Hublot has returned to the Big Bang with a clear brief: make the watch feel more architectural, more forceful and more technically assertive without sanding away the identity that made it recognisable.
Presented during Watches and Wonders week in Geneva, the Big Bang Reloaded series brings five models, five patents and a renewed emphasis on high-tech materials from the Nyon manufacture.
It’s not a reinvention so much as a tightening of the original idea, with sharper surfaces, a stronger bezel construction and the familiar openworked dial pushed further into three-dimensional territory.
At a glance
- Hublot has introduced the Big Bang Reloaded series as a new generation of its signature model.
- Each model uses the HUB 1280 Unico automatic flyback chronograph with a 72-hour power reserve.
- The collection spans Magic Gold, titanium and ceramic cases, with five models shown during Watches and Wonders week in Geneva.
A more muscular Big Bang case
The Big Bang Reloaded keeps the proportions deliberately bold, measuring 44mm across and 14.50mm thick.
That scale suits the direction Hublot has taken here, because the watch is built around visual structure rather than restraint.
The case options underline the brand’s material-led character, with Magic Gold, titanium and ceramic versions in black, blue and green.
Magic Gold remains one of Hublot’s more distinctive signatures, an 18-carat gold alloy developed for scratch resistance rather than traditional precious-metal delicacy.
The two-part bezel changes the attitude
The most immediate visual shift is the bezel, now treated as a stronger graphic element.
Its two-part construction uses a polished frame with an insert that can either match the case tone or create contrast, giving the watch a more defined face.
That detail matters because the Big Bang has always relied on its layered architecture, visible screws and material contrasts to create identity at a glance.
On the Reloaded models, those ingredients feel more concentrated, with a cleaner tension between surface, depth and colour.
The openworked dial goes deeper
The openworked dial remains central to the Big Bang language, but the Reloaded execution gives it a more mechanical, suspended quality.
Rather than simply exposing the movement, the dial appears to stage it, with components set across a deeper visual plane.
It’s a good fit for the HUB 1280 Unico calibre, because the flyback chronograph is as much part of the watch’s theatre as it is part of its function.
The movement runs at 4Hz and offers a 72-hour power reserve when fully wound, placing the Reloaded models in familiar Hublot territory for modern automatic chronographs.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Hublot |
|---|---|
| Collection | Big Bang Reloaded |
| Case size | 44mm |
| Case thickness | 14.50mm |
| Case materials | Magic Gold, titanium, black ceramic, blue ceramic and green ceramic |
| Movement | HUB 1280 Unico in-house calibre |
| Movement type | Automatic flyback chronograph |
| Frequency | 4Hz |
| Power reserve | 72 hours |
| Models | Five |
| Patents | Five |
The Big Bang Reloaded is aimed squarely at collectors who already understand Hublot’s appetite for volume, material experimentation and visible mechanics.
For those drawn to the Big Bang’s original proposition, this generation doesn’t dilute the formula; it gives the watch a sharper frame, a more assertive stance and a clearer reason to look again.
