What do you get when you mix the watchmaking expertise of Hublot, the limitless creativity of Italia Independent through its founder Lapo Elkann, and the treasures of the famous Italian tailor Rubinacci? The Art of Fusion!

Since 2014, two collections have been born from the partnership between Hublot, Italia Independent and Lapo Elkann. Although both of the previous collections were based on the legendary Big Bang Unico model, this time the magic of this wildly creative team was unleashed on the Classic Fusion model. Its name seems to have predestined it for this new special edition: there has never been such a fine example of the fusion of the 'classic' and innovation.

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"As a creator, I have always put customisation and bespoke designs, which for me represent real luxury, at the heart of my different projects. It is with this in mind that I conceive and design unique objects, which meet my tastes and requirements, but also satisfy my clients. I like the fact that they become truly mine and that they are distinctive, and this is the case for the Classic Fusion Italia Independent collection."' Lapo Elkann, Founder and Artistic Director of Italia Independent

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The House of Rubinacci holds the most beautiful collection of fabrics in its archives. It was here, in the more than 60,000 square metres of precious houndstooth, tweeds and other cloths that Hublot and Lapo Elkann found a collection of tartans—squared coloured wool weaves from the seventies—that they brought back to life by including them in the Classic Fusion as a chronograph. The dial and straps have therefore been made using these precious fabrics to offer this range of 45 mm timekeepers an end result that is the epitome of elegance.

CLASSIC FUSION CHRONOGRAPH ITALIA INDEPENDENT TITANIUM

Here we find 2 models: - Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent "Pied De Poule",  references 521.NX.2702.NR.ITI17 (Houndstooth)

and - 521 .NX.2701.NR.ITI17  Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent "Prince de Galles" (Prince of Wales)

It has a diameter of 45 mm and a thickness of 13.05 mm. It is water resintent up to 5 ATM (50 m).

The case is satin-finish and polished titanium.

The crystal is sapphire with anti-glare treatment and Italia Independent logo at 6 o'clock.

The movement of the watch is HUB1143 calibre, an automatic chronograph movement that runs at  4 Hz (28'800 Al/h). The power reserve is 42 hours.

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CLASSIC FUSION CHRONOGRAPH ITALIA INDEPENDENT CERAMIC

This model comes with also 2 references - 521.CM.2703.NR.ITI17  Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent "Tartan" and - 521 .CM.2706.NR.ITI17 - Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent "Prince de Galles" (Prince of Wales)

It has a diameter of 45 mm and a thickness of 13.05 mm. It is water resintent up to 5 ATM (50 m).

The case is satin-finish and polished black ceramic.

The movement of the watch is HUB1143 calibre, an automatic chronograph movement that runs at  4 Hz (28'800 Al/h). The power reserve is 42 hours.

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CLASSIC FUSION CHRONOGRAPH ITALIA INDEPENDENT KING GOLD

References: 521.OX.2705.NR.ITI17 - Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent "Tartan" and 521 .OX.2704.NR.ITI17 - Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent "Prince de Galles" (Prince of Wales)

It has the same characteristics as the titanium and the ceramic model. The only difference is the case which is a satin-finish and polished 18 K King Gold

The price for the CLASSIC FUSION CHRONOGRAPH ITALIA INDEPENDENT is $15,100 for the titanium model, $16,100 for the ceramic one and $35,100 for the King Gold.www.hublot.com