donpedro

Hey all!

Thought I'd ask if anyone of you know if the HBB dial is (re)movable? On one of my HBB's, the whole dial seems a tiiiiiny bit off-centered compared to the bezel screws (I'm extremely picky ). Is this possible to fix in some way?

Cheers!

Pedro

I am with mreynolds here. Have the version with pull down crown and polished ceramic bezel. Unscratchable.

Same can be said for brushed ceramic.

Looks like plastic? Not at all, the black is "ceramic" black and different from a non ceramic version (PVD version). Now I can tell which one is real ceramic and which one is not by the shades of black.

Look at the black and compare it to the strap/dial. It looks different, isn't it?

Thanks for your answers! So even up-close with very bright lighting, you're not even able to detect small hairline scratches?

Hm, I wonder what kind of material my polished bezel is then...? Any ideas? I think it's a v2 - it has an extremely textured dial (cf), but screw out crown.

Looks really nice!

Congratulations and wear it well!

Cheers,

Pedro

Interesting - I've also thought about my ceramic (polished) bezel looking a bit plastic. There are numerous tiiiny hairline scratches on it, if inspected very closely with bright light shining right on, which seems fishy to me since real ceramic is supposed to be totally unscratchable? Or do these microscopic hairlines exist even on "real" ceramic?

(About the watch itself: I think i have the V2; it has a screw-down crown, deeper cf dial (much more gen looking) and better datefont.)

Any members with polished bezels care to chime in?

Cheers!

Pedro

Only 36mm it looks alot larger?

Yep, it does - but don't let the pics fool you

I'd be very surprised if they made this in a new, larger case (current Overseas is 42mm).

Check this out for more pics:

http://indepth.watchprosite.com/show-nblog.post/ti-352177/

Cheers!

Pedro

EDIT: On pam111's site, higher up in this thread, it says 38mm. Might actually be true, but it still wears smaller than my already small 36mm IWC (a gen 3741)

Both those watches listed in the OP are powered by a seagul ST18, not a swiss 2836, on the whole a good movement but i dont think they are worth the asking price by a long way, on a good front the movement can be replaced with a 2892 or another seagull (and this is a good movement BTW) for less then

In that case, is the "Black Magic" available with carbon fibre dial, polished ceramic bezel, and white date wheel ? And this case back ?

http://www.kingwatches.net/HUBLOT-041.htm

What's the price for this baby, by the way?

In that case, is the "Black Magic" available with carbon fibre dial, polished ceramic bezel, and white date wheel ? And this case back ?

http://www.kingwatches.net/HUBLOT-041.htm

Hey Chronus,

I've seen BM's with both white and black datewheels. The one in my hublot catalogue is flat (non-cf) dial, white datewheel, and brushed ceramic - which seems to be the most common configuration:

But variations exist - my AD has a polished bezel, for example. Not sure about the cf dial though!

Regarding the back of the case: yes, it's supposed to be black surrounding the glass, but really, it doesn't matter - if someone knows the original that well, the biggest tell by faaar will still be the movement, so you're still screwed if he or she looks at the back of the watch...

Cheers!

Pedro

They come in different variations. This, by the way, goes for almost any Big Bang, since you can have it custom made just the way you want it!

Cheers,

Pedro

Welcome to the board, and to the wonderful world of reps!

I've had my two HBB's for quite some time, and no issues so far with movements or anything . If you're planning on wearing it often, I suggest you take it to your local watchsmith and have the movement oiled and serviced. They come un-oiled from the factory, so it's a worthwhile investment - it also makes the watch run much quieter and the rotor wind much more smoothly.

As far as looks go - prepare, because a lot of people will notice it. It's an extremely cool watch, but it's certainly not wearable in formal occasions...

That's my two cents! Good luck with your purchases, and yet again welcome to a fantastic hobby

Cheers,

Pedro

As someone just stated, I'd take this over any Sub any day!

Yupp he has all the reps.

ps. not good to share his info here as that might screw up his low prices

Are you in the process of ordering from him?

Any hint by the way, as to where you found this guy?

Cheers!

Johnny

Congrats on a very nice piece sql!

I have the exact same one coming in this week, can't wait

Cheers!

Pedro

Hm, that seems almost too good to be true. Do you know where this dealer is based?

Cheers!

pedro

Ultimate Hublot Big Bang Rose Gold Tuiga model just received from Andrew... best of the best boys! Compared to Gen at AD & looks @ feels 1:1.

Pricey but worth it. Happy lad.

Awesome piece! Congratulations!

it was supposed to be here sooner.... so.... they either have been having some problems or they spent more time perfecting it... which one do you think is more likely?

Problems

Let's hope it's worth the wait!

Any updates on this?

Awaiting most eagerly...

Cheers!

Nope, not as far as I'm concerned!

But it sure does look nice!

Thanks for an excellent review!

The watch looks -awesome- in motion!

Cheers!

Pedro

Item 140225440028 on the bay, stickered rotor if Im not mistaken. Lets report.

Definately fake. Reported.

Insane!

Thanks for sharing!

Congratulations Stephane, that is just an -awesome- watch!

Looks to be extremely close to the original.

WOW! Thanks for sharing.

Personally, I think this is by far the coolest costeau. Very sporty, yet subtle.

As someone said earlier though; I hope the rep makers correct some of the earlier CD issues, because they were quite a few

Thanks Andy, for an excellent write-up! This really made my pockets itch...

The last one is seriously cool!

Thanks for posting the pics!