To celebrate the 90th birthday of the most successful race team
of all time, Hublot, which has been a long-standing partner of Scuderia
Ferrari, is proud to present the Big Bang Scuderia Ferrari 90th Anniversary
watch. This is a model that reflects the rich history and heritage of Scuderia
Ferrari realized in three limited editions conceived in collaboration with the
Ferrari Design Centre. These pieces illustrate the development of the materials
used in car racing over the years. This is a permanent quest of both companies,
as illustrated by Hublot’s motto “The Art of Fusion”. No future and no
victories without innovation. It is only through technical and technological
research that the two houses have been able to maintain their respective
positions in their respective worlds.
The 45-mm-diameter of each of the three editions houses the famous UNICO
movement, a flyback chronograph that offers a 72-hour power reserve. Their
bezel is cut in ceramic carbon, the same material that is used for Formula 1
brake discs.
The first version is inspired by the early years of Scuderia Ferrari and its
glorious past. The visible metal parts, the peccary leather from the bucket
seats and the brushed look of the dashboard are represented here by the
platinum case and the stitched perforated strap. Its dial evokes old-fashioned
speedometers with its calendar underlined in yellow. In this way, it falls
in-line with the purest traditions of car racing.
The 3D carbon that is used to make the case of the second edition reflects the
present day Scuderia Ferrari. Today, research into new composite materials and
high-technology are all powerful in competition driving. Its strap is made from
Nomex—the fire-resistant synthetic fibre used to make racing driver’s suits—on
which the red and black stitching makes a striking contrast. Its colour code is
black and red, the colours currently used by Scuderia Ferrari for its
single-seater Formula 1 cars.
The third model is instantly recognisable by its transparent case made from
sapphire, an innovative materi-al that is hard to work, giving it a resolutely
futuristic style. It demonstrates the extreme sophistication that technology is
heading towards and the possibilities it offers for the future. A promise of
innovations that will apply to both car manufacture and watchmaking. Its strap
adopts a highly futuristic Kevlar look.
Each of the three versions of the Hublot Big Bang Scuderia Ferrari 90th
Anniversary watch bears one of the three colours of the Scuderia on its border,
the numbers and the index. Yellow for the platinum edition, red for the 3D
carbon edition and black for the sapphire edition. All three will be produced
in a limited edition of 90, and 10 ‘collector’ sets with all three watches will
also be available.
A bit of history. Scuderia Ferrari came into being on 16th November 1929 in the
offices of the notary, Della Fontana of Modena, the company established as the
Società Anonima Scuderia Ferrari, with its headquarters in via Trento and
Trieste. It was approved by the courts on 29th November and from that moment on
the company was effectively operational. The directors of the company were
Alfredo and Augusto Caniato, Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Testi. Alfa Romeo and
Pirelli were also involved.
The team made its debut in the 1930 Mille Miglia and its first win came in the
Trieste-Opicina on 15th June that same year, courtesy of the great Tazio
Nuvolari. Motorcycles also featured in the Scuderia’s history, from 1932 to
1934 and 1932 marked the first appearance of the Prancing Horse as part of the
livery of the Alfa Romeos entered by Ferrari. The symbol came from the family
of war hero Francesco Baracca, the horse set on a shield with a yellow
background, representing the colour of the city of Modena.
Its first win came in the Spa 24 Hours thanks to Antonio Brivio and Eugenio
Siena. Starting off racing Alfa Romeo cars and then, from 1947, with cars built
in-house, Scuderia Ferrari became the most successful race team of all time,
taking thousands of wins in some of the most important races in the world. In
Formula 1 alone, it has taken 16 Constructors’ titles and 15 Drivers’. In the
world of endurance racing, Ferrari has nine victories to its name in the Le
Mans 24 Hours, two at Daytona and five FIA WEC titles and has even been
successful in rallying.
