More ambitious than
the Big Bang Sang Bleu launched in 2016, the new Big Bang Sang Bleu II
passionately channels the design skills of world famous tattoo artist Maxime
Plescia-Buchi. A case with more finely-chiselled lines, conveyed in three
dimensions. An expression of the passage of time, the hands – two elongated
diamonds and an arrow – are stylised fragments of tattoos, set above a hypnotic
chronographic movement.
Even more disruptive, the Big Bang Sang Bleu II channels the creative
inspiration of Maxime Plescia-Buchi into its three-dimensional angles and
edges. The motif spans the case, cutting into its hexagonal bezel, and carving
into the sapphire crystal, juxtaposed against the hands with their geometric
lines, and moulded onto the interchangeable bracelet. The dial plays with
transparency, allowing glimpses of the Unico movement. It is feat of
construction, almost architectural in scope, in a 45-mm case.
Within the meticulously interlaced geometric lines of this new case lies the
HUB1240 Unico manufacture self-winding chronograph movement: the chronograph
seconds are tracked along a straight hand, whilst the chronograph minutes
complete their laps on one of the two discs on the dial. It oscillates at a
frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour, for a period of 72 hours. Two hundred
titanium and one hundred King Gold pieces will be released.
A key component of contemporary Pop Culture, tattooing is no longer the sole
preserve of a largely masculine underground scene. From a primitive practice to
a celebrated field of Art, and cultural phenomenon, its growing creative
influence shows tattooing is not merely a trend but a cultural shift which will
last and influence all generations to come.
The new Big Bang Sang Bleu II is the horological expression of a tattoo, set in
motion with timeless precision, unifying materials and crafts through geometry
by Sang Bleu’s founder.
