The UEFA Euro 2016 championship beginning on the 10th of June, in France, will be the first to unite 24 teams in competition, instead of the traditional 16. And the Swiss brand Hublot with its knack for imbuing synergies between themselves and major sports events, couldn’t stay away. So, let us introduce the “Hublot Big Bang Unico Chronograph Retrograde UEFA Euro 2016” to all you soccer and football enthusiasts.
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Hublot has been committed to soccer (which the rest of the world calls football) for over ten years. Some of their official brand ambassadors include: Diego Maradona, Alex Ferguson, José Mourinho, Scolari, Xherdan Shaqiri, Trézéguet amongst others. They’ve also issued watches for teams, like: Ajax, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus and Paris Saint-German. As well as having been the Official Timekeeper for the World Cup, the Champions League, the Europa League and the EURO back in 2008, 2012 and now returning for 2016. The living soccer legend Pelé, who is also a Hublot ambassador, even attended the recent inauguration of the brands new flagship store in New York. Hence one of their mottoes being “Hublot Loves Football”.
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This 45mm case is made of satin-finished and polished black ceramic. While the bezel maintains the black ceramic, with some white composite resin on the lower bezel and secured by titanium H-shaped screws. The exhibition caseback allows to see the caliber HUB1261 movement inside. And the sapphire glass with interior anti-reflective treatment features a EURO 2016 logo. Also the caseback has been engraved with the limited edition number of each piece.
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The chosen red, white and blue colors, could be a direct inspiration from the American flag, but we’re in Europe, so it’s actually a French homage. Or neither, since the official website describes the dial as being colored: mat opalin, black and dark blue. But, there are red accents on the strap and the dial, where we can read “EXTRA TIME” and “ADDED TIME”, plus there’s a red hand. Time is told with Arabic numerals on an off-set dial located above the 6 o’clock position., while near the 9 o’clock position is a sub-seconds dial.
