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Quite possibly their ugliest watch to date
http://www.hublot.com/en_US/watch/big-bang/375/depeche-mode
Andy
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You're not wrong!
F.T.F.A.
I don't think anyone will be singing "I just can't get enough" when they see that turd.
IMHO Hublot= Footballer so they can do what they like as I have no interest in them whatsoever... this on one ugly futhermuka though!
It's like an industrialised turd. Do not want.
It makes a statement. Something about money and taste I think...
Nasty, bit in some mitigation there is a charity tie up.
That is dreadful..
Cheers,
Plug
I disagree. They have done worse.
It doesn't mean this one is pretty by any stretch of imagination but do not underestimate their designers when it comes to creating watches that look... different.
That being said, they sell extremely well so they are doing things right for their target market.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
That's nasty..... Unless you are blind, it probably works ok as a brail watch.
There's an awful lot going on there ! It has a certain brutal charm I suppose, not my cup of tea though
That watch does not say depeche mode to me
my eyes hurt
Looks like someone took a lump hammer to a chronograph and called it Hublot
That thing is Scary looking!
Reminds me of the sort of machination you see in horror films, that turn into some other object, that then Kills you!
It would make a great knuckle duster.
Paul.
Not sure any watch can say that :)Originally Posted by kirc
To be fair, that really isn't the worst Hublot by a long stretch.
The Big Bang is fundamentally a great design - i just wished they'd keep it simple.
a bit too much for my taste as well - although i can see some people i know liking it
I'm struggling to like anything about it too. Perhaps some kudos for the innovative date arrangement?
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Tell Hublot the 1st April's gone. theres far too many limited editions out these days. (Panerai take note!)
Rancid. I struggle to see how that got the green light to go into production.
Oh dearie me! I need new glasses.
I dislike the strap and the printed crystal, but tolerate the rest.
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
I've got a Strangelove for it myself
Then again...
What the hell I will admit it, I saw it a couple of weeks back and I like it.
I used to be a Big Depeche Mode fan back in the day and think it is different.
Would I buy one, NO.
Still think it is cool.
:D
just a no-no for me, maybe if it was less busy?
It ain't that bad, in fact I would say the worst thing about it (apart from price) is the association with a crap 80's band.
At least there's no way to tell what time it is with this watch... :)
I agree and the Ice bang and All Black look great and innovative, but this is too much even for a footballer, well, some footballers.
Nothing is too much for a footballer. Ever. And that is one of the great tragedies.
But I'd rather see them with those Hublot than with Pateks, vacheron and Dufour.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Certainly not for me
...amazing group, timely charity, won't be buying it.
That is all.
Regards,
Adam
I think I'll reserve judgement till seeing it on the flesh. I used to hate the look of the knurled Zeniths till I actually saw one out of the case. Would still never buy one- good luck getting a ding taken out of that!
Oh dear!
I'll confess that I've never understood the appeal of Hublot but keen to give them the benefit of the doubt I had a look through their current offerings. Now I can usually find at least one watch in a manufacturers collection that I like or, at the very least, that I can appreciate some of the details of. Unfortunately this isn't the case with Hublot, at all.
Undeterred I had a look through their back catalogue, surely they must have created at least one watch that I find aesthetically pleasing. Er, it appears not.
So just why do people like them? Am I missing something glaringly obvious (I usually do) or are they really just the goping, OTT, pretentious, statement pieces that they appear to be to my eyes?
Please feel free to educate me, in the meantime I'll be singing 'I know I've seen enough" to the tune of a Depeche Mode song.
Cheers,
Gary
I feel you!.. Hang on a second..
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Fas est ab hoste doceri
Their website sucks too!
I think these are the watch makers in action?
http://www.hublot.com/en_US/press-clipping/WW/3409
As Dolly Parton said, "It takes an awful lot of money to look this cheap."
Possibly they could call it Depressed Mode. That is one horrid looking piece. And I mean piece of....
A tribute to an iconic pop group and a cheese grater all in one. What is there not to like?
Well, quite. Not sure what a watch from Basildon would look like though.
I thought that - a prop from a Cronenberg film, perhaps?
Execrable. But I think that of their entire output, so that is no great surprise.
Couldn't have put that better Gary , I'm totally with you here . I just don't get them at all .
Yesterday I was showing off my recently serviced/ made as new GMT Master to my next door neighbour. He announced that he had been over to Blowers in Hull and bought a new watch. He disappeared and returned to thrust the most awful looking watch into my hand. It was hideous, gold coloured on a rubber strap, I couldn't think of a nice thing to say about it but obviously he hadn't paid more then a few quid and as a joke that's O K .
Of course going indoors I turned on the Ipad and Googled Hublot.
Had to go and lay down in a darkened room,
Oh dear!
Being from Luxembourg, we kind of feel connected to Mr Biver. I always try to give Hublot a special chance, to find an excuse for their exuberance and some (most) VERY special models. I even bought a limited edition for a friend of mine (the colours where matching his company logo, don't ask!).
But this closes the deal, and as Mr Biver has departed the company for a while now, I will call them what they are:
COMPLETELY OVERPRICED ICE WATCHES...
Every time I see a new Hublot release I always think 'How long have they got left?'
I know they have had plenty of buyers in the past, but surely the fad with these is coming to an end sooner rather than later!?
Whilst I feel slightly ill looking at this one, they surely must know their market - clearly not here!.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
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