Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Marks 70 Years of UEFA Champions League

Key Highlights

• Limited edition of 100 pieces; reference 541.NX.5170.VR.UCL25
• 42mm satin-finished and polished titanium case, 11.9mm thick, 5 ATM water resistance
• Gradient blue dial with UEFA Champions League logo appliqué on the 3-hour counter
• HUB1153 self-winding chronograph calibre: 269 components, 39 jewels, approx. 48-hour power reserve
• Blue rubber and blue calf leather strap printed with the UEFA Champions League starball emblem
• Supplied in a custom wooden case with an official miniature UEFA Champions League trophy replica
• Priced from 11,900 CHF / 14,300 EUR / 14,400 USD / 11,800 GBP
• Marks 70 years of the UEFA Champions League and 10 years of Hublot as Official Timekeeper

Release Snapshot

Budapest, 30 May 2026. As the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League Final concluded in Hungary, Hublot used the occasion to contextualise a watch released at the tournament’s outset: the Classic Fusion Chronograph UEFA Champions League Titanium. The piece addresses two anniversaries at once — 70 years of Europe’s foremost club competition and a decade since Hublot first timed one of its matches.

The edition is capped at 100 numbered pieces, placing it firmly in collector territory. Each is accompanied by a custom wooden presentation case and an official miniature replica of the UEFA Champions League trophy, underlining that this is as much an object of football heritage as it is a horological instrument. Hublot CEO Julien Tornare described the partnership’s arc as “20 years of passion, 20 years of innovation and 20 years of being football’s first watch,” framing this release within a long institutional narrative that stretches back to the brand’s sponsorship of the Swiss national football team in 2006.

Design & Materials

Titanium was the logical choice for a watch built around athletic association. The 42mm case is rendered in satin-finished and polished titanium, keeping wrist presence assertive without weight penalty. H-shaped polished titanium screws, a polished titanium crown and matching pushers maintain formal consistency across every surface.

The sapphire caseback carries the UEFA Champions League logo in printed form, offering a view of the movement while reinforcing the partnership’s visual language. The crystal on the dial side receives anti-reflective treatment, a practical consideration for a piece likely to be worn in the kind of bright stadium environments where Hublot’s Fourth Official’s Board has become a familiar sight. The Classic Fusion Sage Green, released earlier in the same collection family, demonstrates how Hublot uses colour and finishing variation to keep this architecture feeling current; the Champions League edition takes a sharply different tonal direction with its deep gradient blue.

Dial Artistry & Strap

The gradient blue dial moves from deep to lighter blue across its surface. At the 3-hour counter, a UEFA Champions League logo appliqué replaces a standard sub-dial marker — a subtle integration rather than a branding overlay. The date window sits at 6 o’clock, balanced against the chronograph architecture.

The strap fuses blue rubber with blue calf leather and is printed throughout with the recurring starball motif. It closes with a stainless steel deployant buckle. The decision to combine two materials in the strap directly echoes Hublot’s founding principle: in 1980, the brand placed a gold case on a rubber strap, and the tension between formality and athleticism has defined the house ever since. That same logic is encoded here, translating the Art of Fusion into football’s visual language. Collectors following the brand’s output at Watches and Wonders will recognise this approach as consistent across the broader 2025/26 release cycle.

Movement & Edition Details

The HUB1153 self-winding chronograph calibre measures 28mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness, housing 269 components and 39 jewels. It oscillates at 4 Hz (28,800 A/H) and delivers approximately 48 hours of power reserve. These are proven, well-understood parameters within Hublot’s chronograph range.

Priced at 11,900 CHF at source, the piece occupies a considered position for a 100-piece titanium chronograph with this level of institutional provenance. Each watch carries its edition number, and the wooden presentation case with trophy replica makes the retail package unusually complete. For the GCC collector with an interest in the intersection of Swiss horology and European football culture, this is among the more coherent limited editions Hublot has produced within the Classic Fusion line. The brand’s 20-year presence in the sport — spanning four FIFA World Cups, five UEFA EUROs, and more than 800 Champions League matches timed — lends weight to a piece that might otherwise read as straightforward partnership merchandise.

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