Hublot is celebrating the decade since the creation of Bitcoin. Big Bang Meca-10 P2P is only purchasable with cryptocurrency

 

Hublot is marking the ten year anniversary of Bitcoin by launching the first watch that can only be purchased using Bitcoin. Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 P2P is a limited edition of 210 timepieces, a reference to the global limit of Bitcoins, which is fixed at 21 million.

Bitcoin was created only just ten years ago in November 2008. This famous cryptocurrency, a virtual asset stored in digital form, was invented by Satoshi Nakamoto, a name used by the mysterious person – or persons – whose identity remains a mystery to this day. In any case, the peer to peer – P2P – payment system has attracted a large following of users and investors accepting payment for their transactions.

Hublot is celebrating ten years since the creation of Bitcoin by launching the Big Bang Meca-10 P2P limited editionwatch, available for purchase exclusively online with Bitcoins and also featuring the transaction number engraved on the edge of the bezel, rendering each piece unique.

The high-end timepiece is sold exclusively via e-commerce and can only be ordered and paid for online. The projectwas possible through a collaboration with OS Limited (OSL), Asia’s leading digital asset brokerage. This makes Hublot the first big watchmaking brand to enter this sector.

“OSL is excited to collaborate with Hublot and LVMH, an industry leader in the luxury world, to enable a digital asset industry first. As investors are increasingly looking to diversify their investment portfolio by adding digital assets with generally low correlations to traditional asset classes, we are committed to providing our clients with industry leading trading solutions to support their investment journey,” commented Dave Chapman, Chairman and Co-founder of OSL.

“This is the kind of dynamism and innovation that our partners in Asia delight in. It is a visionary approach that fully corresponds to Hublot’s vision. Through its partnership with OSL, this first P2P watch allows us to continue to explore future avenues.” said Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot.

The “P2P” watch has a 45 mm case made from microblasted black ceramic. When we talk about ceramics in a Hublot watch, says the Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco, this does not mean clay- based pottery, but rather a high-tech material of zirconium dioxide pressed at a very high temperature.

The new timepieces houses a HUB1201 manufacture calibre, a skeleton movement offering an exceptional 10-day power reserve. A number that was not chosen at random: Ten to mark the number of years the Bitcoin has existed. Each of the 210 pieces is unique: Manufactured for its wearer bearing the identification number of the transaction made via Bitcoin. Another reference to cryptocurrency can be found in the Blockchain inspired design – the interconnection network of computers on which virtual money works – on the blue calfskin leather strap which is lined with black rubber.