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KIH offers a playful comparison of two Hublot Big Bang Zebra models, exploring their aesthetic appeal as potential 'pair watches' for couples. His detailed photo essay and initial impressions provide a unique look at these distinctive ceramic and animal-print timepieces, prompting community discussion on Hublot's design philosophy and the concept of matching watches.
Ken, you don't have to like everything that Hublot makes. These ones, whether for men, or women, are way past fun into distasteful in my opinion. Not sure they belong in the LVMH portfolio. And couple watches, or couple T-shirts are really and Asian thing. Whilst I do suspect that those couples that wear paired items might well be happier and having fun, I will refrain. Just my opinion on a bad day. Dean
Ken, My regret was not to have got the original Hublot on rubber strap, now called the Classique. It was relatively unknown then (2000); only used by European royalty and their jet-set friends in Gstaad and St Moritz. The main problem was that the then and current Mrs MTF shares watches with me. The original Hublot rubber strap had to be cut to fit the owner: no sharing allowed. Of course, the lateral thinking of buying two watches did not occur to me then. Of the choice shown today, I choose th
I fortunately have rubbber clasique Super B with today's Hublot buckle. Some Super B has such a strap you just described. Maybe it was a transition model.... but I am glad I caught it in time. Yeah, I hear you about getting older and blingy thing.... I now have little problem with wearing bling bling..... This buckle is really a brilliant function - the same was used for some of the Blancpain models when Mr. JCB was still at the helm. Thank you, MTF! Ken
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