The Official Timekeeper since 2008 for the world's most popular sports team, Geneva's HUBLOT unveiled its third exclusive timepiece for Manchester United. HUBLOT's CEO, Jean-Claude Biver, Sir Alex Ferguson, players including Wayne Rooney from the venerable soccer team, join thousands tuned in via livecast for the ceremonial debut on the Old Trafford pitch. Named the King Power Red Devil, as in the description of Manchester United's formidable abilities on the turf, the attention grabbing skeleton dial face reveals the intricate inner working of the watch. Another, of course, is the Red Devil insignia, stamped along the 3 o'clock position. One unusual design feature is the greenish hue watch indexes. Homage to the legendary hundred year old turf of Old Trafford, HUBLOT incorporated actual grass from the field to each index. Painstakingly picked by the groundskeepers, HUBLOT spent 6 months to create an unique preservation process. Making each blade of grass impervious to UV ray and temperature extremes. Measured at 48mm in diameter, the King Power Red Devil comes in either micro-blasted black ceramic casing or 18K "King Gold". Limited to 500 units for black ceramic version and 250 for the 18K gold edition.

King Power Red Devil

Technical Details

Reference:
716.CI.1129.RX.MAN11
716.OM.1129.RX.MAN11

Case: "King Power" Diameter 48 mm in Micro-blasted black ceramic or King Gold 18K
Bezel:
Micro-blasted black ceramic or circular satin-finished ceramic with black rubber moulding
6 H-shaped black PVD titanium screws

Crystal: Sapphire with interior anti-reflective treatment
Lateral Inserts: Black composite resin with push-piece guard at 3 o'clock
Case Back: Micro-blasted black ceramic or circular satin-finished King Gold 18K

Crown: Black PVD steel with rubber insert
Screws: Steel
Dial: Sapphire, indexes made from grass from the hallowed turf of Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium, date window at 4 o'clock, Red Devil logo at 3 o'clock.
Hands: Satin-finished, black nickel with red luminescent coating

Movement: HUB4245 skeleton chronograph with central 45' counter Automatic self-winding

Power Reserve: Approximately 72 hours
Oscillator: Monobloc in heavy metal with ceramic ball bearings
Main Plate: Micro-blasted with black galvanic coating

Wristlet: Adjustable black rubber strap
Clasp: Black PVD titanium deployant buckle Decorative plate in micro-blasted black ceramic or King Gold 18K