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. It is indeed interesting to find how different or similar the movements are.

1. The dial - non-CW

CW (obvious as it is printed...)

Non-CW

2. The Movement - Non-CW

Non-CW

All I can say is the Non-CW s/n is in late 200s, and CW s/n is in 20s

Any thoughts?

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Ken
This message has been edited by KIH on 2011-11-29 16:31:29 This message has been edited by KIH on 2011-12-09 02:44:23

I like them both.

By: foversta : October 26th, 2011-12:22

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!

By: KIH : October 26th, 2011-14:14

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

Nice pair of BBs! [nt]

By: Davo : October 29th, 2011-15:08

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Thank you, Davo-san...

By: KIH : October 29th, 2011-17:56

We may bump into each other in the same boutique one of these days Ken

Hello from a newbie.

By: rennsport : November 29th, 2011-07:30

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!

By: KIH : November 29th, 2011-13:09

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.

By: rennsport : November 29th, 2011-16:25

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...

By: KIH : November 29th, 2011-16:39

... 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 ...

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