial has two purposes, firstly emphasising the extremely technical attitude behind the watch as well as showcasing the Hublot UNICO 2 movement, but more on that later. The gold tones are surprisingly legible against the dark silver background, and the chronograph seconds hand is given a blood-red tip to match the minute markers on the black chapter ring and subdial.