Luxury watch maker, Hublot has just created a pair of limited edition classic Fusion wristwatches in conjunction with the late Nelson Mandela’s foundation with part of the sales proceeds going to charitable projects in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
The House of Mandela, a charitable foundation set up by the former South African leader, Nelson Mandela worked with to develop the limited edition Classic Fusion. This state of the art masterpiece is available as a 45mm men’s watch or in a 42mm case set with 1.15 carats of diamonds for the ladies and is limited to 95 pieces.
Both versions are made of King Gold, an 18k red gold alloy developed by Hublot with a colour even more pink than the typical rose gold. The bezel is engraved with Mandela’s signature between 12 and 1 o’clock.
The dials have a vertical brushed finish with the House of Mandela logo, a bee with wings resembling the branches of a tree. The bee is a reference to Mandela’s Xhosa name, Rolihlahla, translating as “he who is brave enough to fetch the honey from the honeycomb” and meaning “challenge the status quo”, while the branches are meant to symbolise a family tree.
