The Limited Edition Hublot Big Bang King Power "Black Magic" Watch = The New Favorite Watch Of Alex Rodriguez x The Young Illuminati!

"35 year old star Yankee player Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) entered a very small club of baseball players over the summer when he hit his 600th home run. That also made him the younger baseball player in history to reach the 600 home run mark. To celebrate this achievement, Hublot - in cooperation with Manfredi Jewels - awarded Rodriguez with a limited edition Hublot watch recently. A Rod received a Big Bang King Power Black Magic watch that comes in a 48mm wide ceramic bezeled case. It has a complex split second chronograph movement with a power reserve indicator as well as an exposed column wheel on the dial that is part of the chronograph mechanism. The watch is limited to just 500 pieces and is a luxury timepiece by all accords. See Alex wearing the watch in the image next to that of the timepiece."

Information Courtesy Of: Luxist.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: A good watch need not merely be a literal marker of time. Heavens, no! A sumptuous timepiece may also serve as a precious monument to a specific time - a thoughtful keepsake of a gift given on any special occasion worth commemorating in grand style. Such is the case with the limited edition Hublot Big Bang King Power "Black Magic" watch awarded to the New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez upon becoming the youngest player in M.ajor L.eague B.aseball history to hit 600 home runs.

With a relatively short production run of just 500 pieces (NOTE: While researching this entry, my-brother-from-the-same-glorious-mother, Niketown, posed a great simple question: "If this is for A-Rod hitting 600 home runs, how come they're not releasing 600 watches?" A very valid observation indeed. A full Livestyle inquest into the matter is now pending ... lol) this latest incarnation of Hublot's favorite son, the "Big Bang", continues this fanciful firm's triumphant march down the brave path that company founder Carlo Crocco blazed little more than 30 years ago. Yes, the original "Rubber Band Man" (NOTE: Sorry T.I. No disrespect intended my G. Pop a pill and chillax ... lol) Carlo Crocco introduced a new sort of informal luxury to the snooty world of horological purebreds and, since taking over design duties in 2004, C.E.O. Jean-Claude Biver has only succeeded in pushing this revolutionary brand to new heights of design reality.

While Hublot has never been known to shy away from obese diamond dials that toe that very fine line between brilliant badges of decadence and vulgar monstrosities, the Big Bang King Power "Black Magic" is truly a competent high end sports watch in every sense of the word. This timepiece is meant to be worn and enjoyed! Composed of a 48mm black ceramic case, this automatic split-second "Foudroyante" chronograph is a paean to functionality as art. Hey, who says that "utilitarian" is a bad word? LOL. If A-Rod can kick the steroids, so can Y.O.U.! LOL. Holla @ ya boy in BK!

The Limited Edition Hublot King Power F1™ Watch = Down With The King!

"Hublot have become the official timekeeper for F1 racing and to celebrate have created a limited edition. The Hublot King Power F1 has a large forty eight millimeter matte black ceramic case and bezel with a rubber strap. The partially skeletonized dial is made of carbon and features the F1 logo in white gold. Only five hundred of the watches will be made and will be available exclusively from Hublot stores."

Information Courtesy Of: Sybarites.Org
Read The Official Hublot Power King F1™ Press Release Here: Horomundi.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: To be sure, Livestyle endeavors to convey a clarity of purpose with exceptional respect to the appreciation of everlasting style. Now, such ceaseless quality in fashion is typically synonymous with brands that often have centuries long track records of excellence, however, sometimes a relative "new kid on the block" is able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the established greats. This is the case with Hublot.

Born in 1980, Carlo Crocco's visionary firm has become a beaming beacon of brilliance lighting the path to the forefront of high end watchmaking. Today, Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver carries on this transcendent tradition of innovation with impressive designs and exciting strategic collaborations. The Hublot King Power F1™ Watch (The official timekeeper of Formula 1™ racing) marks the latest in a silky string of dope high tech sports partnerships for Hublot.

Limited to a scant 500 units worldwide (Numbered 01/500 to 500/500), the King Power F1™ features a huge 48mm black matte ceramic case, bezel and partially skeletonized carbon fiber dial along with the signature Hublot rubber strap. Peel off a few stacks from your bankroll and claim "pole position" ... lol. Good shit!


BONUS:

Per our iron clad Livestyle user agreement, your undying devotion is to be rewarded with nuggets of knowledge artfully tucked within entry titles and behind sentences. Although I fancy the magnificently creative manipulation of words, every excursion need not be a literary labryinth ... sometimes I've gotta throw the people a bone ... lol. Case In Point: The title of this post.

I mean, seriously, if Y.O.U. aren't familiar with Run DMC's classic return record "Down With The King" that I so appropriately referenced, then Y.O.U. might just be reading the wrong blog my nigga ... lol. Yes, the boys from Hollis, Queens put the Adidas shell toes in the closet, laced up some Timbs and stomped their way into 1993 with this Pete Rock produced banger. Listen and L.O.V.E. it! Know the ledge.

Champagne Wishes x Hublot Black Caviar Bang Dreams.

There is a watch club many of us don't know about. Informal or not, the million dollar watch club boasts esteemed watch companies who have offered watches with prices of one million dollars or more. For a watch to reach such high value, an extremely decadent portion of precious jewels must be placed on most every millimeter of surface area on the face and case.

The newest member of the million dollar watch club is the Hublot Black Caviar Bang. Coming from the Big Bang line with all its derivatives, the Black Caviar Bang has an 18k white gold case and clasp that feature hundreds of precision cut black diamonds, for a total of 34.5 total carats. This includes 322 diamonds on the case, 179 on the bezel, and another 30 on the clasp at the end of the rubber strap. Black diamonds are exceedingly rare, and are attributed for most of the Black Caviar Bang's million dollar value.

Inside the watch is Hublot's specially manufactured manually wound HUB Solo T tourbillon movement. A beautifully designed face opens with a view on the one minute tourbillon, and diamonds are patterned into the face as the power reserve indicator. The design of the face is attractive and functional, but doesn't try very hard to be practical. With an impressive array of square cut black diamonds, the Hublot Black Caviar Bang register's high on the glitz scale as well as the exclusivity meter with a limited edition of only one piece.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Information Courtesy Of: Luxist.Com


CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: While not possessing the historic pedigree of most of it's peers, the Hublot watchmaking brand has become synonymous with single-minded design brilliance and innovation.

Founded in 1980 by Carlo Crocco, Hublot's original transformative measure wasn't based much on byzantine-like complications @ all, but, instead, was the introduction of the 1st natural black rubber watch strap. Today, this relative "new kid on the block" is most recognized for their "Big Bang" series of voluptuously exquisite timepieces. Of course, being the rose gold standard for high end hood socialites the world over, Livestyle previously ran a feature on that collection. Stop playin'.

The Hublot Black Caviar Bang is a welcome addition to this edition of popular watches. I've already told Y.O.U. where I see the watch market going with black watches (possibly even black ceramic) and this million dollar masterpiece enriched with naturally occurring (oh yes, we shall discuss "treated" or "enhanced" diamonds in the future and why many of your favorite barely-sold-any-albums rappers are able to glow like so ... lol) black diamonds, registering @ 34.5 total carats, really sets this bad boy apart my nig.

Don't even worry about the price - this particular watch be a 1-of-1. Simply enjoy looking @ it, respect the Hublot technique and impress your friends with your new found knowledge. Holla @ ya boy in BK!

Swizz Beatz - Where The Cash At? + Grow Up: Hublot Watches.

In this post, I get to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.


I've always liked this song. Shout out to the homie Parris on directing this video.

Grow Up: Hublot Watches


On a sidenote, I will take this opportunity to educate you on Hublot watches. Swizz Beats mentioned them in this song and I know that alot of times rappers (myself included) purposely reference not-so-common things in our songs as a way to really seperate the men from the mice. I don't want my readers/my peoples to get caught out there, ya heard?

Now, Hublot is not your typical high end watch brand because it is a relatively new company. In 1980 Italian watchmaker Carlo Crocco introduced the solid gold Hublot watch and popularized the rubber wristband strap for watches ... premium watches just aint do that back then. So, they've been doing their thing over there for a little while, but they really popped off around 2004 with the introduction of their "Big Bang" and "Bigger Bang" series of watches. When you can find them, a good Hublot can easily go for $20,000 USD and that's without diamonds. The diamond "Big Bang" above will run you around 1 million homie. Now you know. Let's see who raps about this next.