Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 is here, and this year the brand's annual Saint-Tropez launch goes full pastel. Unveiled under the banner "Art of Pastel," the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 collection spans six new references across three case sizes — 33mm, 42mm, and 44mm — all built around Hublot's proprietary coloured ceramic technology and dressed in a Mediterranean palette of mint green, soft pink, sky blue, peach, and petrol blue. Prices run from $15,500 for the entry-level 33mm automatics to $119,000 for a tourbillon limited to just 10 pieces worldwide.
The collection continues a tradition Hublot has maintained since 2017: launching a seasonal, location-specific capsule each summer that pushes the limits of what the brand can do with ceramic. Last year it was orange meets sky blue. This year the entire Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 palette shifts to lighter, creamier tones — a deliberate challenge, since producing consistent pastel shades in ceramic is significantly harder than achieving vivid primaries. For more on the Big Bang lineup at large, see our Hublot Big Bang archive. Here is the complete guide to every watch in the collection.
What Is the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 Collection?
The Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 "Art of Pastel" collection is a six-watch capsule designed entirely around coloured ceramic — Hublot's most technically demanding material speciality. Since the brand began investing heavily in ceramic science in 2018, it has developed a proprietary high-tech ceramic that achieves a hardness up to 300 Vickers higher than conventional ceramics, with exceptional scratch resistance and colour stability. Producing that ceramic in pastel shades adds an additional layer of difficulty: any slight variance in the firing process is immediately visible in softer tones in a way that deep, saturated colours would mask.
The Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 line-up is structured as a "six-pack" spanning five colour-material combinations: the flagship multi-coloured pink, mint and sky-blue trio used across the two star pieces; a peach titanium-ceramic hybrid; and three clean monochromatic ceramics in peach, mint green, and petrol blue for the 33mm line.
The Star Piece: Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic Chronograph 42mm
The centrepiece of Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 is the Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 42mm (ref. 441.ERG.6610.RX). The 42 × 14.5mm case is built from microblasted and polished pink and mint green ceramic, topped by a sky-blue ceramic bezel and matching caseback. The open-worked dial continues the pastel theme with matte pink and mint tones, leaving the column wheel and movement architecture fully visible.
Under the dial sits the HUB1280 Unico — Hublot's in-house automatic flyback chronograph calibre. It runs at 28,800 vph (4Hz), has 43 jewels, and delivers a 72-hour power reserve. Flyback means a single push of the bottom pusher stops, resets, and restarts the chronograph instantly, without needing to press three separate buttons. The watch arrives with a sky-blue and white-lined rubber strap plus an optional mint-green strap, both using Hublot's One-Click interchangeable system. Production is limited to 200 pieces at $34,300 / €33,700.
The Flagship: Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic Tourbillon 44mm
The most exclusive piece in the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 line-up is the Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 44mm Tourbillon (ref. 429.ERG.6610.RX), limited to just 10 pieces worldwide at $119,000 / €116,000. It shares the pink and mint-green ceramic case construction of the chronograph but scales up to 44 × 14.4mm and replaces the dial with a transparent pink sapphire crystal disc.
That sapphire disc is effectively an open window onto the movement below, revealing the HUB6035 — Hublot's fully skeletonised manufacture tourbillon calibre. The architecture is inverted from the norm: the winding micro-rotor sits at 12 o'clock on the dial side, while the rotating sky-blue tourbillon cage occupies 6 o'clock. Hour markers are suspended on the translucent disc and a green peripheral minute track rings the outer edge. The movement runs at 21,600 vph (3Hz) with 293 components, 26 jewels, and a 72-hour power reserve. At 10 pieces, this is Hublot's most restricted single reference in the summer 2026 programme. For a full technical breakdown of the HUB6035 calibre, Monochrome Watches' detailed introduction covers it comprehensively.
The Entry Point: Big Bang Ceramic 33mm in Peach, Mint Green and Petrol Blue
Three new 33mm references round out the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 collection with the cleanest statement in the lineup. The Big Bang Ceramic 33mm models in Peach (ref. 485.CUP.5920.RX), Mint Green (ref. 485.GS.5271.RX), and Petrol Blue (ref. 485.ES.5171.RX) are notable for one specific reason: they are the first time Hublot has presented the 33mm Big Bang without diamonds. The pure ceramic aesthetic — monochrome from case to dial to strap — stands without any jewellery support.
Inside each sits the HUB1120 automatic calibre, a compact three-hand movement with a date display at 3 o'clock, built on a Sellita SW1000-1 base with 169 components running at 28,800 vph. Power reserve is 40 hours. Case dimensions are 33 × 10.55mm, notably slimmer than the rest of the collection. Water resistance is 100m. All three are priced at $15,500 / €15,200 and are not limited in production. For more entry-level ceramic watches worth considering, see our ceramic watch guide.
The Hybrid: Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm
The fourth model type in the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 range is the Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm — a two-tone approach that pairs a titanium case with a polished peach ceramic bezel. The case dimensions mirror the multi-coloured chronograph at 42 × 14.5mm, and the movement is also the HUB1280 Unico flyback chronograph at 28,800 vph with a 72-hour power reserve. The skeletonised peach dial shows the movement architecture with peach-toned hands. It arrives on a peach structured lined rubber strap with a titanium deployant buckle. At $24,000, it sits between the 33mm entry models and the multi-coloured ceramic chronograph — and it is the only non-limited piece among the 42mm and 44mm options.
Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026: Full Specs and Prices
Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 42mm (Chronograph)
Reference: 441.ERG.6610.RX
Case: 42mm × 14.5mm, microblasted & polished pink and mint ceramic
Bezel/caseback: Sky-blue ceramic
Movement: HUB1280 Unico, automatic flyback chronograph
Frequency: 28,800 vph · Jewels: 43 · Power reserve: 72h
Water resistance: 100m
Strap: Sky blue & white-lined rubber (One-Click) + mint green strap included
Limited: 200 pieces
Price: $34,300 / €33,700
Big Bang Titanium Peach Ceramic 42mm
Case: 42mm × 14.5mm, titanium + peach ceramic bezel
Dial: Skeletonised peach
Movement: HUB1280 Unico, automatic flyback chronograph
Frequency: 28,800 vph · Jewels: 43 · Power reserve: 72h
Water resistance: 100m
Strap: Peach structured rubber (One-Click), titanium deployant
Limited: No
Price: $24,000
Big Bang Summer Multi-Coloured Ceramic 44mm (Tourbillon)
Reference: 429.ERG.6610.RX
Case: 44mm × 14.4mm, pink and mint ceramic · sky-blue bezel & caseback
Dial: Transparent pink sapphire crystal
Movement: HUB6035, automatic tourbillon, fully skeletonised, dial-side micro-rotor
Frequency: 21,600 vph · Jewels: 26 · Components: 293 · Power reserve: 72h
Water resistance: 300m
Strap: Sky blue rubber (One-Click) + mint green strap included
Limited: 10 pieces
Price: $119,000 / €116,000
Big Bang Ceramic 33mm — Peach / Mint Green / Petrol Blue
References: 485.CUP.5920.RX / 485.GS.5271.RX / 485.ES.5171.RX
Case: 33mm × 10.55mm, monochrome ceramic (full-body colour)
Dial: Clean, colour-matched, applied numerals, date at 3 o'clock
Movement: HUB1120, automatic 3-hand
Frequency: 28,800 vph · Components: 169 · Power reserve: 40h
Water resistance: 100m
Strap: Colour-matched rubber (One-Click), steel folding clasp
Limited: No
Price: $15,500 / €15,200 each
Why Pastel Ceramic Is Harder Than It Looks
The colour achievement in the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 collection matters beyond aesthetics. Ceramic watchmaking typically thrives in intense, saturated tones — black, white, and vivid primaries — because the extreme firing temperatures required to harden the material naturally produce deep, consistent colours. Pastel shades are harder to stabilise in ceramic manufacturing: the reduced pigment concentration makes any variation in firing temperature or composition immediately visible as a colour inconsistency. Hublot's ceramic achieves a hardness up to 300 Vickers beyond conventional ceramics while maintaining the colour accuracy needed for the pastel palette to hold across an entire limited run of 200 pieces. The result is lightweight, hypoallergenic, scratch-resistant, and temperature-adapting — properties that traditional metallic cases cannot match at this scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How much does the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 collection cost?
The Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 range starts at $15,500 / €15,200 for the 33mm monochrome ceramic automatics and rises to $34,300 / €33,700 for the 42mm flyback chronograph and $119,000 / €116,000 for the 44mm tourbillon.
Q2. How many Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 watches are limited editions?
Two: the Multi-Coloured Ceramic 42mm chronograph (200 pieces) and the Multi-Coloured Ceramic 44mm tourbillon (10 pieces). The titanium peach 42mm and all three 33mm models are not limited.
Q3. What movement is in the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 chronograph?
The HUB1280 Unico — Hublot's in-house automatic flyback chronograph, running at 28,800 vph with 43 jewels and a 72-hour power reserve.
Q4. Is the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 tourbillon available without limitation?
No. The 44mm tourbillon is strictly limited to 10 pieces worldwide at $119,000 / €116,000.
Q5. What sizes are available in the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 collection?
33mm (three monochrome automatics), 42mm (two flyback chronographs), and 44mm (one tourbillon) — six references in total.
Q6. Where was the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 collection unveiled?
In Saint-Tropez, France, continuing the annual summer launch tradition Hublot has maintained since 2017.
The Bottom Line
Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 is the brand doing what only it can do with ceramic: combining three different pastel tones in a single case construction, building a tourbillon with a pink sapphire dial, and stripping the 33mm Big Bang of diamonds for the first time in the size's history. Whether the "Art of Pastel" aesthetic is your register or not, the material engineering behind it is genuinely difficult to replicate. For more detail on the HUB1280 Unico movement architecture, Hublot's official Summer 2026 campaign page has the full breakdown. And if you want to compare the Hublot Big Bang Summer 2026 against last year's orange and blue Unico edition, see our Hublot summer collection archive.
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