Hublot's love for the sea is epitomized in its partnership with the Swiss professional sailor, Alan Roura. Since 2022, the Swiss skipper has been sailing the seas, from the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe, to the Transat Jacques-Vabre and the Vendée-Arctique, with Hublot by his side.

This intrepid sailor is ready to conquer the waves, sporting the very best in watchmaking technology on his wrist.

This exceptional timekeeper is the new Big Bang Unico Hublot Sailing Team, produced as a limited edition of just 100 pieces.

The watch is decked in the same black and yellow colours as Alan Roura's IMOCA. This choice of colours is intentional, the black and yellow combination is a nod to the black and gold that adorned the very first Hublot Classic Original of the 1980s. Combining yellow gold with a black rubber strap was a bold, unconventional move.

The Swiss origins of the sailor, his chronograph and his sponsor can be seen on his boat as well as on his watch: the same Swiss flag is embossed on the hull of the yacht and on the watch's counter at 9 o'clock, bearing "SUI 7", the sail number that identifies his IMOCA in ocean races.

Like Alan Roura's IMOCA, the watch wears a suit of polished carbon fibre armour, which incredibly robust and lightweight the choice of this material embodies the fusion between man and machine, between the skipper, his boat and his chronometer, essential for precision-timing his racing performance.

With a diameter of 42 mm, this is a compact and sinewy creation. Its strap is made of fabric with an ultra-resistant black, one-piece polyurethane coating, the surface of which appears to be woven like a sail. "HUBLOT" is features prominently across the strap, drawing its inspiration from the mainsail of the skipper's IMOCA which sports this exact same name. Hublot’s logo – the brand's stylistic signature, is like a flag flown at sea.

The medium, the font, the colour and orientation are exactly the same on the watch as on the IMOCA, once again emphasising the total fusion between the two, and between the skipper and his sponsor. And the watch features a specially designed black ceramic folding clasp to anchor the chronometer to the wrist.

The heart of the piece features the very latest generation of the Unico Manufacture calibre, the HUB1280 self-winding chronograph. Boasting a power reserve of three days, 354 components and a rate of 4 Hz, it reveals its aesthetic signature – its iconic column wheel – at 6 o'clock, the design of which is reminiscent of the winches used by Alan Roura to trim his sails.