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Picked up a Hublot Big Bang in stainless steel : My observations


om3ga_guy

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Hey guys, picked up this Hublot v6.5 with upgraded Mikey Ti screws set from a good member on the RG forum.

My brief observations:

Flawless colourless xtal and a well worn gummy. Nice and smooth. Really makes me think twice about swapping it to a Donerix strap.

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And gen for comparison

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Checklist:

-Colourless AR - chek

-Ti screws - chek

-4 tick subdial @ 6 o'clock - chek

-Smooth outter bezel rim - chek

-Movement engravings - chek

-Recessed date disc - chek

And two details I was surprised to see are:

1. Brushed hands and hour indexes - chek

Rep...

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2. Textured subdial! - chek

Rep...

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Gen...for comparison...

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Beautiful watch, congrats!

 

One thing I learnt recently from my friend Martijn (@Martijn), is that some of the genuine Big Bang DO have 4 subdivision markers on the 6o'clock subdial instead of 3. 

I have always thought that the 4 markers on the rep subdial@6 is a tell, but I was wrong. I have since also seen 2-3 genuine big bangs with 4 subdivision markers on that subdial. :)

 

I guess we all learn something new everyday. 

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Beautiful watch, congrats!

One thing I learnt recently from my friend Martijn (@Martijn), is that some of the genuine Big Bang DO have 4 subdivision markers on the 6o'clock subdial instead of 3.

I have always thought that the 4 markers on the rep subdial@6 is a tell, but I was wrong. I have since also seen 2-3 genuine big bangs with 4 subdivision markers on that subdial. :)

I guess we all learn something new everyday.

Your absolutely right. The 4 tick subdial is accurate. Predominantly on the steel bezel model.

Mine:

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Some more examples...

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Your absolutely right. The 4 tick subdial is accurate. Predominantly on the steel bezel model.

Some more examples...

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Thank you kindly. To be honest, I like the look of the subdial with 4 markers instead of 3. I have seen this subdial type on a genuine carbon fiber dial (ceramic casing) too.  

For a long time, the guys on the forums, including me, always used this as a tell that a Big Bang is rep. I was really glad when I learnt that it is not the case.

However, I still do not know which Big Bangs have the 3 or 4 subdial markers.. It could be from a batch, or specific to some models. The number of similar Big Bang models produced by Hublot makes it difficult to track this. I am no Hublot expert though. Perhaps someone with more knowledge from me would care to chime in.  

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Nice post and great comparison. I must remember how lucky we are with the quality of our reps and this post confirms that's

 

That's true mate! And the Hublot V6 or higher reps are so close to gen. I think it's the most accurate rep on the market these days :D

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