Hublot at the 2026 US Open: Dybantsa and Caton on Court

AJ Dybantsa and Miles Caton wore Hublot at the 2026 US Open final weekend — the Big Bang Unico King Gold Diamonds and Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Ceramic.

A Focused Look

• Two distinct Hublot references appeared at the 2026 US Open final weekend, with no shared model between the two appearances — one a gold-and-diamond statement piece, the other a high-tech tonneau in titanium and ceramic.
• AJ Dybantsa wore the Big Bang Unico King Gold Diamonds 44mm, distinguished by an 18K King Gold case fully set with diamonds.
• Miles Caton wore the Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Ceramic 42mm on 13 September 2026, performing at the Men’s Singles Final.
• Both sightings were confirmed by Hublot, accompanied by official photography from Getty Images and the USTA.

The Story Behind the Sightings

On Friday 11 September, Washington Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa took his seat in the stands for Day Thirteen of the tournament. The 44mm Big Bang Unico King Gold Diamonds on his wrist carries an 18K King Gold case fully set with diamonds — a piece that sits at the intersection of Hublot’s signature bold architecture and the kind of high-jewellery ambition more commonly associated with Place Vendôme. For a player of Dybantsa’s profile, the choice reads as considered rather than incidental to the setting.

Two days later, on Sunday 13 September, actor and musician Miles Caton stepped onto Arthur Ashe Stadium to perform “America the Beautiful” ahead of the Men’s Singles Final. The Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Ceramic 42mm he wore that afternoon is shaped by a tonneau silhouette and built from a fused combination of titanium and black ceramic, two materials that keep the case light while delivering a visual contrast far removed from conventional round-case sports watches.

Two References, Two Distinct Directions

The Big Bang Unico King Gold Diamonds and the Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Ceramic occupy very different positions within Hublot’s catalogue. The former is an exercise in precious-metal maximalism: the King Gold alloy is Hublot’s own proprietary formulation, and fully setting the case in diamonds amplifies the drama of the 44mm diameter. Collectors drawn to high-jewellery watchmaking — a growing segment across the Gulf — will find this reference worth examining closely.

The Spirit of Big Bang operates on a different logic. Its tonneau form breaks from the circular conventions of the Big Bang family, and the titanium-ceramic material pairing keeps the piece light on the wrist at 42mm. For collectors who want a Hublot that diverges from the standard round silhouette, this reference is the more technically particular of the two.

Where Both Pieces Sit in the Line-Up

Within Hublot’s current offering, the Big Bang Unico remains the core expression of the brand’s integrated-movement philosophy, and the King Gold Diamonds iteration sits at its most formal, most jewellery-oriented extreme. The Spirit of Big Bang, by contrast, addresses the collector who prioritises form vocabulary over precious-metal intensity — its tonneau case has maintained a loyal following since Hublot introduced the shape as an alternative to the mainline Big Bang.

Both references are available on request through Hublot boutiques and authorised retailers serving collectors in the Middle East. For the region’s buyers, the US Open context offers a useful point of reference: two pieces from opposing ends of the Hublot range, each worn in a high-visibility setting where the choice of watch is rarely accidental.

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