This watch has a flyback A flyback function on a chronograph watch, allows the user to reset the chronograph back to zero and start timing again with a single button press (no need to first stop the watch).
[Learn More] chronograph A chronograph complication is a feature in a watch that allows the wearer to measure elapsed time in addition to telling the time. It works by having a separate set of gears and levers, called the chronograph mechanism, which is activated by pressing a button or a pusher. The chronograph mechanism starts and stops the chronograph's second hand, which is usually located on the watch's dial, separate from the regular watch hands. The elapsed time is usually displayed on a sub-dial or a register on the watch's dial.
[Learn More], and this where I think it makes sense to address some of the general criticisms Hublot has been the recipient of in recent years (really, since the company’s inception). I’ve always been of the opinion that Hublot gets a bad rap. While the watches aren’t generally my style, and the styles are almost happily derivative of iconic watches from other brands, there are pieces in the catalog that deserve attention on the basis of their horology and their crazy materials. This is a brand that does, after all, have an in-house minute repeater A minute repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch that allows you to hear the time by activating a chime. It chimes the hours, quarter hours, and minutes on command by activating a slide or a button. The mechanism is based on a set of gongs and hammers that strike the gongs to produce the chimes. The minute repeater is considered to be one of the most complex and difficult complications to manufacture. It is a traditional complication that was used in the past to tell time in the dark or in low-light environments.
[Learn More] movement in its arsenal. And it doesn’t cost six figures to own it new, and if you want it used, it’s discount city. My point is simply that if you can get past the “image” of Hublot, there’s value for money with this brand. And getting past the image of any brand, at the high or low end of the spectrum, is something we should all strive for. Buy what you like, and all that.
Fantastic read Zach! Such refreshing honesty on a watch blog.
I`m in no way anywhere close to the Hublot/Ferrari target group, but I have to agree with you, they had some very interesting and fun releases at Basel. Love the collabs with the artists as well, did you guys capture those at BW?
More on topic: This release looks very good (not a fan of the Ferrari branding though)
@WMT – yea we captured those as well in detail. Will be coming to the site at a later date. Spreading out the coverage a bit 🙂
Thanks for reading along👍