Hublot King Power Scolari

Big Phil and his Hublot King Power Scolari

Just a short while after releasing the King Power 66 Hodgson – a timepiece dedicated to England’s National team’s football manager Roy Hodgson, Hublot releases the King Power Scolari. For those of you who aren’t fans of the ‘Beautiful Game’, Scolari is the manager of the Brazilian football team. It isn’t surprising that Hublot chose to honor Scolari with a watch bearing his name, as he is a bona fide legend in football across the world. As part of the presentation of this timepiece to Scolari, he was flown to Switzerland and shown around the manufacture.

The Hublot King Power Scolari is made in a limited edition of 50 pieces. The watch that graces the wrist of Scolari is made outside of that number, so in fact there are 51 examples in total. Scolari’s Hublot bears the mark 00/50.

The watch is cased in black ceramic, making it hard and virtually scratch proof, not to mention trendy with its mirror finish. The case carries large dimensions as per the style of the King Power collection. The bezel is made from carbon fiber, which gives this model a sporty aesthetic.

The chrono pushers are hued in colors of yellow for the start, and green for the stop/reset pusher. Hublot fits the Scolari with a yellow leather strap with green contrast stitching. Hublot uses green and yellow for this watch, reminiscent of Brazil’s flag. I have seen this model also featured on a black leather with yellow contrast stitching. This is probably an additional strap that comes with purchase.

The dial is open worked signifying that this model is from the ‘Aero’ series. Also accented with green and yellow, the dial carries a special 45 minute chronograph that was specially made for soccer matches as this time frame represents the length of a half. The watch also features yellow Super-LumiNova, which looks great against the black dial. Powering this watch is the self-winding caliber HUB4245. Though it can be said that Scolari did not do as well as he hoped in the World Cup this year, he is still a legend in the game.

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