Toy soldiers march across 50 new Hublot watches made with artist Soldier
Toy soldiers now sit on the face of a luxury watch. The London-based artist, designer and skateboarder Soldier has created 50 limited-edition timepieces for the Swiss watchmaker Hublot, ArtNews reported on 12 November 2026.
Soldier was born Leonard Iheagwam in Nigeria. He now lives and works in London, moving between visual art, design and skateboarding. This collaboration brings his small figures onto the wrist.
The watches are made in two materials: black ceramic and black-plated titanium. Titanium is a light, strong metal. Black plating adds a dark coating over its surface.
Each watch has a 42 mm chronograph dial, meaning the face is 42 millimetres across and includes a built-in stopwatch. According to ArtNews, toy soldiers appear inside the dial and along the bezel, the ring that frames the glass. The design also includes a cross.
Products from the collaboration start at £22,900 ($30,303), ArtNews reported. That is the lowest price across the range, so a single watch in the series can cost more.
The edition is small by design. Fifty pieces is a limited run, which means the number of watches is fixed from the start and cannot be increased later. For collectors, that limit is part of what defines the release. For fans of Soldier's work, it is a chance to see his toy-soldier motif in a new setting, on a watch rather than on canvas, board or paper.
