Ceramic is notoriously a difficult material to work with because of its complex manufacturing processes. It’s made from zirconium oxide powder that is sintered at incredibly high temperatures in a furnace and even a slight miscalculation in the initial composition of the powder and pigments can end in failure or an uneven colour. Therefore, being able to produce a variety of coloured ceramics is evidence that you have mastered the craft and the two brands at the top of that game are IWC and Hublot. Hublot’s latest colourful ceramic series is the new Big Bang Summer collection.
Hublot Big Bang 42mm
Hublot’s first summer model for 2026 is the Big Bang 42mm, which is split between two references. There’s the limited edition Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 42mm and the non-limited Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm. Both use the same case shape, structure dial design and movement with the primary differences between them being case material and colour.
The Summer Multi-Coloured edition is produced in full ceramic across both the case and bezel. As the name suggests, it uses multiple colours of ceramic to really show off Hublot’s expertise in the material. Those colours are pastel pink, blue and green – inspired by the Mediterranean with the warm glow of the sun against the water and the rich flora of its coastline. Ceramic is typically known for having intense colours so producing pale pastel tones is an additional challenge as any shade variance is easier to spot. This version is limited to 200 pieces at a price of £26,900.
Second is the Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm. It trades out the ceramic case body for a titanium one instead, heightening its industrial feel. However, it retains a ceramic bezel which is produced in a peach colour that matches the markings on the openworked chronograph display of the dial. It’s non-limited at a price of £18,800.
The chronograph functions of both variants are powered by the movement HUB1280 with 72-hour power reserve. It’s a flyback, column wheel chronograph, which provides a smooth action when engaging the pushers and allows you to reset and restart the chronograph with a single pusher press.
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Hublot Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 44mm
For an haute horology offering within the new Big Bang Summer collection, Hublot have produced the Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 44mm. It uses the same colour palette and style as the multi-coloured chronograph above with pastel shades of sky blue, mint green and polished pink. It also uses the exact same distribution of colours with a pink case body, green layering and then a blue bezel.
This is a tourbillon model powered by the calibre HUB6035, featuring a 72-hour power reserve. The calibre is fully skeletonised with the blue tourbillon situated at 6 o’clock opposite the power barrel at 12. The hour markers are suspended on a translucent pink sapphire disk, and the peripheral minute disk is in green to complete the pastel colourway.
Unsurprisingly, this is the most exclusive of the Big Bang Summer models in a limited edition of just 10 pieces. It’s also priced at £93,000, which would also make it very exclusive even if it wasn’t a limited edition.
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Hublot Big Bang Ceramic 33mm
Last up is the new Hublot Big Bang Ceramic 33mm. At a diameter of 33mm with a thickness of 10.55mm, this is the smallest Big Bang that Hublot produce. It has also historically always been an overtly feminine collection, and this new series marks the first time ever that it has been presented without any gemstones set into its bezel, case or dial. It lets the ceramic cases do all the talking.
Among the existing gem set models, you can actually find two of the three ceramic colours that are presented here already. Those are the mint green and petrol blue editions – to my eye they look significantly better without the interruption of gems across their displays. The third ceramic 33mm is peach, a time-only counterpart to the peach chronograph we looked at earlier in this article.
All three versions house the HUB1120 automatic movement with 40-hour power reserve. Which contributes to them being among the most accessible references in the Big Bang 33mm range. Amusingly, the fact that they are non-gem models but produced in high tech ceramic means they work out to exactly the same price as the steel gem set models at £12,200.
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More details at Hublot.
