ZURICH: Swiss premium watchmaker Hublot has celebrated its partnership with Formula 1 and automobile giants Ferrari by launching a new style and range of watches this year called the ‘Classic Fusion Ferrari GT’. Hublot’s elegant and contemporary piece draws inspiration from the “Gran Turismo” universe.
The launch of the watch, with its extremely innovative design which integrates the new UNICO manufacture movement in a body with distinctive and dynamic lines, sees Hublot and Ferrari write a new chapter in their collaboration. The constant drive for innovation and refinement behind the unstoppable creative impetus of both Ferrari and Hublot has come to life in the Big Bang Ferrari, the MP-05 LaFerrari and the Techframe.
The collaboration first drew inspiration from the racing world and Formula 1, with the Big Bang Ferrari editions. In 2017, Hublot and Ferrari expanded to the universe of GT, with the Techframe Ferrari Tourbillon Chronograph specifically created to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ferrari.
This year, the collaboration goes a step further in this world, which has always defined a travel philosophy that combines tradition, elegance and technical perfection. The entirely new Classic Fusion Ferrari GT is available in three different cases: Titanium (limited edition of 1,000 pieces), King Gold (limited edition of 500 pieces) and 3D Carbon (limited edition of 500 pieces.
3D Carbon is a new polymer matrix composite (PMC) made of three-dimensional fibres. This high-tech material, which is very popular in motorsport, has outstanding qualities of resistance and, in the case of the Classic Fusion Ferrari GT, offers a lightweight but solid layer of protection, to the UNICO manufacture movement.
Designed by the ‘Centro Stile Ferrari’, the new Classic Fusion Ferrari GT draws inspiration from the GT designed and crafted in the Maranello workshops. Its design is very contemporary; Hublot worked on the motor and Ferrari on the body. One of the main design features of the Classic Fusion Ferrari GT is the case, conceived as a true concentrical suspended element that enhances the dial presence and the sophisticated manufacturing making process. For this purpose, the Centro Stile Ferrari designers applied their expertise, building bridges between automotive design and watchmaking motorisation, and thereby proving that they love to work and surpass themselves on other projects than those linked to cars.
Entirely different yet resolutely complementary to the Techframe launched in 2017, the Classic Fusion Ferrari GT is a watch for lovers of fine mechanical pieces who want to display a contemporary and refined style. The straps of the watch have been subtly created in black rubber and dressed in Schedoni leather, like the seats of the Maranello historical race cars.
Round like a racing tachometer, the new Classic Fusion Ferrari GT is a piece for our time, with particular attention paid to the ergonomics and a thickness of only 13.15 mm, a rarity for an integrated flyback chronograph.
