Press Release: Hublot introduces its first watch made in partnership with reigning Premier League champions Chelsea Football Club.

The Swiss brand presents the Classic Fusion Chronograph Chelsea, a limited edition watch of 200 pieces made in honour of the iconic English football club

London – Hublot and Chelsea FC today teamed up to launch the first watch made to celebrate the dynamic partnership between the world-famous Swiss watchmaker and the current Premier League champions. The watch will be limited to just 200 pieces.

The official presentation of the Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Chelsea took place at the club’s Surrey training base in the presence of Ricardo Guadalupe CEO of Hublot and Christian Purslow, Managing Director of Chelsea FC. Players Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fàbregas, Eden Hazard, Pedro and Bertrand Traoré led guests in a test of precision with a special football shooting challenge. The new watch is the perfect marriage of the two organisation’s values. Both the iconic Swiss watch company and the globally recognised football club are associated with quality, tradition and the pursuit of excellence in everything they do. For Hublot, that’s creating high-quality, technically flawless watches that communicate an appreciation of stylish design and the finest manufacturing standards; for Chelsea, or ‘The Blues’ as they’re known, it’s playing beautiful, technically precise, high-quality football that will propel them to further success.

Hublot and Chelsea announced a partnership in August 2015 on the first day of the 2015-16 Premier League season. Hublot now has a strong presence at the club’s Stamford Bridge ground, on LED score display screens and pitch-side banners, and through clocks displayed in key areas around the site.

Ricardo Guadalupe, Hublot’s CEO commented: ‘Our partnership with Chelsea these last six months has been hugely fruitful and it has been a source of great excitement to see these two great names coming together. The Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Chelsea is the perfect representation of these two legendary names and the ideal watch for this stylish club, which is based in the world’s most stylish city. We wish Chelsea FC all the best for the remaining weeks of the 2015-16 season. Hublot loves football !

Christian Purslow, managing director of Chelsea FC, said: ‘We are absolutely delighted to see the Chelsea name on this exquisite luxury Swiss timepiece and would like to thank everyone at Hublot for their continued support and enthusiasm. Hublot is a valued partner and it is wonderful to see that partnership brought to life through the Classic Fusion Chronograph Chelsea.’

The Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph is the first watch made in partnership between Hublot and Chelsea and will be limited to only 200 fine timepieces. It features a 45mm satin-finished and polished titanium case and bezel, and is powered by calibre HUB1143, an automatic chronograph movement that provides the watch with twin counters at 3 and 9 o’clock, a date window at 6 o’clock and a 42hour power reserve. The decorated movement can be seen through the watch’s sapphire case back. The Chelsea lion logo is situated at 12’o clock and also on the crystal from the case back, so that the Chelsea lion is truly close to the heart of the wearer as it literally touches the pulse.

The dial is blue, inspired by Chelsea colours, and has a sunray satin finish and a hand-applied Chelsea FC Lion appliqué at 12 o’clock. The watch is water-resistant to 50 metres (5ATM) and comes on a black leather strap with a blue rubber lining and trim, with a stainless steel deployant buckle clasp.

With the launch of this new timepiece, Hublot once again underlines its deep connections with sport and, in this case, with football, as stated in the campaign “Hublot loves Football”. And it is doing so with Chelsea FC, one of the most prestigious clubs in the world.

Chelsea Football Club is one of the world’s top football clubs. The current Premier League champions, Chelsea were UEFA Champions League winners in 2012, following that success by lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy in 2013. Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 42,000capacity Stamford Bridge stadium.

Hublot was the first luxury brand to invest in football in 2006, and has a close cooperation with FIFA™ as the Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of the FIFA™ World Cup, with UEFA™ since 2008, and with some of the most prestigious clubs in the world (Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern of München, Ajax of Amsterdam and Chelsea).

CLASSIC FUSION CHRONOGRAPH CHELSEA

Reference:  521.NX.7119.LR.CFC16 – Limited to 200 pieces
Case: 45mm diameter Satin-finished and Polished Titanium
Crystal: Sapphire with Anti-reflective Treatment
Case-back: Satin-finished Titanium with Sapphire Crystal
Bezel: Satin-finished and Polished Titanium
Dial: Blue Sunray Satin-finished Dial with Chelsea Football Club Lion Applique at 12.00
Movement: HUB1143, self-winding with chronograph and date window at 6.00 No. of components: 280 (59 rubis)
Power reserve: 42 hours
Water resistance: 50m or 5ATM
Strap: Blue Rubber and Black Alligator Straps with Stainless Steel Deployant Buckle Clasp