rennsport
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Hello from a newbie.
AFAIK, some early pieces of the Bullet Bangs have been shipped with "prototype" dials and hands. These have slightly darker gold shades as you can see in your photos. The later pieces, although I'm not sure if specific to non-column wheel ones, are shipped with production dial and hands. These have better color matching to the cermet case, and are lighter in gold shade.
Bullet Bang: Column Wheel vs Non-Column Wheel
I had an opportunity to handle the non-column wheel Bullet Bang and I thought it would be interesting to compare the two. Sorry they were not taken at the same time at the same place from exactly the same angle, but might interest some Bullet Bang fans. I...
I like them both.
For me, in this specific context, the column wheel is not a fundamental addition. The Bullet Bang is my fav hublot thanks to its colour and to the concept of fusion which brings here an impressive feature: the case protection. Thanks Ken ! Fx
I knew you would say that!
But, I kinda agree. The protection - super hard bezel and case is THE attraction of this model And I love mine! Thank you, FX! Ken
Thank you, Davo-san...
We may bump into each other in the same boutique one of these days Ken
Hello from a newbie.
AFAIK, some early pieces of the Bullet Bangs have been shipped with "prototype" dials and hands. These have slightly darker gold shades as you can see in your photos. The later pieces, although I'm not sure if specific to non-column wheel ones, are shippe...
Welcome to the forum!
Ah! Yes, I heard of the "prototype" dial, but didn't notice the slight difference in the color. Interesting! Thank you for the information and please feel at home here and post more often! Best regards from your moderate modoerator. Ken
Thanks, Ken. Here are some photos I'd also like to share.
The first three are the prototype dial and hands. Note how thick the paint on the hands are, and the obvious "Column Wheel" over the sub dial. This is the same watch with production dial and hands. You can see how the hands are sharper with less paint on ...
Thanks, very interesting...
... the "production" dial seems very sharp without too much paint on the hands, but as for me, the unique painting on the hands is one of its attraction, too Thanks again for your interesting finding! Looking forward to more discussion of Hublot with you ...
Wonderful photos.
Dare I say I like the thickly painted hands on the proto? Kind of provides some offset to the whole thing.
Prefer the production version much more!
It's always nice to see the original concept and how it is visualized through the prototyping stage. Thank you for sharing this information!
I have put this thread on top sticky because...
... new member, rennsport, has brought his interesting observation about our favorite Bullet Bang to our attention. Interesting. Ken