Hublot’s ongoing dance with contemporary design hits another beat, this time with Samuel Ross and his SR_A label. The new Big Bang Tourbillon Carbon edition—unveiled at Miami Art Week—folds together crisp geometry and a subtle blue palette, nodding to Ross’s signature fascination with engineered forms. If last year’s burst of bold orange signaled their first partnership, this return feels steady and forward-facing, no fuss, no fanfare, just a quiet kind of refinement that still breaks the mold.
The watch’s 44mm case, carved out of carbon, rethinks the house codes through a perforated honeycomb motif that crosses into the mechanical skeleton. It’s a subtle blueprint for how Hublot pushes watchmaking beyond traditional aesthetics. The bezel, sliced between brushed and microblasted finishes, underlines a two-tone language that extends to the markers, where two distinct blues calmly hold the dial in place. The HUB6035 manufacture caliber, visible at six, flexes a 72-hour power reserve, more a statement of utility than any over-the-top brag.
Hublot has been leaning into these limited projects—only 50 pieces are on offer—and showing them off where global creatives meet. This edition’s presentation at Miami Art Week is no coincidence; it’s a direct nod to that ongoing dialogue between watchmaking and the shape of things now. It’s delivered in a collector’s box that feels more like an artifact than a display case, suggesting this piece isn’t meant to scream its presence—but that it’s absolutely there, changing the conversation.
