Hublot Replica introduced special Big Bang timepieces. Among them were the Big Bang Integral, the first Big Bang with an integrated metal bracelet fused with its case; the Big Bang MP-11 Red Magic, a new brightly colored ceramic watch featuring a 14-day power reserve.
For this latest model, the movement required reworking to fit into the barrel shape of the Spirit of Big Bang — a line extension introduced in 2014 — rather than into the traditional round case shape of the original Hublot Big Bang Replica. The ultimate goal was a “hybrid” design that would marry this round in-house movement with the Spirit’s collection’s unconventional tonneau-shape case dimensions.
The overall design of the Replica Watch is very similar to that of the original Spirit of Big Bang models, using a 45-mm, barrel shaped case with six H-shaped screws securing the bezel and two additional screws fastening the strap at both ends to the lugs, as well as a bulky crown with guards.
The dial of the Hublot replica watch is clearly differentiated from the original model, though, with the specially-developed and skeletonized Meca-10 movement making up the bulk of the visual imprint. The face does feature two wide sword hands for the hour and minute, matching the applied hour markers on the outer edge of the dial. At 3 o’clock is a power-reserve display, and at 9 o’clock a skeletonized subdial for the seconds.