Earlier this week, Hublot held an event in New York City with the street artists Tristan Eaton and Hush. During the event, two new watches were revealed ? both vastly different from the other and made in collaboration with each artist. WatchTime readers and Hublot enthusiasts may remember this time last year when the brand released its first collaboration with Eaton ? the Concrete Jungle ? which was a pretty funky timepiece with a case made entirely from concrete. 
This year, Eaton’s collaboration takes the same approach of using unconventional materials by incorporating brushed bronze into the bezel. The Classic Fusion Bronze was directly inspired by the famous Charging Bull sculpture in New York’s Financial District that is also made of bronze. On the caseback, an Eaton-arranged medley of iconic New York motifs makes the watch a distinct extension of his artwork. The Hublot Classic Fusion Bronze
The British artist Hush, a recent addition to the Hublot stable of ambassadors, is best known for his geisha-inspired art that is created with a mix of mediums including collage and graffiti. He helped design the Spirit of Big Bang West Coast Ceramic Black and White that features a skeleton dial with a white ceramic bezel. The case of the watch is black ceramic, creating a juxtaposition of color that can be found in many of Hush’s most celebrated pieces. On the caseback there is a black-and-white portrait of a woman surrounded by a multi-colored collage of mixe...