FIRE IN THE HOLES

21st July 2018

The Big Bang Unico Golf is one of Hublot’s hottest new releases – a brilliantly styled stroke-counter to keep you on track around the course. Allow ROX to be your caddy, as we guide you through all 18 holes of the world’s first mechanical golf watch with aperture displays, all developed in collaboration with #1 PGA star, Dustin Johnson

The case of the Big Bang Unico Golf is carved from Texalium, an innovative lightweight material dear to Hublot, which has the look of carbon fibre. Developed by Hexcel in California, it’s basically woven fibreglass, thinly coated with aluminum to give a highly reflective surface. This unique composite brings the Unico Golf in under 100 grams on the wrist.

Despite the mechanics being based on Hublot’s in-house-made Unico chronograph movement, the pushbuttons control three stroke and hole counters instead of a stopwatch. The putter-shaped pusher at 2 o’clock notches up the number of strokes taken per hole, indicated in yellow at 3 o’clock.

The pusher at 8 o’clock is shaped like a tee. This resets the entire mechanism and sets all the counters to zero at the end of the round. During the round, this button can be locked by rotating it by 45°, ensuring you don’t inadvertently press it while rummaging for your next club.

The counter at 6 o’clock displays the total number of strokes played and is updated every time the 2 o’clock pusher is pressed, in parallel to the per-hole strokes counter.

The pusher at 4 o’clock allows the wearer to move on to the next hole by notching-up the hole number and resetting the stroke counter to zero.

The watch comes with two interchangeable wristbands fitted with the ‘One Click’ system. Our favourite is the white leather sewn onto rubber, just like a golf glove.

The intricately crafted, fully skeletonised ‘MHUB1580’ movement allows the wearer to admire its mode of action, every time you press a button.

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Congratulations are in order for Hublot ambassador Patrick Reed who held off stiff competition on the greens to claim his first major title win at the Masters at Augusta. Reed had been ahead since the second round of the competition managed to hold off competition from Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and fellow Ryder Cup team mates Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler, winning on 15 under.

First unveiled at SIHH earlier this year this new Hublot Classic Fusion Green titanium model is a watch that makes an unforgettable impression. While blue dial watches may seem to have garnered most of the attention in recent years, green timepieces are edging their way into collections around the world.

The sweeping fairways of one of Scotland’s most prestigious links courses once again provided the ultimate backdrop for the Hublot Golf Cup on Monday, July 9. Friends of ROX were invited to enjoy a day of sunshine, friendly competition and the best of Scottish hospitality at the annual tournament.