In the run up to Christmas, while every man ponders day and night what to buy for his loved one (yeah right!) our watch of the week is Hublot’s glittering new bring-on-the-bling affair known as the Hublot Big Bang Gold Full Pavé-Set. Its unapologetic ostentatiousness laughs in the face of any talk of an economic downturn.
Even if sparkly gold diamond encrusted watches are not really your thing, they are probably your girlfriend’s. This is the Christmas gift you should give her instead of, or in addition to, the lacy La Senza lingerie creation you know in your heart of hearts she’s never going to wear.
Hublot Big Bang Gold Black Full Pavé
Hublot Big Bang Gold Chocolate Full Pavé
White like snow, scintillating with the myriad gleams of its 681 diamonds set on 18K red gold, the watch is designed to blend beautifully against the skin. Its look is as alluring and warm as snuggling up on the sofa to watch a Christmas re-run of Only Fools and Horses. The Big Bang Gold White Full Pavé-Set really lives up to its name.
The watches run on a Swiss made HUB 2900 quartz movement. With some notable exceptions, most women tend to be less concerned with how a watch delivers the time, as to how it looks and feels when worn. It has to be precious and ultra-feminine. The 38mm diameter casing of the Full Pavé set is also more than large enough to make an impression, and yet it’s refined and dynamic with a tone-on-tone rubber strap; and practical too, in white, black or chocolate with water resistance up to 100 metres. And the price? A Full Pavé $40,100.00.
Specifications
361.PE.9010.RW.1704 (Gold White Full Pavé-Set)
361.PX.9010.RX.1704 (Gold Black Full Pavé-Set)
361.PC.9010.RC.1704 (Gold Cappuccino Full Pavé-Set)
Case: Big Bang, diameter 38 mm, 18K red gold with 294 diamonds totalling 0.82 carats
Bezel: Polished 18K red gold set with 126 diamonds totalling 0.86 carats. 6 H-shaped titanium screws
Crystal: Sapphire with anti-reflective coating
Bezel lugs: White, black or chocolate composite resin
Lateral inserts: White, black or chocolate composite resin
Crown: 18K red gold with white, black or chocolate rubber inserts
Case-back: 18K red gold
Water resistance: 10 ATM, i.e. approx 100 metres
Dial: Set with 261 diamonds totalling 1.68 carats
Hands: Polished 5N gold coating, with white SuperLuminova™
Movement: HUB2900 – Quartz Movement
Wristlet: White, black or chocolate rubber.
Clasp: 18K red gold and steel deployant buckle
