MATCHING A RHINO’S SKIN COLOR
For the 4th time since the beginning of their collaboration, the watchmaking brand in Nyon is supporting its ambassador and the association working to save these large mammals with an exclusive edition.
The rhinoceros, a herbivorous mammal with a large body covered in thick brownish skin and short, chubby legs, is a threatened species, some of which are on the brink of imminent extinction. It is a victim of human hands obsessed by the lure of profit. The reason for this poaching? The horn or horns of this peaceful animal, a solid mass of keratin perched on its snout, to which some people attribute various fanciful virtues. SORAI, the acronym for Save Our Rhinos Africa & India, is an association founded in 2018 by former cricketer and Hublot ambassador Kevin Pietersen to fight for the protection of this giant weighing around 4 tons. The Nyon manufacture is reiterating its support with the creation of a 4th dedicated timepiece, the Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon 5-Day Power Reserve SORAI.
In keeping with the collection’s own codes, this exclusive edition, produced in just 30 pieces, features a curvy tonneau-shaped case (42mm), machined in taupe ceramic, including bezel and caseback. Polished and bead-blasted, this shade oscillates between grey and brown, inspired by the rhinoceros’s epidermis. It frames a transparent face that reveals the architectural graphics of the hand-wound HUB 6020 caliber. This 3hz movement provides a spectacular 115-hour power reserve (approx. 5 days), indicated at 8 o’clock, and drives a tourbillon at 6 o’clock, in addition to the off-center hours and minutes at 3 o’clock. The watch comes with two bracelets, one in grey textile, adjustable thanks to its black Velcro® strap and ceramic buckle, and the other in rubber decorated with a camouflage motif and finished off with a titanium folding clasp.
