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New York, NY (February 1, 2012) – Hublot, the luxury Swiss brand which brings the "Art of Fusion" to watchmaking, is proud to present the amfAR New York Gala on February 8, 2012 honoring those who have led the global struggle against HIV/AIDS. The black-tie benefit, which will be hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker, will feature special performances by Janelle Monáe and Theophilus London.

Hublot presents amfAR New York Gala

 Launches Limited Edition Woman's Timepiece to support the Fight against HIV/AIDS

"We are excited to again join forces with amfAR in the fight against HIV/AIDS", says Hublot chairman Jean-Claude Biver. "Our first amfAR men's collection was very well received and we hope that these new women's designs will bring us one step further in accomplishing the goal of a world without HIV/AIDS".

To support amfAR's goal and following the success of the men's amfAR collection, Hublot has created a second limited edition collection of timepieces for women featuring the foundation's colors and logo. It features a black ceramic case, a white mother of pearl dial, and a white gold bezel set with 48 baguette diamonds (it comes also with a steel bezel set with 114 circular diamonds for the non-limited edition). It houses a self-winding chronograph movement and a white alligator strap sewn on black rubber. As a commemoration to amfAR, the watch also features the foundation's colors and logo at the 5 o'clock mark. As with the first collection, part of the proceeds will go to support amfAR.

The evening will feature a gala dinner, live auction, special performances, and honoree tributes. For this special occasion, Jean-Claude Biver and Hublot are pleased to announce the auction of the first timepiece 000/100 of the new Hublot amfAR collection engraved with the signature of amfAR Founding Chairman Dr. Mathilde Krim.

About Hublot

Hublot made its name 30 years ago when it became the first Swiss watch luxury brand to fuse precious metals with functional rubber, sparking a revolution for material innovation and aesthetics. In 2004, Mr. Jean-Claude Biver gave Hublot a great new boost and revolutionized watchmaking with the creation of the "Big Bang", which marked the start of the spectacular success of the brand. In just five years Hublot has become one of the most sought-out high-end watch brands with some of its timepieces making watch history, such as the One Million Dollar Big Bang, All Black Big Bang and Mag Bang watches. In 2008 Hublot was bought by the LVMH group with Jean-Claude Biver as CEO and leading the company's guiding principle of "Fusion," which combines unusual materials such as ceramic, tantalum, magnesium and titanium with a modern version of Hublot's rubber strap.

About amfAR

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. Since 1985, amfAR has invested more than $340 million in its programs and has awarded grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.

2012 Limited edition amfAR

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Series                          341.CI.6019.LR.114.AMFR12 (carat version with baguette diamonds)

Limited edition of 100 pieces numbered from 000/100 to 100/100

341.CI.6019.LR.194.AMFR12 (diamonds version with circular diamonds)

Non limited edition

Case                            Big Bang - Diameter 41 mm – in black ceramic

Bezel                           Black ceramic set with:

-       114 circular diamonds (diamonds version) with steel black PVD treatment

-       48 diamond baguette (carat version) with white gold black PVD treatment

6 H-shaped titanium screws, countersunk, polished & locked.

Crystal                        Sapphire with interior/exterior anti-reflective treatment                    

Bezel Lug                    Black composite resin           

Lateral inserts              Black composite resin

Crown                         Polished Steel with blue rubber insert

Push-pieces                Steel with blue rubber inserts

Case-back                  Black ceramic opened case-back

Water resistance         10 ATM or 100 metres

Dial                              White mother of pearl dial with blue SuperLuminova™ indexes

                                    Logo AmfAR at 5.00

Hands                          Polished black nickel hands with blue SuperLuminova™

                                    Yellow chronograph hand with polished & rhodium-plated H counterpoise

Movement                   HUB4300 self-winding chronograph

Date                            Trapezoïd window at 4.30                              

Wristlet                        Adjustable white alligator sewn on black rubber with blue and yellow stitching

Clasp                           Steel Big Bang deployant buckle

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