Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 132

Hublot - Big Bang - Chronograph Hublot, Genève, "Big Bang," Chronograph, Automatic, case No. 706033, Ref 301. Made circa 2008. Fine and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium, ceramic and kevlar wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date and a Hublot rubber strap with ceramic deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 6 screws, hooded lugs, ceramic bezel fixed with 6 nuts, ceramic frame, black kevlar sides, sapphire crystals. D. Matte black with applied steel Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute track with Arabic 5 minute/ seconds marker, aperture for the date between 4 & 5. Luminous steel and skeletonized baton hands. M. Cal. 7750, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, skeletonized rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 15 mm.