A lot can be said about Hublot, but primarily the brand is known to list things with its daring designs and their courageous use of materials and colors. This has been happening since 1980 when Carlo Crocco was the first to combine a golden housing with a natural rubber strap (in itself a premiere for the industry back then). Two materials that were apparently operated at very different luxury levels suddenly came together in a provocative clock that was inspired by a bull eye. Now, 45 years later somethingat polarizing watches. Unfortunately, the negativity always appears, and in order to offer some counterfeit thoughts, I make an explanation to accept Hublot again, and will be on the market with the recent classic fusion essential taupe 45 mm.
If you impose things like Hublot, you will rub some people wrong, step on a few toes and so on. But that is the jumping point of the brand. It does not want to be conservative or follow the norm, but tries to get off the leaked path and explore new reasons. I have to admit that the watches were hit and missed for me, but now and then there is something very appealing! Regardless of whether it is its complexity, watches such as the Meca-10 and the MP-11 are technical miracles or their aesthetics, which I once again describe as provocative, it can go in both directions.
A watch that left a big impression on me, which was only based on aesthetics, is one of the latest Hublots, the classic fusion of essential taupe. A repetition of the classic fusion of essential gray and with a different tone of the color spectrum it is both subtly and pronounced, simple and complex. It begins with the case that keeps this classic Hublot look. It starts in two sizes, of which we had the 45 -mm version. And yes, directly from the goal, the 42 mm would be better. The bigger of the two is good! Nevertheless, thanks to the generous dimensions, the message will convey even better!
Speaking of, the size is very pleasant, I have to say! With only 10.95 mm, it sits quite comfortably on the wrist, and the housing design is still fascinating with its mixture of straight lines and curves, brushed and polished surfaces, and cetera. But what really impressed me is the calm and reserved dial! The color is refined, elegant and only portrays the essentials (hence the name!). You get nothing more than a very fine, Sunstical finish, applied markings, faceted hands and an astonished date window. C'est tout! And that's exactly how it should be for this! It is so good that it even calms down a little, whatever you look at it! If you were cooking it even further, you would have a classic fusion original and be back in 1980. For me, this is at least a clean and balanced intermediate.
If you move to the mechanical side of things, things are not perfect. While it is absolutely nothing to complain about a Sellita SW300 automatic automatic as a base movement, it feels a little lost here. This is primarily the size, since the 45 mm simply too much steel to add it. This is another reason why the 42 -mm variant is the right way when you ask me! As an alternative to the ETA 2892, the SW300 has at least proven to be reliable, which is calming. And after 48 hours of electricity reserve it is acceptable, although the industry seems to be slowly moving to longer PRS. For me, a maximum term of two days or less has never been a problem, because I often turn my watches and I have nothing against putting mine from time to time. However, this is not the same for everyone, so it would be good if movement manufacturers could continue to urge this for ordinary caliber like this.
The belt is another highlight of the watch. The taup -colored rubber belt, which is finished with a taupe woven textile insert, looks and feels good! It is supple, comfortable, formable and yet strong. The best thing about it is that it notices the eye with its texture without distracting from the rest of the clock. It balances everything perfectly. A small point of criticism; It is too big in this case. Again the 42mm solves this by reducing the sizes in all directions, including the width of the rest.
The Hublot Classic Fusion Essential Taupe is presented as an online exclusive and only available via Hublot's e-boutique with a price of 8,800 EUR for both sizes. In view of its movement, this makes it an expensive watch, but the overall design, the combination of subtlety and expressiveness, makes it very much. For me it throws a new light on Hublot, one that I had missed for a while. I know that preferences are of course deeply personal, but I always advocate having an open mind myself, and invite others to have one and not simply repeat what they read or hear without bothering to check something first. It would make the watch world a better, less negative space.
For more information, see Hublot.com.
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