Hublot

Interlagos. The last Grand Prix of this season's FIA Formula One World Championship™. A final held in Brazil in the warm festive atmosphere for which the Brazilians are so famous.

As the Official Watchmaker of Formula 1™, Hublot is proud to present the new F1™ King Power Interlagos in tribute to the land of samba and the famous São Paulo circuit (famous because, unlike other courses, it runs anticlockwise), available in a limited edition of 250 numbered pieces.

Hublot celebrates the FORMULA 1™ GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2011 and unveils the F1™ King Power Interlagos

Sporting the same cobalt blue (pantone 280) that is found in the centre of the Brazilian national flag, the F1™ King Power Interlagos is rendered unique by several features executed in a range of high-tech materials directly inspired by Formula 1™ (some of which have never before been used in watchmaking), such as the ceramic bezel with a circular-grained satin finish, adorned with multiple holes evoking the high performance of a brake disc, a strap made from rubber and Nomex™, a synthetic fibre developed by Dupont De Nemours which – thanks to its low combustibility and thermal stability – is used in the outfits worn by F1™ drivers, and the push-buttons for starting and resetting, the split-seconds function and a 30-minute to 3-hour counter.

Hublot: the exclusive story of Fusion

Hublot's reputation dates back three decades: during this era, it was the first prestigious Swiss watch brand to fuse precious metals with natural rubber. It sparked a genuine revolution in material innovation and aesthetics. In 2004, Jean-Claude Biver – one of the few people to have genuinely made their mark on Swiss watchmaking – gave Hublot a great new boost and revolutionised watchmaking with the creation of the "Big Bang". This multiple award-winning chronograph, with its contemporary and distinguished design, marked the start of the brand's spectacular success. Today, Hublot continues to write the story of the Art of Fusion by combining unusual materials – ceramic, carbon, tantalum, tungsten, titanium and rubber – with more conventional ones – gold, platinum, steel, diamonds and precious stones. And despite its new hi-tech watchmaking manufacture near Geneva and its impressive growth, the brand remains true to Swiss tradition, yet enriched with the visionary creativity of the 21st Century. For more information on Hublot, please visit Hublot.com

About Formula One™

Formula One™, which began in 1950, is the world's most prestigious motor racing competition and is the world's most popular annual sporting series. In 2010 it was watched by 527 million unique television viewers from 180 countries.

The 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship™ runs from March to November and comprises 19 races in 18 countries across five continents.

Formula One World Championship Limited is a subsidiary of the Formula One group founded by CEO Bernie Ecclestone and holds the exclusive commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship™.

For more information on Formula One™ visit Formula1.com .

F1 FORMULA 1 Logo, F1 Logo, FORMULA 1, F1, GRAND PRIX, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula One group company. All rights reserved.

HUBLOT F1 ™ KING POWER INTERLAGOS

Technical details

Reference

703.QM.1129.HR.FIL11

Series

250 pieces numbered from 01/250 to 250/250

Case

King Power - Diameter 48 mm in carbon fibre

Bezel

Black ceramic "F1™ brake disc" style, with 6 H-shaped relief black PVD titanium screws

Crystal

Sapphire Ǿ 35.50x3.00 mm, colourless single-layer ART, inner face with grey transfer minute track

Bezel Lugs

Black composite resin

Lateral inserts

Black composite resin

Crown

Ǿ 8.40 satin-finished, with black rubber insert

Screws

Black PVD titanium

Push-pieces

2 o'clock with blue rubber inserts and white text

4 o'clock black rubber and white text

Case-back

Carbon fibre, case-back crystal with Interlagos circuit transfer

Water resistance

10 ATM, i.e. approx 100 metres

Dial

Matt black with black nickel indexes, blue SuperLuminova™, galvanic blue flange and counters

White coloured F1™ logo transfer at 12 o'clock

Hands

Satin-finished black nickel hands with blue SuperLuminova™

Movement

HUB4100 Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding

No. of components

252

Jewels

27

Bridges

Rhodium-plated, polished & satin-finished

Screws

Black PVD

Oscillating weight

Tungsten carbide with black PVD treated dimpled surface

Main plate

Micro-blasted & rhodium-plated

Barrel

Reinforced spring

Escapement

Glucydur hairspring

Power reserve

Approximately 42 hours

Wristlet

Adjustable black rubber and hornback alligator strap with blue stitching

Clasp

King Power micro-blasted black PVD titanium deployant buckle, micro-blasted black PVD titanium cap, micro-blasted black ceramic decorative plate, black ink engraving and polished black PVD screws

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