Loud, and quite pleased about it
By Priya Nair, Singapore ยท
Every second man at a certain kind of Marina Bay rooftop bar seems to wear a Big Bang. I've spent enough evenings at those bars to know that's not a coincidence.
The Big Bang is a statement, and the Unico 42 is the version with the most substance behind the statement. The HUB1280 Unico is Hublot's in-house flyback chronograph with 72 hours of reserve, visible from both sides thanks to the skeleton dial and open caseback. Titanium keeps the 42 mm case light, rubber strap with Hublot's quick-change system, 100 m of water resistance.
The trouble is 14.5 mm of thickness. That doesn't go under a shirt cuff, it goes on top of one, and the whole look is busy: skeleton dial, chronograph subdials, the screwed bezel. In a dark restaurant, telling the time takes effort.
20,000 to 22,000 dollars is a lot of money, and Hublot has historically lost value faster than its peers on the secondary market. The Unico models hold better than the more basic Hublots, but I wouldn't buy one as an investment.
If you want to be noticed, and you're comfortable being noticed by people who also wear Hublot, here you go.