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Hublot US Liberty Bang Limited Edition Watch

By on September 23, 2011 in Hublot

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Is this the week of American themed watches or what? Just a few days ago I discussed the Perrelet Turbine XL America, that was a bit of a polarizing piece. Now I present to the Swiss Hublot US Liberty Bang - one of Hublot's latest limited edition Big Bang watches. This watch was unveiled recently in Philadelphia of all places - during the annual award ceremony where the Constitution Center (a non-government organization) gave out its annual Liberty Medal award.

The watch will be exclusively available in the US (duh) and limited to just 100 pieces. The dial of the 45mm wide Big Bang watch has a US flag motif made up of text. That text begins with the preamble of the US Constitution followed by other that as far as I know is not in the Constitution I read. Seems like descriptive text talking about the founding fathers, etc... Still pretty cool. It is interesting from a poetic standpoint to have the flag made up of words, as powerful words were really what we study when discussing the history of the US and its formation. The watch case is in black ceramic and priced at $11,900.

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The Liberty Bang TECHNICAL DETAILS from Hublot:

Reference 511.CM.1190.GR.USA11
Special edition USA
Series Limited to 100 pieces
Numbered from No. 01/100 to No. 100/100
Case "Classic Fusion" - Diameter 45 mm
Polished and satin black ceramic
Bezel Satin Black ceramic
Crystal Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Case-back Black ceramic with Hublot engraving
Crown Black ceramic with Hublot logo
Screw Titanium
Water resistance 5 ATM or approximately 50 metres
Dial Black sapphire with text and citations from the American
Constitution and colours of the American flag
Hands Polished, black nickel platted
Movement HUB1112 Automatic, hour, minute, seconds
No. of components 63
Ruby 25
Bridges Satin-finished, bevelled and polished
Screw Black PVD
Oscillating weight Tungsten with black PVD treated dimpled surface
Barrel Reinforced spring
Escapement Glucydur hairspring
Power reserve Approximately 42 hours
Strap Black Gummy Alligator (alligator skin upper stitched onto black rubber base)
Clasp Steel black PVD deployant buckle

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Eugenio Olazabal
Eugenio Olazabal

I actually prefer both the HUBLOT and the PERRELET interpretations. I'm not one to wear my patriotism on my sleeve but certainly on my wrist. Both executions are attractive however, for my budget, I'd like the PERRELET version. It's beautifully handcrafted, works like a Perrelet and the price is doable.

Eugenio Olazabal
Eugenio Olazabal

I actually prefer both the HUBLOT and the PERRELET interpretations. I'm not one to wear my patriotism on my sleeve but certainly on my wrist. Both executions are attractive however, for my budget, I'd like the PERRELET version. It's beautifully handcrafted, works like a Perrelet and the price is doable.

kris.c
kris.c

I really like Hublot, but sometimes they make it difficult to defend them, which they need because they are so easy for many to throw stones at. This is a disaster, but even if I thought it looked great, why is it $12k? Precious materials? No. Manufacture movement? No. Neat complications? No. Impressive WR rating? No. Not even an extra long power reserve. If you just wanted a watch with a flag on the dial, you could acomplish that for about $3 on eBay.

kris.c
kris.c

I really like Hublot, but sometimes they make it difficult to defend them, which they need because they are so easy for many to throw stones at.

This is a disaster, but even if I thought it looked great, why is it $12k? Precious materials? No. Manufacture movement? No. Neat complications? No. Impressive WR rating? No. Not even an extra long power reserve. If you just wanted a watch with a flag on the dial, you could acomplish that for about $3 on eBay.

steve2
steve2

It's hard to imagine even the most patriotic person wearing that!

Steve
Steve

Anyone who has ever wanted the Preamble to the Constitution and other factoids gleaned from Wikipeadia on a very expensive and tacky Royal Oak homage now have their watch. I am thinking all 3 of them. Also I am impressed. I didn't think I could ever have any less respect for Hublot and yet they've managed. Kudos for producing something atrocious even by Hublot's standards.

Steve
Steve

Anyone who has ever wanted the Preamble to the Constitution and other factoids gleaned from Wikipeadia on a very expensive and tacky Royal Oak homage now have their watch. I am thinking all 3 of them.
Also I am impressed. I didn't think I could ever have any less respect for Hublot and yet they've managed. Kudos for producing something atrocious even by Hublot's standards.

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Chris
Chris

Yeah, Greg, we might be a little harsh with this one. Hublot pieces tend to be polarizing. I'm not a fan of the company, which is frustrating, because I have tremendous respect for Jean Claude Biver.

Greg
Greg

Tough crowd. I like it, a 'home run' I think it's called in Americanese.

Chris
Chris

Yeah, Greg, we might be a little harsh with this one. Hublot pieces tend to be polarizing.

I'm not a fan of the company, which is frustrating, because I have tremendous respect for Jean Claude Biver.

Chris
Chris

I'll take the Perrelet, please. So they use the backdrop of someone receiving the Liberty Medal to hock this watch. That's tacky. The word vomit on the dial. Is that supposed to mean anything?

Chris
Chris

I'll take the Perrelet, please.

So they use the backdrop of someone receiving the Liberty Medal to hock this watch. That's tacky.

The word vomit on the dial. Is that supposed to mean anything?

Chris
Chris

Also, the screws on the bezel should line up.

Ulysses
Ulysses

A nice subtle($£&!) effort from Hublot if you're hell-bent on having a flag-themed watch. Well, everything is subtle compared with that Perrelet. Still looks too much like a fashion watch to justify the price.

Ulysses
Ulysses

A nice subtle($£&!) effort from Hublot if you're hell-bent on having a flag-themed watch. Well, everything is subtle compared with that Perrelet. Still looks too much like a fashion watch to justify the price.

George
George

Way better than the Perrelet, but still not something I (or anyone else I know or can concieve) would buy...

Mr. Champ
Mr. Champ

I'm impressed that Hublot managed to make their watches suck even more.