{"id":29033,"date":"2024-01-25T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/hublot-spirit-of-big-bang-titanium-dragon\/"},"modified":"2024-01-28T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T11:57:07","slug":"hublot-spirit-of-big-bang-titanium-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/en\/hublot-spirit-of-big-bang-titanium-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"Hublot: Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drawing inspiration from the traditional Chinese art of paper cutting, the Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon layers its hands, wheels and H-shaped screws to form a 3D silhouette of an eastern dragon. Hublot presents a rubber strap with a marquetry design for the very first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Created in collaboration with the Chinese artist Chen Fenwan<\/a>, this limited edition of 88 pieces is the perfect fusion of tradition and modernity, combining metaphors and symbols in the spirit of Hublot: first, unique, different!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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In the Chinese calendar, 2024 marks the return of the Dragon, which comes around every 12 years. This celestial creature, revered in Chinese culture, is associated with prosperity. A symbol of luck, strength and wisdom, the dragon is also an imperial icon that embodies life and immortality. Loong is a symbol, an icon, and the universal auspicious meaning is the foundation of Loong culture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Equivalent to the year 4722 in the Chinese calendar, 2024 marks the year of the Wood Dragon. Through artist Chen Fenwan\u2019s paper-cutting expertise, Hublot pays homage to wood through the natural fibres that form the soul and spirit of paper.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

So, can you recognise what\u2019s hidden within the dragon?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This piece is a metaphor for the \u2018Art of Fusion\u2019 and the art of continually reimagining materials and their areas of expression. A symbol of Hublot\u2019s philosophy, the Hublot creates a different way to interpret times, through its distinctive features. The components of its pieces: hands, cogs or screws, are positioned in multidimensional layers to form a dragon\u2019s silhouette created in paper cut-outs by the Chinese artist Chen Fenwan. The dragon\u2019s head made up of five layers that alternate between hands, wheels and H-shaped screws, with a body and scales that extend onto the strap. The colours, reflect those of the paper cut-out sculpture created by Chen Fenwan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

A metaphor for the \u2018Art of Fusion\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Celebrating the Year of the Dragon, this watch is also a metaphor for the \u2018Art of Fusion\u2019 embodied by the eastern dragon. Also known as the Loong, it takes on the features of nine different animals\u2014the eyes of a prawn, the horns of a deer, the mouth of a bull, the nose of a dog, the whiskers of a catfish, the mane of a lion, the long tail of a snake, the scales of a fish and the claws of an eagle. A dragon whose metamorphosis has taken place over several thousands of years. Under Chen Fenwan\u2019s touch, this sacred animal, talisman and totem, celebrates one of the greatest cultural legacies of Chinese art: the art of paper cutting. This is a craft that originated in China around 2,000 years ago, coinciding with the invention of paper. Chinese paper cutting has been on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009 and is used to express the moral principles, philosophies and aesthetic ideals of its creators. It is used in festivities to honour events such as weddings and births, and paper-cut decorations symbolising happiness and good luck are intrinsic to Chinese New Year celebrations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Hublot invites Chinese Tradition into 2024 with a Hublot first: a rubber strap with a marquetry design <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hublot has invited Chinese artist Chen Fenwan to combine traditional Chinese \u201csculpture in the round\u201d with contemporary art, creating a majestic and dynamic loong, which conveys an auspicious atmosphere as it rises to the heavens. This artwork symbolizes the ever-renewing totem of life. Expressing Hublot\u2019s philosophy \u2018Be First, Unique and Different.<\/p>\n

In a 42 mm titanium case, Hublot transposes the layered effects of paper cutting into a multi-level dial construction overlaying a base panel with several levels of appliqu\u00e9s that incorporate the aesthetic codes of Hublot\u2019s components.The dragon\u2019s silhouette extends onto the rubber strap, which features a rubber marquetry motif\u2014a first for Hublot. Each of the dragon\u2019s scales is coloured and nano-vulcanised to be integrated into the strap. This delicate decorative operation is carried out entirely by hand and takes around 8 hours per strap. The Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon, offered in a limited edition of 88 pieces, comes with a second, titanium grey Velcro fabric strap. This Chinese New Year celebration features an HUB1710 automatic movement and power reserve of 50 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>