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Last week I was looking for some papers through our safe when my almost 7 year old son sitting by my side screamed “stop” and immediately zeroed in on an old TAG Heuer Formula 1 from the early 2000’s. He asked “is that your watch when you where a kid like me?” at which point I vaguely remembered rec

1) Isn't that Jean Claude Biver's signature??? 2) Obviously the reference number is unique and separated from the serial number with the word Titanium in the middle, instead of two lines of text on top of each other. 3) The ring around the crystal is black with all the markings etched on to it inste

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Hublot Big Bang Commando Desert Reference: 301. Case: Microblasted black ceramic Bezel: Microblasted and polished 18k white gold black PVD, set with 48 baguette-cut diamonds for 2.80cts

I am 100% sure the upper case, bottom case and end pieces are ceramic on an original Desert Bang since Hublot doesn't produce any Big Bangs with a case in black PVD/DLC metal (the cases are either steel, titanium, gold, ceramic or carbon fiber not a single black coated metallic case on the lineup) t

Usually on Big Bang ceramic models the upper case, bottom case and end-pieces are made of ceramic and the inner case which you don't see as it lies beneath is made of titanium. It is very difficult (I don't believe any company has done it) to set diamonds on ceramic and it is usually done in metal (

I am not allowed to discuss exact prices but it was definitely less than 20,000 Swiss francs and this is the forged carbon version which is slightly more expensive than the ceramic, the Phantom versions are slightly more expensive but still under 20k if you can find one. My understanding is that onl

It really is ridiculously light for a 45mm watch, it actually weighs in at 116g; just for comparison my Hublot KP All Black UNICO Chronograph in all ceramic weighs in at 163g which is fairly light for a 48mm watch.

It really is incredible to be able to purchase a Swiss made automatic chronograph Tourbillon chronometer in CMC at this price point...

Back to TAG Heuer after a long hiatus After a 25 year hiatus since my last TAG Heuer I am finally back to wearing one and I can’t seem to take it off my wrist to put the rest of my watches back on rotation… In the early 90’s I received as gifts both a Formula 1 Series Chronograph black dial in steel