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Hublot Big Bang 44 'Original' Watch Review & What It Meant To Jean-Claude Biver
Few watches have been as disruptive and defining in the modern era as the Hublot Big Bang. I’ve spent a lot of time writing about Hublot timepieces, but I’ve never actually reviewed the original Hublot Big Bang 44 watch until now. Many of the original designs are still produced today, so this watch-while representative of the original design-was produced recently. During my review I also spoke with Jean-Claude Biver about the Big Bang, since it was the first major release under his ownership of Hublot. Today “Big Bang” is arguably the most well-known watch model name released in the post-year 2000 era. Its masculine and polarizing design is highly indicative of luxury in our modern era, and quickly receives opinions from both fans and opponents.Let’s go over a little bit of history first. Hublot as a brand began in the early 1980s, around 1981. The term “hublot” means “porthole” in French, which was the aesthetic influence behind th
IWC Pilot's Watch Timezoner Spitfire Edition 'The Longest Flight' Hands-On
One of the pre-SIHH releases that got my attention was the IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Spitfire Edition “The Longest Flight,"a limited edition piece that trims down 2016's Timezoner Chronograph. There is an appetite for wearable travel watches, and while this Timezoner doesn't really get there, it's an interesting halfway point that pares down the existing Timezoner Chronograph and may demonstrate intentions for the future through a low-batch limited edition piece. Further, I hope this means that Christoph Grainger-Herr, IWC's CEO as of last year, recognizes that the brand's core strength is in their pilot's watches and will continue to hone, iterate, and perfect these watches before expanding the brand's middle-of-the-road offerings like the Da Vinci.Now, let's take a closer look at the Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Spitfire Edition “The Longest Flight."