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Munya Chawawa wears the Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Diamonds 39mm. Photo by Getty Images; Photo by Hublot Arlo Parks and Munya Chawawa Wear Hublot to British GQ Man of the Year Awards
To stay up-to-date, follow: @Hublot #Hublot November 19, 2025—London, England: Arlo Parks and Munya Chawawa were both seen wearing Hublot timepieces while attending the 2025 GQ Man of the Year Awards held at 180 Thames in central London on November 18, 2025. Singer-songwriter Arlo Parks opted for the Hublot Big Bang Original Steel Pave 41mm, a perfect match for her distinctively sophisticated look. Meanwhile, actor, comedian, writer, and producer Munya Chawawa chose the Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Diamonds 39mm, a refined complement to his effortless style. HUBLOT In 1980 and for the first time, a watch dared to put a gold case on a rubber strap, turning the luxury watch world upside down in the process. Named for the porthole-shaped bezel with its exposed screws, Hublot was born and with it, the Art of Fusion. In 2005 the brand took this exercise in creative thinking to a new level with the Big Bang and its iconic design, size and layered construction case. That same year, Hublot received the Best Design award at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Since then, spurred by this revolutionary mindset, the Big Bang has never stopped reinventing itself. The twenty-first century has its first watch Icon. The concept of fusion is omnipresent, the guiding principle for every collection. Big Bang timepieces reshape the geometries of time; Classic Fusion balances boldness and restraint, while the Exceptional Timepieces overwrite expectations to create unprecedented horological objects. With its disruptive approach of challenging convention, Hublot’s DNA is transcribed in the Unico, Meca-10 and tourbillon in-house movements, to add another tier of meaning to the Art of Fusion. Alchemy is ingrained into Hublot and not just at La Manufacture. Magic can take place on a football pitch, producing partnerships with major events (UEFA Champions League and UEFA EuroTM). Sometimes it happens at a concert, a basketball match, an artistic performance or at a unique gastronomic experience with Hublot’s family of starred Chefs. And so, the Hublot Vibes come to life, through shared moments of exaltation amongst the Hublotistas, its very own community of proud Hublot owners. The Art of Fusion goes beyond the tangible. It is a way of being, the Hublot way of life. BIG BANG 20TH ANNIVERSARY – A CELEBRATION OF THE BIG BANG REVOLUTIONARY MINDSET In 2005 the Big Bang marked the advent of a new era in watchmaking, more closely attuned than ever to the privileges of its name. Few timepieces have transformed contemporary watchmaking like the Big Bang. Twenty years after its launch, it remains the incarnation of a Manufacture that constantly pushes the boundaries of the unknown. Through exclusive materials and in-house movements, led by the Unico and the Meca-10, the Big Bang breaks with tradition —a notion it has never completely embraced. Singular for its bold aesthetic, plural for its versatility, this is the Big Bang. TAG Heuer writes a new chapter in high-performance horology with the TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph Air 1, a high-tech timepiece that continues the Swiss watchmaker’s rich legacy of precision chronographs inspired by motorsport, and one of the most complex watches it has ever created.
Showcased at Dubai Watch Week 2025, this 30-pieces limited edition represents the Maison’s boldest expression of its avant-garde spirit. A VISION SHAPED BY AIR Inspired by the aerodynamic world of hypercars, the TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph Air 1 redefines what is possible in case design. Crafted from Grade-5 titanium using Selective Laser Melting (SLM), an additive manufacturing technique adapted from aerospace engineering, its sculpted form appears to have been carved by the wind itself. Weighing just 85 grams, the watch’s hollowed, architectural structure channels the lightness and flow of Formula 1® design. The intricate twin-layered honeycomb mesh recalls hypercar engine covers, while accents of 2N yellow goldand black DLC-coated titanium create a striking and contemporary aesthetic. At its heart beats the Calibre TH81-00, TAG Heuer’s most complex chronograph movement to date. Developed in collaboration with Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, this high-frequency automatic movement with a 65-hour power reserve delivers flawless precision and features the legendary rattrapante (split-seconds) function. Composed largely of lightweight titanium components, the TH81-00 combines strength and finesse, its checkered-flag finishing visible through the sapphire caseback as a mechanical celebration of TAG Heuer’s racing DNA. THE LEGACY CONTINUES For over 160 years, TAG Heuer has led the art of precision timekeeping, from the Heuer Mikrograph of 1916 to today’s most sophisticated chronographs. The TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph Air 1 now stands as a gem of this evolution, merging heritage with the future of watchmaking. Elegant, powerful, and visionary, it embodies the spirit of innovation that defines TAG Heuer. “The TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph Air 1 is a watchmaking revolution,” said TAG Heuer chief executive Antoine Pin. “Think of it this way: thanks to SLM, a watch engineer has been able to deliver a watch designer's wildest creation. The SLM manufacturing process, adapted by the TAG Heuer LAB, takes us into a new dimension, rewriting the received laws of case design. And where better to do that than in the avant-garde Monaco, which in 1969 became the world's first water-resistant square-cased automatic chronograph. The TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph Air 1 marks a new dawn for a true design icon and marks the beginning of a new series of conceptual timepieces involving innovative technologies for the brand.” CHRONOMÈTRE FB 3SPC: An exclusive series for the 75th anniversary of Ahmed Seddiqi On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Ahmed Seddiqi, an iconic watch retailer in Haute Horlogerie in the Middle East, Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud pays tribute to its historic partner by unveiling an exclusive series of the Chronomètre FB 3SPC in platinum. To mark Dubai Watch Week (November 19–23, 2025) and celebrate the 75th anniversary of Ahmed Seddiqi, Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud introduces a limited edition of only three pieces from its iconic FB 3SPC collection featuring a cylindrical hairspring. The Chronomètre FB 3SPC.3-4 offers exclusive finishings of both the movement and the dial. It combines a 42 mm platinum case with a peripheral inner-bezel ring in velvet-finished black lacquered brass, whose engraved minute track and Arabic numerals are highlighted in gold. The bridges and mainplate are sandblasted with an unprecedented champagne color. This subtle contrast ensures perfect legibility thanks to the 18-carat yellow gold hands. By a fortunate coincidence, this limited edition is unveiled in 2025, the same year Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud celebrates its own 10th anniversary. This double milestone highlights the strong bond between the two houses, as Ahmed Seddiqi was among the first partners to support the creation of the Fleurier workshop in 2015. A High-Precision Chronometer Inspired by the decimal watch No. 26, crafted in 1793 by Louis Berthoud, nephew and successor of Ferdinand Berthoud, the Chronomètre FB 3SPC carries forward this distinguished lineage of master chronometer-makers. The first and only wristwatch with a variable-inertia balance and a cylindrical balance-spring to be officially chronometer-certified by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), the Chronomètre FB 3SPC has been a hit with collectors and watchmaking professionals since its launch in October 2022. Its mechanical movement is based on a cylindrical balance-spring, an extremely rare horological speciality on which Ferdinand Berthoud himself had worked. It is the result of more than three years of research and development. Positioned at 9 o'clock, the three main escapement components – namely the balance, pallet-lever and escape-wheel – are individualised, distinct and proeminent. This space dedicated to the regulating organ enables one to appreciate how it functions and to see the cylindrical balance-spring beating throughout the three days of the power reserve, including through a large water-resistant porthole in the case middle at 9 o'clock. Launched in 2022, the FB 3SPC chronometer won the Chronometry Prize at the 2023 GPHG. Read alsoPOLO XPERIENCE BY MONTE CARLO POLO TEAM AND BIG ART FESTIVAL on 21.11.2025 DUBAI Directly inspired by the iconic Tourbillon reference 2187/C187 of 1988, the Tourbillon Platinum is a tribute to Daniel Roth's favorite complication and dedication to the timeless ideals of haute horlogerie. The Tourbillon Platinum completes the DANIEL ROTH tourbillon collection with a very exclusive edition that introduces a contrasting anthracite grey dial. The commanding presence of the platinum case is yet another bridge to the brand's early history, while the refined double-ellipse case represents a vision for the future. The award-winning watchmaker gérald genta Gentissima Oursin collection expands with two bold new expressions in 41mm, elevated by blue and green meteorite dials.
From the delicate blush of pink mother-of-pearl to the shadowy depths of smoky grey anthracite, from the fiery heart of opal to the profound darkness of inky black onyx, the gérald genta Gentissima Oursin collection has, since its 2024 debut, celebrated the Earth's most spectacular materials. |
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