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Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Watches & Clocks / Hublot - 'Big Bang' - UNICO - World Poker Tour — Flyback...
Welcome to my Top Swiss Wrist Watches Boutique! Hublot is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the French luxury conglomerate LVMH. A scion of the Italian Binda Group dynasty (best known for making Breil watches), Carlo Crocco left the company in 1976, to start a watch company. Moving to Switzerland he formed MDM Geneve and set about designing a watch that he named the Hublot after the French word for "porthole". The watch that he created featured the first natural rubber strap in the history of watchmaking. It took three years of research to create the strap. Despite failing to attract a single potential customer on the first day of its debut at the 1980, Basel Watch Fair, the watch quickly proved to be a commercial success with sales in excess of $US2 million in its first year. Crocco, preoccupied by his own design work and many activities for the Hand-in-Hand Foundation, a charity helping deprived children all around the world, set out to look for someone to who oversee Hublot. In late 2003, Jean-Claude Biver, then president of Swatch Group's Omega division, met Crocco, and in May 2004, Biver assumed duties as CEO, becoming a board member and minority shareholder in Hublot Watches. Shortly after watch visionary Jean-Claude Biver invested in Hublot and became CEO, he pushed to create a bold statement for the brand. In April 2004, the first Big Bang was released. Inspired by the successful Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, the Swiss Designer Yvan Arpa developed the appearance of the watch. It combines exotic materials in contrasting colors in an oversized watch. Biver called it “Art of Fusion” and it was wildly successful with buyers. Hublot combined various materials Kevlar, carbon, ceramic, magnesium, tungsten, stainless steel, gold and, as with the original Hublot models, rubber. A striking feature of the design, as in the first Hublot models designed by Carlo Crocco, is the band. A layer of Kevlar in the watch case gives the impression that the bracelet runs smoothly through it. At the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2005 the “Big Bang” won the award for “Best Design” and has become an outstanding sales success. Every Big Bang model is technically a limited edition, and the company has continued to creatively source materials, including red ceramic and “Magic Gold”. The company has also created creative watch movements shown through skeleton dials. Precision, confidence and the spirit of the game: this distinctive Big Bang brings Hublot’s bold watchmaking into the world of international poker. Created to celebrate Hublot’s partnership with the World Poker Tour, this individually numbered steel edition was limited to just 200 pieces worldwide. Its signature bezel displays the four playing-card suits—hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds—while the skeleton dial, highlighted with red accents, reveals the mechanical heart beneath. Inside beats Hublot’s manufacture UNICO HUB1242 automatic flyback chronograph, offering approximately 72 hours of power reserve. The sapphire exhibition caseback carries the World Poker Tour emblem, completing a design with a character all its own. A compelling choice for the collector who appreciates mechanical substance, distinctive design and a connection to the world of poker. Movement: - in-house Hublot UNICO HUB1242 automatic caliber - 38 jewels - power-reserve: 72 hours - frequency: 28.800 A/h, 4 Hz - flyback - column wheel chronograph Case: - titanium/microblasted stainless steel - unique watch number 1*****5 (for buyer only), the best proof of authenticity - 45,4 mm excl. crown, 53 mm incl. - thickness 15,5 mm - length: 55,3 mm lug to lug Glass: - flat sapphire crystal, anti-reflective - 'Hublot' logo at 12:00 o'clock Crown: - screwed down - push/pull with logo Case-back: - exhibition back with WPT emblem - screwed in with 6 screws - unique limited number 154 from 200 Bezel: - four card-suit symbols - stainless steel - polished - fixed - screwed in with traditional six H-shaped titanium screws Dial: - black skeleton - rhodium-plated details and red Super-LumiNova - polished to a mirror finish hands, sub-dials and hour batons - date window at 03:00 o'clock - chronograph minutes totalizer at 06:00 o'clock - running seconds sub-dial at 09:00 o'clock - red chronograph central seconds hand Strap: - authentic Hublot - red croco leather on rubber - length: сa. 21 cm incl. wristwatch itself - width: 28 mm by lugs, 22 mm by clasp - One Click quick-change attachment Fold over clasp: - titanium - fine brushed - two pushers for security - logo Water-resistance: 10ATM/100meters/330feet. Weight: 151 grams Extremely high recognition value. Exceptionally original design. Excellent condition, never worn: the wristwatch comes from luxury watch-shop showcase. Dictributor's stock: the card isn't stamped. For watches older than two years, “original warranty” means that the warranty card is included. General professional pre-sale service was made in September 2026: the watch is keeping good time and working perfectly. My personal authenticity and quality warranty: you will get warranty card (as pictured), fully completed, stamped and signed. My impeccable seller reputation speaks for itself: look at my feedbacks and sales ratings. Insured, registered shipping worldwide with Intl. Express service: it’s not cheap, and yet fast and reliable, two days in Europe, three days worldwide. Everything you see in my pics is included in the package that you'll receive. All photos were taken personally by me and correspond to the exact wrist watch you are placing your bid on. My verdict as a collector and connoisseur with over 30 years of experience: with a heavy heart, I am offering this rare and beautiful example of watchmaking artistry for sale: I am no poker player, and these watches deserve a place on the wrist of someone who will appreciate them more than I can in my personal collection. Bid to make this one yours—it is worth the contest. And with just 200 pieces worldwide, its rarity adds to its appeal as a collector’s investment. Imagine that! Do you love this Big Bang? I do. For those who know that true style is never a matter of chance. NO EXTRA COSTS for EU Buyers!
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