Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, May 15, 2011

LOT 478

HUBLOT - PIECE UNIQUE BIG BANG AERO Hublot, Genève, "Aero Big Bang Ceramic Chronograph", case No. 865671. Made circa 2010. Very fine and unique, semi-skeletonized, self-winding, water-resistant, ceramic, 18K pink gold, stainless steel and rubber wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date and an integral rubberized strap with a PVD stainless steel and 18k pink gold Hublot locking deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box. To be sold without reserve

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 22,000 - 33,000 / EUR 15,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 21,250

C. Five-body, satiné, transparent case back secured by 6 screws, hooded lugs, pink gold satin bezel secured by 6 specially designed stainless steel nuts, pink gold case support bars, pink gold and natural black rubber chronograph buttons and winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Black, semi-skeletonized applied pink gold and luminous baton indexes, subsidiary chapters for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, date highlighted at 4 position. Luminous pink gold baton hands. M. Hublot Cal. 4214, rhodium-plated, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, tungsten/steel rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44.5 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.


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This unique piece was designed by Hublot's North American Sales Director Michael Margolis and was originally sold as Lot 5 in the charity auction held on 20th October 2010 to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. In Margolis' words: "I designed this watch myself, as an exercise of what I would make for myself if I could make a fantasy Big Bang. I love the skeleton dial, especially with the date. I love the combination of black ceramic and gold bezel, pushers, hands and markers. Black and gold is back in style, I am told."t As Jean Claude Biver, Hublot's CEO said: "The 21st century will be the century of sharing. We will have to start sharing wealth, energy, the climate and finally will have to share the planet Earth. Therefore I believe that every company and every brand has to include and develop a policy or concept of sharing. We are proud today to donate this special watch for a very noble and valuable cause."