NEW RELEASE
Hublot Turns Back to 2005 With the Big Bang Original Unico
At LVMH Watch Week 2026, Hublot revisits the watch that defined its modern identity, now pairing the original Big Bang design language with the brand’s in-house Unico chronograph movement.
Source: Hublot
According to Hublot’s release, the Big Bang Original Unico debuted at LVMH Watch Week 2026 in Milan, reviving the look of the 2005 Big Bang while updating it with the brand’s in-house Unico movement architecture. [Launch details and exact event phrasing should be confirmed against Hublot’s release page.] The 2005 original was more than a successful model. It locked in Hublot’s modern formula—layered case construction, exposed screws, bold bezel geometry, and the “fusion” of precious metals with rubber—and helped make material contrast central to luxury sports watch design.
“The point of the early Big Bang was not restraint. It was contrast, made visible in every surface and every material choice.”
Pairing “Original” with “Unico” bridges two eras of the company. The early Big Bang family relied on outsourced chronograph bases; Unico has come to signify Hublot’s manufacture chronograph platform. The design that made the brand’s name now carries the movement family that supports its claim to in-house watchmaking.
There is a broader industry angle, too. In a field that trades on 19th century origin stories, Hublot’s key heritage object comes from the mid 2000s. A launch at LVMH Watch Week presents the watch that once felt confrontational as house history—not antique romance, but the canonization of a very contemporary icon.
WATCH SPECIFICATIONS
| Brand | Hublot |
| Model | Big Bang Original Unico |
| Reference | Needs verification |
| Case Size | Needs verification, likely 42 mm to 44 mm based on current Unico architecture |
| Case Material | Needs verification, commonly titanium, ceramic, King Gold, or mixed materials |
| Dial Color | Openworked / skeletonized display, needs verification |
| Movement | Hublot Unico automatic chronograph, exact caliber needs verification, plausibly HUB1280 or related Unico family |
| Power Reserve | Needs verification, many current Unico calibers are around 72 hours |
| Water Resistance | Needs verification, often 100 m on Big Bang chronograph references |
| Approximate Market Price | Needs verification, likely in line with contemporary Big Bang Unico pricing depending on material |
Heritage
The Big Bang’s roots reach back to Hublot’s founding proposition of 1980: a gold case on a rubber strap. The 2005 watch amplified that idea into something architectural and aggressive, arriving just as the luxury sports watch category was ready to get louder. Love it or hate it, it was difficult to mistake for anything else.
The Unico caliber belongs to Hublot’s next phase, when the brand built manufacturing credibility through proprietary movement development. This watch combines the two narratives: the Big Bang as cultural object, Unico as industrial statement. [Exact historical sequencing and caliber usage by line should be confirmed against Hublot’s official material.]
Why This Watch on This Wrist
The wrist in question is Hublot’s own. The Big Bang Original Unico is a self-portrait: the design that made the brand impossible to ignore, fitted with the movement family that helped it argue it was more than styling and marketing. Provocation on the outside, legitimacy on the inside—if one watch explains Hublot’s journey from disruptor to establishment player, this is a persuasive candidate.
For collectors, the appeal is narrower but clearer than a generic anniversary piece: this is a watch for someone who sees the mid 2000s as real watch history, offered a more technically self-sufficient version of a period-defining design.