A bracelet worth three thousand dollars, apparently
By Priya Nair, Singapore ยท
The Integrated is what you get when Hublot watches the integrated bracelet trend for decades and finally decides to join in.
It's the Big Bang Unico 42 with the titanium bracelet flowing straight out of the case, so the same 14.5 mm thickness, the same HUB1280 Unico flyback with 72 hours, the same skeleton dial and 100 m. The bracelet is well made, and titanium keeps it from feeling like dumbbells on the wrist.
But at 23,000 to 25,000 dollars, that bracelet costs roughly three thousand dollars more than the rubber version. And on a 42 mm, 14.5 mm thick case, it turns a big watch into a very big one. Next to a Royal Oak Offshore it looks slightly derivative; next to a Royal Oak it looks loud. Buy it if you love Hublot and hate rubber straps. Otherwise, the Unico on rubber is more comfortable and cheaper.