Introducing: All Of The Wild New Releases From Hublot - HODINKEE

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If you like the idea of a fully iced-out watch but want something that feels somewhat less baroque (oh, who am I kidding?), the new Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire is just that – fully sapphire.

Following a five-year focus on advanced uses of the material, Hublot has brought the concept to its logical conclusion, a 43mm Big Bang with a sapphire case AND an integrated bracelet also entirely crafted from sapphire.

With a special design focused on omitting all of the normally visible screws, and even producing elements of the movement from translucent sapphire, the Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire is the result of hardcore cutting edge watchmaking – but the final product is as much a piece of tech-forward art as it is a watch.

I wouldn't want to own such a watch, but I love that Hublot exists to make it, and I really hope that I someday get to see one in the crystal.

Limited to 30 pieces and retailing for a staggering $422,000, the Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire uses the brand's HUB6035 automatic and tourbillon-equipped movement, which has been fitted with a trio of sapphire bridges that make the inner working appear to float inside the glowing translucent case.

For those of you who prefer your crystal in smaller gem-cut chunks, can I interest you in the 31-carat strong Big Bang Integral Tourbillon High Jewellery.

As for this diamond-clad Hublot, the Big Bang Integral Tourbillon High Jewellery uses the same tourbillon-equipped HUB6035 as seen in the above Full Sapphire.

Hublot has also announced a new trio of ceramic additions into their avant-garde Big Bang Sang Bleu family.

Following in the footsteps of last year's Sang Bleu II All Black, ceramic is now expanding to include blue, grey, and white versions with the same sharply angular and complex design created by the tattoo artist Maxime Plescia-Buchi.

I'll admit I never really had any grasp of the Sang Bleu line until I gave it a closer look following this piece by Cole covering a pair of new models from last summer.

While definitely a niche offering from an already niche brand, these 45mm Big Bang Sang Bleu IIs are limited to 200 units in each color and all versions use Hublot's HUB1240.MXM movement.

Daring, distinctive, and decidedly Hublot, any of the three new Big Bang Sang Bleu IIs can be yours for $27,300

The new Big Bang Unico Yellow Magic is a great example of what I love about Hublot

Those of you who have investigated the world of ceramic watches will know that this bright yellow coloring is quite special because yellow is not at all an easy color to render in ceramic

Hublot says this is, in fact, the first bright yellow ceramic watch

I've long appreciated the look and feel of the 42mm Big Bang models, and the $26,200 Yellow Magic adds some supercar flair into the mix with strong support from a matching yellow rubber band

As much as I love both practical vehicles and (comparatively speaking) conservative watches, it's hard to deny the sense of occasion offered by a more extreme perspective, be it a Giallo Horus Aventador or a Yellow Magic Hublot