Swiss watchmaking brand Hublot can be considered as one of the early adopters of cryptocurrencies from the world of haute horology. Way back in 2018, the watchmaker has introduced the $25,000 Meca-10 P2P watch that was created to celebrate Bitcoin?s 10th anniversary and could only be purchased using the cryptocurrency. It turns out that Hublot has not abandoned its interest in the digital currency despite its high volatility. For its latest creation, the Swiss watchmaker has collaborated with digital asset platform Ledger to introduce a special edition timepiece called Hublot Big Bang Unico Ledger. The Hublot wristwatch with a beautiful monochrome looks pays homage to the earliest and newest forms of global currency, referring to cryptocurrencies and electrum.
Electrum is an alloy of gold and silver that is known to be used to mint the earliest coins in history, in Lydia, modern-day western Turkey, more than 2500 years ago. As a tribute to electrum, the signature screw-topped bezel of the limited edition watch is made out of a proprietary ?stainless electrum? alloy using an equal 50/50 mixture of gold and silver. Other than the bezel, the entire watch is finished in jet black. The bezel is also engraved six times with ?vires in numeris? around its edges which translates to strength in numbers in English.

?Having served as the Timekeeping Partner of January?s Crypto Finance Conference 2022 in St. Moritz, it brings me great pleasure to introduce today a watch that fu...