Forget Midnight Summer, it is officially Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026
Zach Blass- The new Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 Collection focuses on the ‘Art of Pastel’.
- A Big Bang 42mm chronograph and 44mm tourbillon debuts in mint, pink, and sky blue multi-coloured ceramic.
- The collection rounds out with Big Bang Ceramic 33mm models in Peach, Mint Green, and Petrol Blue, with a Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm.
Swiss watchmaking was historically tame, with most brands introducing similar designs and fabricating their watches with shared suppliers. In certain eras, the dial branding at 12 o’clock was really the only way to know which manufacture took credit for assembling the watch. Obviously, this has changed in the modern era, with many shapes and silhouettes clearly associated with particular watchmakers. But I would argue that Hublot has the rare trait of being the only brand, since its inception, to have every watch in its catalogue be something that is 100% instantly recognisable from across the room.
Its material expertise has long resulted in creations other brands would never dare to try or ever be capable of, and the new Big Bang Summer 2026 Collection, available in ceramic hues only Hublot can create, is the perfect example of this continuing trait.
Hublot Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 42mm & 44mm
Executing a ceramic watch in a single tone is already hard enough, but Hublot’s skill with the material allows them to blend not just two, but three different ceramic colours in a single watch… or pair of watches, rather. Its latest Hublot Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic watches blend its fan-favourite sky blue ceramic with pink and mint green ceramic to create a watch you would be forgiven for thinking came out of Willy Wonka’s factory rather than the Hublot manufacture.
The 42mm size offers the three tones within the Big Bang Unico framework, driven by a 72-hour in-house HUB1280 automatic flyback chronograph movement. The 44mm, while not a chronograph, is not without complication. In fact, it steps things up a notch with the brand’s 72-hour in-house micro-rotor automatic tourbillon calibre: the HUB6035. Both watches are limited edition, with the 42mm chronograph limited to 200 pieces and the 44mm tourbillon limited to just 1o pieces.
| Brand | Hublot |
| Models | Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 42mm Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 44mm |
| Reference | 441.ERG.6610.RX (42mm) 429.ERG.6610.RX (44mm) |
| Case Dimensions | 42mm (D) x 14.5mm (T) 44mm (D) x 14.4mm (T) |
| Case Material | Pink, sky blue, and mint green creamic |
| Water Resistance | 100 metres (42mm) 30 metres (44mm) |
| Crystal(s) | Sapphire front and back |
| Dial | Openworked |
| Strap | Interchangeable sky blue, white-lined rubber strap, titanium folding clasp Additional interchangeable white-lined mint green and pink rubber straps |
| Movement | HUB1280, in-house, automatic (42mm) HUB6035, in-house, micro-rotor automatic (44mm) |
| Power Reserve | 72 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, flyback chronograph (42mm) Hours, minutes, tourbillon (44mm) |
| Availability | Now, Limited to 200 pcs. (42mm) Now, Limited to 10 pcs. (44mm) |
| Price | US$34,300 (42mm) US$119,000 (44mm) |
Hublot Big Bang Ceramic 33mm in Peach, Mint Green, and Petrol Blue
The Hublot Big Bang, in its 33mm size, is, to my knowledge, always positioned in Hublot marketing as a women’s watch. However, knowing how many men these days would gladly sport a 34mm Royal Oak, the new Big Bang Ceramic 33mm watches debuting within this collection stand to be more relevant than traditionalists may think. Though we have three new executions, the sole newly debuting ceramic colour is the Peach Ceramic variant, bringing a pastel twist to Hublot’s groundbreaking orange ceramic hue. Whereas Hublot’s orange is perhaps more vibrant, the peach ceramic feels more creamy – like Hublot’s orange ceramic was blended with milk.
Joining the Peach Ceramic variant, we also have Mint Green and Petrol Blue versions that bring a pre-existing colour in Hublot’s arsenal to this line for the first time (at least without diamonds). Despite being 33mm in stature, all three new Big Bang Ceramic 33mm watches have a robust 100-metre depth rating, a 40-hour automatic movement, and the “One-Click” interchangeable strap system, should you wish to explore other Hublot factory straps available for purchase separately.
| Brand | Hublot |
| Models | Big Bang Peach Ceramic 33mm Big Bang Mint Green Ceramic 33mm Big Bang Petrol Blue Ceramic 33mm |
| Reference | 485.CUP.5920.RX (Peach) 485.GS.5271.RX (Mint Green) 485.ES.5171.RX (Petrol Blue) |
| Case Dimensions | 33mm (D) x 10.55mm (T) |
| Case Material | Peach Ceramic Mint Green Ceramic Petrol Blue Ceramic |
| Water Resistance | 100 metres |
| Crystal(s) | Sapphire front and back |
| Dial | Peach Mint Green Petrol Blue |
| Strap | Case-matching interchangeable rubber strap, steel folding clasp |
| Movement | HUB1120, Sellita SW1000-1 a-base, automatic |
| Power Reserve | 40 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, seconds, date |
| Availability | Now |
| Price | US$15,500 |
Hublot Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm
For those who would prefer a tamer pastel presence, Hublot has also unveiled a Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm. The case measurements are exactly the same as a Ceramic 42mm; its diameter is 42mm, and its thickness is 14.5mm. It’s also still 100 metres water-resistant and driven by a HUB1280 flyback chronograph movement. Personally, I would have been curious to see a full peach ceramic execution. Then again, across all of the novelties, this two-tone addition means the offering is available in single-tone, two-tone, and tri-tone, resulting in a diverse, all-bases-covered collection.
| Brand | Hublot |
| Models | Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm |
| Reference | 441.NCU.5920.RX |
| Case Dimensions | 42mm (D) x 14.5mm (T) |
| Case Material | Titanium, peach ceramic bezel |
| Water Resistance | 100 metres |
| Crystal(s) | Sapphire front and back |
| Dial | Peach Skeleton |
| Strap | Interchangeable peach structure-lined rubber strap, titanium folding clasp |
| Movement | HUB1280, in-house, automatic |
| Power Reserve | 72 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, flyback chronograph |
| Availability | Now |
| Price | US$24,000 |
Are these loud, verging on obnoxious watches? Perhaps. But do they somehow just work and look great all considered? Definitely. As I said before, most brands do not have the bold, pioneering sensibility to attempt to launch novelties like this. Then again, it would not really be on-brand for other watchmakers. This is what ultimately makes Hublot so distinct amongst a herd of tradition and convention-bound Swiss watchmakers. Hublot birthed the luxury watch on a rubber strap trend, pioneered coloured ceramics (and sapphires) with a catalogue of colours that has unparalleled depth, and somehow does not always get the credit it deserves amongst the watch enthusiast niche. For those who would turn their nose up at a collection like this, all I can say is just relax. Enjoy some summer fun.
Jokes aside, though a market for boldly coloured ceramic watches, or boldly multi-coloured ceramic watches, is certainly not as expansive as the market for plain Jane dive watches, these watches definitely scratch an itch for a specific segment of luxury watch buyers – a segment that appreciates the joy these distinct creations you cannot find anywhere else bring. At US$15,500 for the 33mm watches, in the higher luxury segment, that is a very competitive price. And that remains the case for the 42mm chronograph variants and the 44mm tourbillon variant. What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right. Through all the inevitable noise this collection will bring, Hublot, you certainly get a tip of the hat from me.