Founded in France in 1895 by Italian Alessandro Berluti, the Parisian House now dresses men from head to foot and their footwear captivates the most elegant men by its patinated leathers.nezia patiné.
In 2016, Hublot released its first innovation: the Classic Fusion Berluti line. In honour of Berluti's 120th anniversary these pieces employed Berluti's famous Venezia leather for both its strap and its dial. Developed by Olga Berluti, a proud descendent of Alessandro, this exclusive tanning technique needed to be developed into a delicate and complex process before it could be used to craft a watch. For example, all of the moisture had to be removed from the leather before it could be enclosed within the sapphire crystal.
This year, Hublot has decided to take its use of Berluti's signature leather even further, combining this natural material with its Classic Fusion chronograph. Evidently a more complex task, as the dial features two counters at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock, craftsmen had to go back to the drawing board and develop new practices to ensure the leather could be made stable despite these new additions.
The new Classic Fusion Chronograph Berluti is available with a 45 mm case in a choice of two finishes, Scritto King Gold and Scritto All Black (in black ceramic), housing the self-winding chronograph movement HUB1143, with a 42-hour power reserve.
The dial is made of genuine brown or black Berluti patinated Venezia leather with Scritto decor and embossed indexes.
Limited to 250 pieces of each, both models feature hand-crafted straps, made of black rubber and genuine brown or black Berluti patinated Venezia leather with Scritto decor and secured with a
18K Red Gold and black-plated stainless steel (King Gold) or black-plated stainless steel (All Black) deployant buckle clasp. The watches are presented in a Berluti bespoke box containing a complete Berluti leather care set.
