Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 220

Big Bang Hublot, Genève, Big Bang, Chronograph, Automatic, Ref. 341. Made circa 2006. Fine and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and diamond, titanium and kevlar wristwatch with squarebutton chronograph, registers, date and a special integrated rubber strap with a stainless steel Hublot deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 6 screws, diamond pave-set hooded lugs, diamond paveset bezel fixed by 6 titanium nuts, black kevlar sides, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied steel Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date between 4 & 5. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 7750, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, tungsten/steel rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.