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Baring All With Sapphire

Is the transparent sapphire case the next coveted feature of watches?

Published Thu, Mar 26, 2020 · 09:50 PM

IF YOU'VE GOT it, flaunt it. With fully-transparent sapphire cases, every intricate movement inside a luxury watch is naked and visible to the eye. And today, watchmakers' ability to produce sapphire cases on a much larger scale may herald it as the next coveted feature of timepieces.

In January, Swiss watchmaker Hublot unveiled the Big Bang Unico Sapphire, an all-sapphire case flyback chronograph available in a limited editi…

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