As the UEFA Champions League returns, Hublot announces a limited-edition version of the Classic Fusion for fans of Europe’s most prestigious club competition
It’s back! Today, the UEFA Champions League moves into the Round of 16 stage after the winter break. Hublot is the competition’s official licensed watch partner and is proud to
announce the Classic Fusion AeroFusion Chronograph UEFA Champions League, a 100-piece limited edition in blue ceramic created for lovers of European club football’s most prestigious competition.
“This is an exciting day for fans of European football, who will be tuning in to the next round of UEFA Champions League games this evening all over the world. They will see the famous Hublot referee boards used by the fourth official, and from today, they can also wear the beautiful blue ceramic Classic Fusion AeroFusion Chronograph UEFA Champions League, a watch made for football fans. Hublot loves football!”
Ricardo Guadalupe CEO of HUBLOT
The Classic Fusion AeroFusion Chronograph UEFA Champions League has a smoky midnight blue polished and satin-finished ceramic 45mm case and bezel, and comes on a blue rubber strap. Its crown, chronograph pushers and trademark bezel screws are in contrasting polished titanium.
One of the watch’s most striking features is its deep, three-dimensional dial. The graphic look is created by the architectural form of the HUB1155 skeleton movement’s blackened bridges, which also serve as a platform for a transparent sapphire dial. That dial is decorated with applied hour markers and twin counters for the chronograph minutes and running seconds, which appear to float mysteriously over the movement below. The sapphire under the running seconds counter at 3 o’clock is further decorated with the repeating star motif from the UEFA Champions League logo.
The watch is powered by the Hublot HUB1155 automatic chronograph calibre, which has a 42-hour power reserve. Finishing off the watch’s striking look is a blue ceramic case back with a sapphire crystal insert decorated with the UEFA Champions League logo.
Hublot was the first luxury brand and the first Swiss watch brand to get involved in football. In 2006, it sponsored the Swiss national team, and then in 2008 began a long-standing partnership with UEFA by becoming the ‘Official Timekeeper’ for UEFA Euro 2008.
Since then, Hublot has timed every UEFA European Championships, and will return this summer for the eagerly anticipated UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, which for the first time takes place across Europe in 12 host cities.
Hublot has also been the ‘Official Timekeeper’ of the FIFA World Cup since 2010 and timed the tournaments in South Africa, Brazil and Russia. The Swiss luxury watchmaker became the official licensed watch partner of the UEFA Champions League in 2015.
Hublot Loves Football Timeline
2006 I Hublot claims its place as the first luxury brand to commit itself to the beautiful game as Sponsor of the Swiss football team
2008 I Official Watch for UEFA Euro in Austria and Switzerland 2008 I Official Timekeeper for Manchester United FC
2010 | Official Timekeeper for FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa 2011 I Official Timekeeper for Ajax Amsterdam
2012 I Official Watch for UEFA Euro in Poland and Ukraine 2012 I Official Timekeeper for Juventus FC
2012 I Official Timekeeper for Bayern München FC 2013 I Official Timekeeper for Paris Saint-Germain FC
2014 I Official Timekeeper for FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil
2015 I Official Timekeeper for FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in Canada 2015 I Official Timekeeper for Chelsea FC
2015 I Official Watch for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (2015-2018) 2016 I Official Watch for UEFA Euro in France
2016 I Partner of Best FIFA Football Award™
2016 I Golden Foot Hublot awarded to Gianluigi Buffon 2017 I Official Timekeeper for Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017 I Official Timekeeper for FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 I Golden Foot Hublot awarded to Iker Casillas
2018 I Official Timekeeper for FIFA World Cup™ in Russia 2019 I Partner of Globe Soccer Awards™ in Dubai
2019 I Official Timekeeper for FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in France 2020 I Partner of Globe Soccer Awards™ in Dubai
CLASSIC FUSION AEROFUSION CHRONOGRAPH UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| REFERENCE | CASE | CASE-BACK | BEZEL |
| 525.EX.0170.RX.UCL20
Limited to 100 pieces |
Satin-finished and polished blue Ceramic
Diameter: 45mm Thickness: 13.40mm Water resistance: 5 ATM (5m) |
Polished blue Ceramic Engraved “LIMITED EDITION”
XX/100 |
Satin-finished and polished blue Ceramic |
| DIAL | MOVEMENT | STRAP & BUCKLE | PRICE (18th of February 2020) |
| Sapphire dial with “Champions League” logo printed at 3.00
Polished rhodium-plated appliques |
HUB1155
Self-winding Chronograph movement Frequency: 4Hz (28’800 A/h) Power reserve: 42 hours No. of Components: 207 Jewels: 60 |
Blue lined rubber strap
Stainless steel deployant buckle clasp |
16’400 CHF17’000 EUR
17’300 USD 14’300 GBP |
