Hublot Big Bang: Played Out?
Looks like Hublot has finally jumped the shark with the Big Bang. They’ve driven it so deeply into the ground that even guys like Chad, who SELLS watches for a living, is sick of it. I liked it at first - it has a nice style, a nice heritage, and a nice story. However, now that they’ve covered it over with rose gold, diamonds, and elf sprinkles, I’m getting kind of tired of it.
Not Such A Hit! [Chad the Watch Guy]
November 3rd, 2006 at 10:45 am
I saw one in person in a watch shop in Chicago. It was never my thing, but people who love them are fanatical about them. And if you look at the forum over at TZ, it doesn’t seem like there’s any fizzle.
November 13th, 2006 at 11:17 am
I do definitely agree that diamonds are not a logical material choice for a big bang. They seem very foreign for a watch w/ such an agressive design . The rose gold however looks amazing w/ the ceramic and rubber, but again seems to go against the bulletproof design image of a sport watch. I must admit that I’m one of those who love Hublot. I bought a classic (their first design style) years ago because of the very clean , contemporary lines. Now I’m looking @ the big bang. Yeah, they definitely aren’t for everyone, But the Prez. Mr. Biver has in my opinion created a very beautiful watch line. The argument that its (big bang) a royal oak ripoff is in the eyes of the beholder. There really aren’t any truly original ideas when it comes to watch design
(excluding material choices) Every good ( and bad) watch owes its looks to something previous. Proportion, scale, texture these are all very important features in a watch that are handled better by some.
I guess what I’m saying is today innovative watch design seems to push the boundaries of materials to new and different choices. The rubber strap is in my opinion durable, comfortable and beautiful (form is following function). Leather straps seem to age poorly for something worn daily esp. when looking @ a sport watch.
The splash Hublot has made can seem to some like hype, but all companies want some hype for their products. The awards won by Hublot are proof of its impact on the watch world. You can already see other watch makers following Hublot trends. Maybe some of these trends were started by others, but Hublot has been very successful in making them more popular through their interpretaions of watch design. That to me is signifigant because it shows great attention to all aspects of design. There’s plenty of room out there for many tastes. The true test of whether Hublot is really great won’t really be answered until their watches survive histories hindsight of what looks good today as it it did when intruduced, and how well do their mechanical qualities work 10, 20 years in the future .
December 24th, 2006 at 12:47 pm
Are these supposed to appeal to the upscale urban crowd, like Marc Ecko?
I was at everal mid-to-high end watch shops this week and saw a number of black folks shopping for watches… ALL were buying Movado. Just thought I’d share that piece of info…
January 12th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Mike– I just wanted to let you know that I just purchased my FIRST Hublot BB Stainless yesterday, and I happen to be African American. As in other areas of life, race has little influence on one’s product preference. Educate yourself.
January 22nd, 2007 at 1:06 am
Mike,
I fail to see the point of your comment. Should I be buying Movado or not?
April 10th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Cant believe some loser commented on “black folk” buying Movado. I am Scottish raised in England lived in Belgium France Sweden and US (9 years) now live in Ukraine. There are people buying Movado in all places of all colors and religions and nationalities. Idiot!!
Watch choice is governed more by disposable income than any other factor so if you took the top 5% of earners in any country of any ethnicity you would find remarkable similarities.
Here in Ukraine and in Russia nobody buys Rolex or Cartier… but Hublot, Girrard P, Vacheron, De Grisgno, Patek etc… are big sellers. The hublot is in every magazine and seems very hard to come by. Probably buoyed by the fact they have very nice women’s range (women here are beautiful but LOVE and EXPECT nice jewelry and clothes!) and many men buy these as gifts to :show their appreciation” of a woman’s company.
In Eastern Europe its the lower end of the big brands but very popular among the nearly wealthiest but better educated and less “status”focussed who regularly spend $100k + on a watch and a Vertu mobile phone… because without it YOU ARE NOT in the scene of the Oligarchs and the soon to be “O”, or want to be “O” crowd.
Karl.
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(scottish which means by MIKE’s categorization, i am not white or black but that Celtic sort of plae white with reddish subburn color…
May 4th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
IF EVERYONE COULD AFFORD THE HUBLOT WATCH–THEY WOULD BUY IT–
May 14th, 2007 at 10:12 am
I tought black folks could only afford TIMEX ?
May 19th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Come here Robert…
It’s time for you to go to grammar school.
BTW, Don’t be a Troll, Robbie dear.
And please, folks, don’t feed the Troll.
June 7th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
What are you all babbling about…?
Not about the watch at least, so I will do:
The Hublot Big Bang is one of the finest watches for our era…offcourse you can stick to the old boring style but the Big Bang is a revolution in watch design…and it is a good one
June 15th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
I bought one with the 114 diamonds, love it, excuse to buy it for my wife’s birthday, but I am more likely to wear it on occassions.
March 1st, 2008 at 9:28 am
Lucky wife of yours.
May 17th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I would definitely recommend the bb. Watch/timepiece design in this current era is differentiated. Hublot is becoming a leader in the industry and with backing from LMVH, there are no limits…
word to the wise, if you shop where movado and timex are sold you are out of league for a hublot. its that simple….
May 18th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Vulgar and garish.
August 20th, 2008 at 4:27 am
where can i get hublot wrist watches in ukraine