"More with the gray watch trend? Where do these fads come from? Just recently I wrote about the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Gray that shared this theme, and no doubt there will be more. This watch is surely for the ladies, but will likely be available for men as well. I say that this is a ladies watch because the case is 41mm wide, which is typically the size Hublot reserves for its women's Big Bang watches - the male versions are at least 44mm wide, but now that I think about it -men who like the style could also enjoy it. Aside from the trendy gray colored dial, this watch has two interesting things to notice. First, is the metal bracelet, that I've never seen on the Hublot Big Bang watch line (though it is possible it was around before). It makes total sense for the watch to be coupled with a metal bracelet, and here is the first glimpse I've seen of one. Second is the fact that the watch is steel. Why is this important? Because steel is a lower cost metal and indicates Hublot realizes it cannot continue to fuel demand for its ultra decadent Big Bang watches constructed of exotic and/or precious materials. Though the screws are still titanium.
The case itself is a mixture of polished and satin surfaces, with a bezel inset with baguette cut diamonds. While diamond studded steel watches are not unheard of, does it really make that much sense? The dial is a fancy material called tantalum, which in this case is done with a soft satin gray look. The movement is the HUB1145 automatic mechanical chronograph movement, visible through the sapphire caseback window. While the watch does offer a rubber strap, go for the metal bracelet. Hublot hasn't been able to shed the whole "sandwiched" thing, so the bracelet is steel with "composite resin" in the middle. Not sure what that means, but it sounds like a fancy plastic or glue if you ask me."
Information Courtesy Of: Luxist.Com
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: While I am certainly not British (I call potato chips "chips" and not "crisps". *Cue Balki Bartokomous Voice* "Don't be ridiculous" ... lol), I do have a great respect for their proper refinement and some of their traditions. On that note, please join me for a spot of Afternoon Tea. We can ajourn to the sanctuary of the Livestyle salon for cucumber and salmon sandwiches with the crusts removed and the Hublot Big Bang Earl Gray Watch In Steel.
Ever the innovators, the Carlo Crocco Hublot brand has become synonymous with decadent design style and classic complications - a highwire act of spinning plates on sticks above a crowd of watch enthusiasts whose entrance fee to the Hublot Big Bang Bonanza regularly costs rich revellers upwards of $500,000 per ticket, dig it?
Anyway, on the heels of the recently featured the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Gray Collection, it now appears that gray is all the rage in the whimsical world of luxury wrist watches, and the Hublot Big Bang Earl Gray Watch In Steel is the latest major weather system taking shape across the Horological map. Wait? Do Y.O.U. mean to tell me that Y.O.U. don't just have your own personal N.ational W.eather S.ervice Doppler Radar sitting around the house? Really? Well, no matter, just fix your eyes to the skies and gaze upon this gray horizon and marvel @ the magnificence of this matte finished and polished steel bejeweled chronograph.
Now, whilst this inspired concept registers smaller than most contemporary Safari compassed sized men's watches and, as such, might actually better suit a daring debutante, me thinks that such a brilliant timepiece could transcend gender bias and just be considered unisex flyness. This is a no brainer homie: gray matters. LOL. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
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Ever the innovators, the Carlo Crocco Hublot brand has become synonymous with decadent design style and classic complications - a highwire act of spinning plates on sticks above a crowd of watch enthusiasts whose entrance fee to the Hublot Big Bang Bonanza regularly costs rich revellers upwards of $500,000 per ticket, dig it?
Anyway, on the heels of the recently featured the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Gray Collection, it now appears that gray is all the rage in the whimsical world of luxury wrist watches, and the Hublot Big Bang Earl Gray Watch In Steel is the latest major weather system taking shape across the Horological map. Wait? Do Y.O.U. mean to tell me that Y.O.U. don't just have your own personal N.ational W.eather S.ervice Doppler Radar sitting around the house? Really? Well, no matter, just fix your eyes to the skies and gaze upon this gray horizon and marvel @ the magnificence of this matte finished and polished steel bejeweled chronograph.
Now, whilst this inspired concept registers smaller than most contemporary Safari compassed sized men's watches and, as such, might actually better suit a daring debutante, me thinks that such a brilliant timepiece could transcend gender bias and just be considered unisex flyness. This is a no brainer homie: gray matters. LOL. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
BONUS:
Per the terms of our informal and unspoken, yet, certainly ironclad user agreement, in return for your undying loyalty and promulgation of the Livestyle doctrine, I am hereby responsible for a disproportionate amount of your cultural development. With that in mind, how could I drop the Balki Bartokomous "Perfect Strangers" reference bomb on Y.O.U. and just leave Y.O.U. hanging? Exactly; in good conscience, I simply couldn't. LOL. Here's to the day's when I was too young to be out all night on Friday and staying up past 20/20 made me feel like I had gained entrance to a super cool grown up world of night time fun! Good shit!
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