200 years ago, Mexican beat Spanish and got precious independence for their country. And 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of this great victory. Not a few luxury watch brands take this opportunity and make special edition watches to help celebrate this big event. Audemars Piguet, for example, launched the Pride of Mexico Watch based on its famous Royal Oak Offshore at the end of last year. And recently, Hutlot unveiled their special edition watch for he 200th Anniversary of Mexican independence. It seems that Hublot makes no secret of his ambition to challenge Audemars Piguet-“If Audemars Piguet can play, of course we Hublot can do it nicely as well.” Well, back to to point, let us take a look at the Hublot limited edition watch for Mexico:
The watch will be limited to 200 pieces to remind Mexicans of their victory over the Spanish 200 years ago. 50 pieces is done in 18k King Gold, and 150 pieces are crafted from in black ceramic.Like Audemars Piguet, Hublot uses their highly successful King Power chronograph watch as the model. The design idea is nothing new as well. Hublot also applies Mexican flag colors on the watch. Both versions have green applied on the hour markers and hands, and red on the main dial. The king gold version is matches with a bold rubber strap in green and black tones. The case is engraved with the Bell of Dolores.(On the case back of the Audemar Piguet there has the engraving of the Angel of Independence ). It is said that it was the ring of the bell marked the beginning of the great Mexican revolution in 1810.
Beating inside the watch is the blot’s HUB4201 automatic movement.