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Get set for soccer fever.It has been four years since Spain lifted the last World Cup after beating Netherlands 1-0 in the finals at Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa. This year sees 32 nations coming together in Brazil to see who would be crowned world champions and lift the 20th FIFA World Cup.As the official timekeepers of the FIFA World Cup 2014, Hublot has just unveiled its new Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono. Based on its UNICO movement, the new Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono is also the official watch of the FIFA World Cup 2014. Collectors are also nicknaming it the "Soccer Bang."The yellow hand tracks the minutes while the green hand keeps track of the seconds.The movement in this watch is the HUB1260 and is made up of 385 components and beats at a very modern rate of 4Hz. It is also Hublot's first bi-retrograde movement with central chronograph.To celebrate the World Cup, the seconds and minutes hand features the national colors of Brazil�Cgreen and yellow respec

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