From the meticulous interiors of its Nyon manufacture to an intimate evening above the New York skyline, Hublot continues to refine what precision means. The occasion: a celebration of the UNICO movement—a technical and aesthetic feat that exemplifies the brand’s Art of Fusion philosophy, where material invention meets the discipline of engineering.

Guided by Revolution founder Wei Koh, a conversation between Hublot CEO Julien Tornare, Chief Manufacturing Officer Samuel Morel, and collector Roman Sharf unfolded with the measured clarity of the subject itself. The UNICO is not merely an advancement in mechanics but a manifesto of control—its dual oscillating clutches, silicon escapement, and patented chronograph system articulating the harmony between endurance and refinement.

Comprising 354 components, the HUB1280 movement condenses complexity into coherence. Every surface, every angle, every oscillation serves a purpose. The visible column wheel reveals its structure with confidence, its design balancing utility and transparency. What results is less an act of display than of discipline: an instrument of exactitude elevated to art form.

Following the panel, guests joined Hublot’s Watch Academy, a hands-on exploration of the movement’s anatomy— bridges, gears, balance springs —the minute architecture that transforms theory into motion. Later, amid the reflections of the city, conversation drifted to the future of craft, where automation and artistry are no longer opposites but accomplices.

Since 1980, Hublot has questioned convention by fusing gold with rubber, elegance with audacity. The UNICO continues this pursuit—not in the perpetual chase of nostalgia, but as proof that progress, when designed with precision, acquires its own beauty.

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