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HUBLOT UNVEILS THE BIG BANG e UEFA EURO 2020
HUBLOT UNVEILS THE
                                BIG BANG                e UEFA EURO 2020™

Hublot is celebrating its association with the UEFA EURO 2020™ tourna-
ment by presenting a dazzling array of new releases, including the offi-
  cial timepiece of the UEFA EURO 2020™ European Championship – the
Big Bang e connected watch – as well as a brand-new podcast featuring
 interviews with the greatest sporting icons, topped off with an NFT for
          the first two hundred customers to purchase the watch.
                           Hublot Loves Football!

There are just 30 days to go before UEFA EURO 2020™ kicks off! Fans around the world are de-
lighted to finally follow this competition, which has been postponed for a year as a result of the
pandemic. To celebrate, Hublot is unveiling its Big Bang e UEFA Euro 2020TM connected watch.
Once again, Hublot is enabling football fans to keep pace with the competition by wearing their very
own virtual stadium on their wrist. This is a story that started during the 2018 FIFA World CupTM in
Russia. Hublot is now back with an enhanced model, available in a limited-edition of 1,000 pieces.

 Hublot loves Football! And such a long wait will only serve to increase our enjoyment! Launching
our new Big Bang e UEFA EURO 2020™ watch and our new “Hublot Fusion Podcast” at the same
 time enables the whole footballing world to be connected in the lead-up to the much anticipated
   UEFA EURO 2020™ tournament. We are bringing people together around the noble values of
                    sport, all thanks to the sophistication of our technology.”
                                                       Ricardo Guadalupe
                                                          HUBLOT CEO

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HUBLOT UNVEILS THE BIG BANG e UEFA EURO 2020
After a year-long postponement during the pandemic, for the first time in its history the UEFA EURO
2020™ European Championship will be held in 11 cities in 11 different countries. The bezel on the
Big Bang e watch sports the colours of the flags of the 12 nations initially planned to host. Aestheti-
cally, it features the attributes of the brand's iconic Big Bang model. For greater ergonomics, it is
available in a 42 mm case in Black Magic, the spectacular polished black ceramic developed by
Hublot technicians, which is water-resistant to a depth of 30 metres. The sapphire crystal means the
AMOLED high definition touchscreen is easy to use while, just like a mechanical watch, the push-
button on the rotary crown is used to activate its functions.

It is fitted with a complex electronic module developed in partnership with other brands within the
LVMH group. It operates on WearOS by Google software, which has been adapted and perfected
to meet Hublot's requirements, notably via an app specially dedicated to football which enables users
to follow the competition in real time. Amongst the features of this watch, in addition, of course, to
following the timing of the matches with timekeeping, half-time, extra time and the end of the match,
the Big Bang e also notifies the wearer of cards awarded, player substitutions, penalties and goals.
There is also the option to view information on the team line-ups, the players' rankings and their
position on the field. Moreover, users will also be able to download, free of charge, dials in the colour
of their country exclusively developed for the Big Bang e from the Google Play Store, an offer not
compatible with other connected watches already available on the market. In addition, as well as the
magnificent rubber strap with titanium deployant buckle clasp supplied as standard, fans will have
the opportunity to purchase other straps in the colours of their favourite teams. These will be easily
interchangeable thanks to the famous one-click system developed by Hublot.

For the UEFA EURO 2020™ European Championship, Hublot will be equipping all the referees
officiating during the tournament with special Big Bang e Referee watches. This special version will
help the refereeing body to manage the timekeeping of the matches and any extra time, and will be
connected to Goal-line technology and the famous VAR video control system. The board used by
the fourth official to show player substitutions will also be sporting Hublot colours.

In its drive to continue pushing the boundaries of innovation, Hublot has pursued its exploration in
every dimension of technology and so, from 12th May, is launching a podcast series called “Hublot
Fusion Podcast”. Hosted by French sports broadcast journalist Anne-Laure Bonnet, these 12 epi-
sodes will feature interviews with footballing legends, as well as with friends and ambassadors of
Hublot. The podcasts will focus on the 12 universal values of victory: solidarity, union, passion, com-
mitment, inclusion, equality, friendship, justice, respect, fair play, tolerance and sharing.

In another major new initiative, 200 customers of the Big Bang e joining the Hublotista community
will be given a non-fungible token (NFT) containing an excerpt from one of the episodes of the
“Hublot Fusion Podcast”! These tokens were developed with the leading ETHEREUM software com-
pany : ConsenSys. The tokens strictly comply with the ERC-1155 standard, and their owners can
exchange these tokens on platforms which are benchmarks in the world of NFTs, including
OpenSea.

The 1,000 Hublot Big Bang e UEFA EURO 2020™ connected watches are available exclusively on
the brand's e-commerce platform www.hublot.com from May 12th until May 26th, and then in Hublot
boutiques.

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Broadcasting schedule for episodes of the “Hublot Fusion Podcast”:

12 May:             Kylian Mbappé Podcast
24 May:             David Trezeguet & Laure Boulleau Podcast
27 May:             Xherdan Shaqiri & Michel Pont Podcast
31 May:             Gareth Southgate & Dina Asher-Smith Podcast
3 June:             Roberto Martinez & Kevin Pietersen Podcast
7 June:             Didier Deschamps Podcast
10 June:            Björn Kuipers Podcast
16 June:            Ada Hegerberg & Usain Bolt Podcast
23 June:            Marcel Desailly & Samuel Ross Podcast
30 June:            José Mourinho Podcast
7 July:             Alex Morgan & Dustin Johnson Podcast
9 July:             Pelé Podcast

https://www.hublot.com/fusion-podcast

HUBLOT
Founded in Switzerland in 1980, HUBLOT is defined by its innovative concept, which began with the highly original com-
bination of gold and rubber. This "Art of Fusion" stems from the imagination of its visionary Chairman, Jean-Claude Biver,
and has been driven forward by CEO Ricardo Guadalupe since 2012.

The release of the iconic, multi-award-winning Big Bang in 2005 paved the way for new flagship collections (Classic Fusion,
Spirit of Big Bang), with complications ranging from the simple to the highly sophisticated, establishing the extraordinary
DNA of the Swiss watchmaking house and ensuring its impressive growth.

Keen to preserve its traditional and cutting-edge expertise, and guided by its philosophy to "Be First, Different and Unique",
the Swiss watchmaker is consistently ahead of the curve, through its innovations in materials (scratch-resistant Magic
Gold, ceramics in vibrant colours, sapphire), and the creation of Manufacture movements (Unico, Meca-10, Tourbillon).

HUBLOT is fully committed to creating a Haute Horlogerie brand with a visionary future: a future which is fused with the
key events and brands of our times (FIFA World CupTM, UEFA Champions LeagueTM, and UEFA EUROTM) and the finest
ambassadors our era has to offer (Kylian Mbappé, Usain Bolt, Pelé).

Discover the HUBLOT universe at our network of boutiques located in key cities across the globe: Geneva, Paris, London,
New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, Zürich and at HUBLOT.com

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BIG BANG                  e UEFA EURO 2020™
                                                             DATASHEET

REFERENCE                        CASE                                 SCREEN                               STRAP & CLASP

                                 Microblasted and polished black      Sapphire crystal                     Black rubber strap
440.CI.1100.RX.EUR20             ceramic                                                                   Black ceramic and black-
Limited to 1000 pieces           Satin-finished titanium case-back,   Diameter: 30.80 mm                   plated titanium clasp
                                 engraved with "LIMITED EDITION       Resolution: 390x390 pixels
                                 1000 PIECES"                         327 dpi
                                 Sapphire crystal engraved with the   Display technology: AMOLED
                                 UEFA EURO2020™ logo

                                 Diameter: 42 mm
                                 Thickness: 12.80 mm
                                 Water resistance: 3 ATM (30 m)

PROCESSOR                        SENSORS                              COMPATIBILITY                        CONNECTIVITY

Model: Qualcomm®                 Accelerometer                        Android 6.0 and above                Bluetooth 4.2 with BLE
Snapdragon Wear™ 3100            Gyroscope                                                                 Compatibility –
Version: Quad Core up to         Microphone                           iPhone 5s and above running
1094 GHz                                                              iOS12 and above                      WLAN 2.4 GHz 802.11
                                 DC Motor (vibration)
RAM: 1 GB/8 GB Flash             LLOB (Low Latency Off-Body)
(ePoP)                                                                Supported features may vary          B/G/N - NFC
                                 ALS (Ambient Light Sensor)           depending on the platform
                                 OTS (Optical Tracking Sensor) for
                                 rotating crown

BATTERY                          PRICE

Lithium-Ion induction            5'500 CHF
charging                         5'700 EUR
Battery life: approx. 1 day      5'800 USD
                                 4'800 GBP
Capacity 300 mAh
Charging time: approx. 2.5
hours to charge a flat battery

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