WOTW Specs
Watch: Hublot BIG BANG Ferrari White Ceramic Carbon
Reference: 401.HQ.0121.VR
Limited Edition: 500
Date: 2015
Case: White Ceramic
Bezel: Carbon Fiber
Size: 45mm
Movement: UNICO HUB1241, 38 Jewels
Power Reserve: 72 hours
Glass: Saphire Crystal, glare-proof
Water Resistance: 100 Meters
Strap: White leather with black rubber and red stitching
Price: $17,000 – $25,500
The first event of the 2019 PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, The Northern Trust, ended with a BANG! That bang was a 2015 Hublot Big Bang Ferrari White Ceramic Carbon (ref: 401.HQ.0121.VR) that Patrick Reed was wearing while holding up the trophy on Sunday! For Reed, this was his seventh Tour win and it moved him up the FedEx Cup standings from 50th to second.
Hublot was started in 1976, under the name MDM Geneve, by Carlo Crocco who started working on his first watch named the “Hublot.” That watch was released at the 1980 Basel watch fair, and he sold $2,000,000 worth of watches that year. The name Hublot is pronounced ‘hue-blo’ and means ‘porthole’ in French. The Big Bang line of watches was introduced in 2005 and was an instant success, tripling Hublot’s orders that year.
Reed’s Hublot Big Bang Ferrari White Ceramic Carbon is a limited-edition watch of only 500 pieces worldwide. The Big Bang Ferrari stands out on any wrist with its white ceramic case and white leather strap with red stitching. Hublot and exotic car manufacturer Ferrari have been doing collaborations since 2011, creating some very exciting pieces. This Big Bang is adorned with the iconic Ferrari prancing horse logo as well as many automotive design cues. The case is made from two pieces of white ceramic, a combination of ceramic and metals, making it lightweight but also extremely wear-resistant.
The bezel is made from satin-finished carbon fiber and incorporates six “H” style titanium screws to lock it into place. The 401.HQ.0121.VR is a column-wheel chronograph, meaning it has the crown at 3 o’clock and the two pushers are two and four and it allows the chronograph to be restarted with the push of one button. The dial on the Big Bang is openwork so you can see the UNICO HUB1241 movement at work. The dial also includes a red 60-minute counter sub-dial at 3 o’clock.
The UNICO HUB1241 is an in house movement developed by Hublot with 38 jewels and a 72-hour power reserve. That movement is covered by a glare-proof sapphire crystal on both the front and back. The back crystal shows off a tungsten rotor, with anthracite finish, that looks like a Ferrari five-spoke wheel. The strap is made of white leather with red contrast stitching and a black rubber backing. The straps are simple to change with a quick-release push-button located at the 12 and 6 o’clock positions on the case.
Reed has been a Hublot ambassador since 2017, and this Big Bang is the same one that Reed was wearing when he won The Masters in 2018. So I am willing to bet that it is one of his favorites in his rotation. Congratulations to Patrick on winning the first leg of the 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs!
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