PELÉ UNVEILS THE NEW UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WATCH

PELÉ UNVEILS THE NEW UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WATCH

THE BLUE OF CHAMPIONS

 

Official Licensed Watch Partner of the UEFA Champions League™, Hublot is the star watchmaker of the footballing world. In its third year of partnership with the UEFA Champions League™, Hublot time takes on a total blue look. Whilst waiting to discover who will lift the trophy on 26th May 2018 in Kyiv (Ukraine), Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot and ‘King’ Pelé unveil the new “Official Licensed Watch” of the UEFA Champions League™. The world-renowned international football legend’s wrist sports the symbol of Europe’s biggest football club tournament. Because passion for football knows no bounds!

 

ONLY BLUE

 

Similar to the gods of time adorned in blue, Hublot has created a watch dressed entirely in the iconic colour of the competition. The Classic Fusion Chronograph UEFA Champions League™, the competition’s “Official Licensed Watch”, features an imposing 45 mm case in satin-finished and polished blue ceramic. The alligator leather strap is in a matchless blue with white top stitching. The blue sunray dial displays the competition’s logo in tone-on-tone colour: The renowned starball and its eight stars. The case back itself features the logo of the UEFA Champions League™.

 

 

PASSION FOR FOOTBALL KNOWS NO BOUNDS

 

A benchmark in the world of football, Hublot is there for every match and every win thanks to partnerships with prestigious clubs as well as with FIFA and UEFA. The Swiss watch manufacturer is a fixture at all major football competitions. Alongside the biggest clubs, renowned star players, from the FIFA™ World Cup to the FIFA™ Confederations Cup and major European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League™ and the UEFA Europa League™, Hublot has football running through its veins. A Hublot ambassador since 2013, Pelé, a global citizen and football legend, embodies dreams and victory, and has a boundless passion for football. He is a three-times World Cup winner – a record still unbeaten – and twice champion of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club competition in South America and the equivalent of the European UEFA Champions League.
The football adventure continues and Hublot looks forward to seeing you on 14th June for the kick-off of the 2018 FIFA™ World Cup.

 

About UEFA

 

UEFA is the governing body of European football. UEFA’s mission is to promote, protect and develop European football at every level of the game, to promote the principles of unity and solidarity, and to deal with all questions relating to European football. For more information, please visit UEFA.com

 

Hublot Loves Football Timeline

 

2006 I Hublot becomes the first luxury watch brand to enter the football world as Sponsor of the Swiss football team
2008 I Official Timekeeper for UEFA EURO in Austria and Switzerland
2008 I Official Timekeeper for Manchester United FC
2010 I Official Timekeeper for the FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa
2011 I Official Timekeeper for Ajax Amsterdam
2012 I Official Timekeeper for UEFA EURO in Poland and Ukraine
2012 I Official Timekeeper for Juventus FC
2012 I Official Timekeeper for FC Bayern München
2013 I Official Timekeeper for FC Paris Saint-Germain
2014 I Official Timekeeper for the FIFA™ World Cup in Brazil
2015 I Official Timekeeper for the FIFA™ Women’s World Cup in Canada
2015 I Official Timekeeper for Chelsea FC
2015 I Official Licensed Watch Partner for the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League (2015-2018)
2016 I Official Timekeeper for UEFA EURO in France 2016 I Partner of the Best FIFA Football Award™ 2016 I Hublot Golden Foot is awarded to Gianluigi Buffon
2017 I Official Timekeeper for Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2017 I Official Timekeeper for the Confederations Cup 2017 I Hublot Golden Foot is awarded to Iker Casillas
2018 I Official Timekeeper for the FIFA™ World Cup in Russia

 

CLASSIC FUSION CHRONOGRAPH UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUETM

 

 

Reference: 521.EX.7170.LR.UCL18 – Limited to 100 pieces
Diameter: 45 mm
Thickness: 13.05 mm
Water Resistant: 5 ATM (50m)
Case: Polished and satin finished blue ceramic
Bezel: Polished and satin finished blue ceramic
Bezel Lug: Blue composite resin
Screws « H »: Polished titanium
Glass: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Crown: Polished titanium
Pushers: Polished titanium
Case back: Polished blue ceramic engraved “LIMITED EDITION” + “N°XX/100”
Case back Glass: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment + “UEFA Champions League” logo printed
Dial: Blue sunray satin-finished, with “UEFA Champions League” logo printed at 3.00
Hands: Polished rhodium-plated hands
Movement: Caliber Hublot HUB1143
Type: Self-winding Chronograph movement
Dimensions: Dia. 30 mm (131/4’’’); Thickness 6.9 mm
Date: Window at 6.00
No of Components: 280
Jewels: 59
Frequency: 4 Hz (28’800 A/h)
Power reserve: 42 Hours
Strap: Blue rubber and blue alligator with white stitching
Buckle: Stainless steel deployant buckle clasp