The movement of color in the Hublot Classic Fusion Cruz-Diez watch

Posted by lifata on February 6th, 2024

Swiss watchmaker Hublot replica presented the Classic Fusion watch during the Art Basel Miami Beach 2019 fair, created in collaboration with the late Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez. The clock shows many colors in constant motion that change over time. The color composition of the watch reflects the artist's interest in kinetic energy, optical illusions and color.

At the beginning of December 2019, the eighteenth international art fair Art Basel Miami Beach took place in Florida, USA, which brings together gallerists, collectors and influential people in the art field from around the world. The signature play and combination of colors of the famous French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez was immortalized in the fake watches of the master Hublot. The brand presented the Classic Fusion watch at the Espace Expression gallery together with members of the artist’s family. Carlos Cruz-Diez passed away in August 2019 at the age of 95, and the Hublot Classic Fusion Cruz-Diez watch became a tribute to the late artist.

Carlos Cruz-Diez was born in Venezuela and is considered a critical member of the Op Art movement, which peaked in the middle of the last century. For most of his career, the artist traveled between his homeland and Europe. At the same time, Cruz-Diez constantly experimented with his favorite thing - color. “Color is constantly evolving in time and space,” Carlos Cruz-Diez once said.

Cruz-Diez's work is based on the moire effect, in which lines of contrasting color create the impression of movement. For the artist, color was an "ephemeral, autonomous and ever-evolving reality" that served as a "continuous gift." The dial of the Hublot Classic Fusion Cruz-Diez watch is an interpretation of Carlos Cruz-Diez's 1964 work "Chronointerference". Realizing the artist's ideas, the Classic Fusion dial is made on two levels in Pantone colors. The first level contains the hour and second hands, and the second level contains the minute hand. Parallel discs on two levels rotate sequentially, creating color combinations that change as quickly as the seconds on the watch itself. The artist's autograph is stamped on the back of the watch.

“We are very pleased to present this project,” says Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot. “It is the culmination of developments since our first collaboration with Carlos Cruz-Diez in 2015 and a tribute to his work. Kinetic art is a disruptive art form that places the viewer's perception at the center of the piece to question the purpose and status of the work of art. Together we created a masterpiece that can be worn on the wrist.”

The Hublot Classic Fusion Cruz-Diez watch replicas uk  is available in two case sizes: 45mm and 38mm. In addition, Hublot offers a choice of watch materials: proprietary King Gold alloy, titanium and black ceramic. Each version of the watch creates a striking contrast between the multi-colored dial and the calfskin or black rubber strap.

The Hublot Classic Fusion Cruz-Diez watch is equipped with the automatic caliber MHUB1100.H with a power reserve of 42 hours. The watch has only hours, minutes, seconds functions. The mechanism that drives the dial discs operates independently of the watch mechanism. The watch's water resistance is 50 m.