Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces...
Hong Kong, Dec 05, 2021
LOT 159
HUBLOT
REF. 606.JX.0120.RT.Y0S17, SPIRIT OF BIG BANG SAPPHIRE TOURBILLON,
SAPPIRE CRYSTAL,LIMITED 16/18
HKD 650,000 - 1,000,000
EUR 73,000 - 114,000 / CHF 77,000 - 120,000 / USD 84,000 - 130,000
Sold: HKD 937,500
A very fine, very rare and limited, manual winding sapphire crystal wristwatch with skeleton tourbillon movement, made in a limited edition of 18 pieces
for japan market.
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Grade: |
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Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Brand Hublot
Model Spirit of Big Bang Sapphire
Reference 606.JX.0120.RT.Y0S17
Year Sold on Feb 25th, 2020
Movement No. Skeleton tourbillon movement.
Case No. 1301880, 16/18
Bracelet Rubber strap with Hublot titanium deployant clasp
Dimensions 44 mm x 47 mm
Signature Case, Dial and Movement
Accessories Original fitted box, certificate, warranty, instructions booklet
Notes
From the first use of rubber in watchmaking to creating new precious alloys, such as scratch-proof Magic Gold, and producing revolutionary composites
like ceramic and sapphire with unique colors, materials are always at the heart of the Hublot universe.
The present example is first-time to the auction. “Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Sapphire Tourbillon “is a limited edition of 18 pieces for the Japan market, the sapphire barrel-shaped case with skeleton tourbillon manual winding movement.
Hublot used four blocks of machined sapphire to create this transparent version of the case — a very difficult process made all the more challenging by the unusual shape; according to the company, new machines and new processes to polish and finish components needed to be developed. The resulting case, after almost 100 hours of work involving 3D machining, is one that is as hard and nearly as scratch-resistant as diamond (sapphire is 9 on the Mohs hardness scale; diamond is 10), whose crystal clear design offers an unimpeded view of the skeletonized.
The present example is first-time to the auction. “Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Sapphire Tourbillon “is a limited edition of 18 pieces for the Japan market, the sapphire barrel-shaped case with skeleton tourbillon manual winding movement.
Hublot used four blocks of machined sapphire to create this transparent version of the case — a very difficult process made all the more challenging by the unusual shape; according to the company, new machines and new processes to polish and finish components needed to be developed. The resulting case, after almost 100 hours of work involving 3D machining, is one that is as hard and nearly as scratch-resistant as diamond (sapphire is 9 on the Mohs hardness scale; diamond is 10), whose crystal clear design offers an unimpeded view of the skeletonized.