Hublot Jean-Claude Biver new limited edition Big Bang

Inside is Hublot’s HUB 4100 Calibre automatic chronograph movement.  Water resistance is to 100 metres. 

Nastase won 132 titles in his career and in tribute to this the watch will be an edition of 132 pieces.  The Hublot Nastie Bang  comes presented on a black rubber and leather strap with contrasting yellow stitching.

If you were a lawn tennis fan in the 1970′s then you had a decision to make, should you cheer for the cool-headed, silky smooth Björn Borg or the charismatic and feisty Ilie Nastase? 

Borg was impeccable and flawless, Nastase took to the courts like a slightly scruffy rock star and his show-man antics had the more traditional Wimbledon spectators choking on their Pimms. 

The piece features a 44.5mm microblasted black ceramic case.  The dial is anthracite grey with black nickel appliques and faceted black nickel hands and a red chronograph hand. 

The Nastase personalisation comes in the form of a “tennis ball” 30 minute counter at 3 o’clock and a 60 seconds counter at 9 o’clock with tennis points markings, 15-30-40.  Ilie’s signature appears beneath the sapphire at 6 o’clock and the sapphire case back is inscribed with an image of the man himself.

2012 Hublot Chukker Bang watch

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is, of course the most famous Polo watch.  Eighty years old, its design is both elegant and enduring.

 Originally created to protect the watch dial during sporting pursuits such as polo, its flip-over watchcase has become a cult classic. 

The Chukker Bang although made to perform the same task, is the antithesis of the JLC – the reverse of the Reverso. Partly obscuring a watch dial with a grille, even if that watch is a Big Bang shouldn’t work, but strangely enough it does. 

Hublot’s Big Bang was never a watch designed to be hidden beneath a cuff and this one makes quite an impact.
 The Polo-inspired design isn’t just superficial inside is the the HUB 1141 Polo Fly-Back Automatic Chronograph movement with a “chukka” counter which will time a 7 minutes 30 seconds period of polo-play.

 The central chronograph hand completes its revolution of the dial in 30 seconds, twice the speed of more traditional timers.

The piece is designed within the 44mm Big Bang case, this one is constructed from titanium as is the grille so although it may look hefty it will be easy on the wrist. 

The matt black dial features lume coated indices and hands, with contrasting red chronograph and minute counter hands.  The bezel is black ceramic with six instantly recognisable Hublot screws made from titanium. 

On the side the pushers are steel/rubber and the solid caseback is decorated with “Chukker Bang” engraving. 

For a complete transformation the grille can be removed revealing a rather tasty if more reserved watch, the Big Bang always looks its very best when clad in black.

The Hublot Chukker Bang comes presented on a black rubber and beige leather strap and will be a limited editon of 500 pieces.  Think something is missing?  Also available is a version with a diamond-set grille.

Omega Returns to Ana-Digi with the Spacemaster Z-33 watches

The X-33 presents Omega with a large pair of shoes to fill and Omega seems to have combined many different elements into a super legible and retro-inspired design.

The Spacemaster Z-33 features a 43 mm titanium case which is 19.85 mm thick and 53 mm lug to lug. The titanium crown controls the analogue hands while the pushers control the Z-33′s many features.

The Z-33 uses its twin lcd displays to show date, UTC, dual timezones, chronograph, countdown timer, alarm and perpetual calendar information.

Omega does not make direct reference to the accuracy of this new movement but we hope that it will provide better accuracy than standard quartz movements which run +/- 15 seconds a month.

Omega has also included a flight log feature that will allow pilots to log flight data with date and hour indications. The twin displays look very cool with red-on-black readouts and they even a feature a back-lighting system which automatically adapts its brightness to ambient lighting conditions.

The Z-33 comes fitted with a sapphire crystal and a solid case back designed to amplify the alarm tone and still provide a minimal 30m (100ft) of water resistance.

The flaw of most ana-digi watches is that the screens are often obstructed by the hands as they display analogue time. Omega battles this issue in two stages on the Z-33, combining the pass-though view of a skeleton handset with the ability to have the hands disengage and point in a direction that does not block either screen (activated by pressing the 8 o’clock pusher).

Both analogue and digital functions are managed by the new Omega 5666 thermo-compensated quartz movement which is powered by a traditional lithium battery that should last about two years before needing to be replaced.

Bremont Origin Film Watches

Here is our review of the Bremont Supermarine S500 from last year and we hope to bring you another Bremont review very soon.If the sport watch segment has a darling, it may very well be Bremont Watches and now you can learn a bit more about the start of this successful British brand thanks to the video embedded above.
The film covers both the origin story of their brand, the many processes and tests that make their watches so tough, and even their highly sought-after limited editions. Decent watch clips are far too rare, so be sure to set aside 11 minutes and check this one out.  Want even more Bremont?

Gc 2012巴塞尔推出新系列 Gc-1

Gc-1系列配有精准到1/10秒的瑞士计时机芯、防磨蓝宝石水晶表面、带有Gc图标的旋入式表冠、100米(10 ATM)防水及意大利压纹鳄鱼皮表带。本款计时腕表融合新颖雅致的设计，实为Gc男士腕表系列当中最具代表性的表款。在保留Gc-1系列富有渲染力的设计与品牌基因的同时，新款Gc-1在对细节极致把握的基础上，将运动时尚与复古设计相结合，呈现让人无法忽视的超凡存在感。
其他款式还包括：抛光或亚光不锈钢、黑色PVD 和玫瑰粉金PVD涂层、PVD表壳与灰色或银色的表盘组合。这是一款全力体现Gc品牌基因的男士腕表。富于渲染力的设计表达，对细节的无限追求，专为当代 充满活力与追求成功的男士而打造。
2点和3点之间有着一个微型的计数器，两个延伸出来的副表盘自由运转并通过不同的色调和明朗的设计将其 与表盘区分开来，提供12小时和30分钟的计时分别指向6点和9点。日期窗口位于4点和5点之间。两个强推扣凿旋入式表冠赋予这款手表怀旧的优雅风。
醒目而现代感十足，不锈钢制造表壳的优雅线条极致衬托出方格压纹表面的设计质感，隆起的分针格外醒目。涂以SuperLuminova®荧光色泽的手刻罗 马数字和笔直箭头指针构成了本款手表最独特的地方。
所有瑞士制造的Gc腕表的独有特征你都能在它身上找到。Gc-1拥有不同的颜色及款式，下一季我们的主打推荐是：巧 克力色调，现代棕表盘与表带、黑色PVD涂层的表壳、挡板、推扣和T-bar指示呈现复古品质感。

香槟城Raymond Weil 2012巴塞尔新品

2007年，香槟城系列在蕾蒙威家族第三代的主导下隆重亮相。该系列生动活泼、高贵典雅、刚劲有力，世界各地不同文化背景的钟表鉴赏家们均为其倾倒。不 过，并不是所有的鉴赏家皆适合佩戴自己的倾心之物。
但现在情况有所改观，香槟城著名的计时装置被巧妙地安于直径为43毫米的Intenso表壳内，可谓匠 心独具。设计刚劲有力，高贵典雅，钢与钛打造的表壳硬朗轻便——这就是蕾蒙威新推出的香槟城Intenso腕表。该款时计作品延续蕾蒙威腕表一贯的创作理念，以朱 塞佩•威尔第（Giuseppe Verdi）谱写的著名歌剧《香槟城》（Nabucco）为灵感来源。
但是，这一全新款式带来了一项重大突破：腕表体积依然引人注目，但表壳直径从原来的 46毫米缩小至43毫米。香槟城Intenso腕表全新的外观必将吸引更多粉丝加入由该系列腕表拥有者组成的高级精英俱乐部，魅力势不可挡！
这一全新表款的表壳直径虽小了三毫米，但仍然耀眼夺目：表耳遒劲有力，配以圆角设计，戴于腕上舒适自然；整体造型比例完美协调，并采用抛光精钢和钛金属打 造而成。
该枚腕表的其他特征亦别具韵味：测速仪被设于表圈上；三个辅助表盘分别置于3点（30分计时）、6点（12小时计时）和9点（小秒针）位置；圆形 日期显示窗口位于4点至5点之间；硬朗的日历按钮和硕大的数字12亦展现了其独特的神韵，而具有夜光显示功能的后者更显作品本身的尊贵风范。
同时，黑色炫 目表盘还设有：精巧的灰色辅助表盘与被同心圆环绕着的格纹背景。最后，蓝钢计时指针与明暗背景相映成趣。43毫米表壳搭配黑色鳄鱼压纹橡胶表带，舒适又不 失坚韧，与该系列的韵味完全吻合。

皇马冲潜艇更衣室欲干架 C罗脱衣挑衅巨头

在比赛结束后，皇马很多球员都彻底发狂，C罗和佩佩是其中的典型代表。除了在球员通道内踢墙并怒骂安保人员之外，以这两名葡萄牙人为代表的很多皇马球员，还在维拉里尔球员进入球员通道时开骂，他们甚至准备群殴一名潜艇球员。为了避免事态扩大，维拉里尔球员集体快速跑回了更衣室内。
但令人意外的是，部分皇马球员却冲进了维拉里尔更衣室，并要主动挑衅想要干架，好在没有酿成恶性事故。而在潜艇正副主席罗伊戈和利安内萨进入球员通道时，C罗当着这两人的面侮辱性的脱掉了自己的球衣，并且大声开骂：“你们太丢人了，这不是职业足球！”
此时主裁罗梅罗出现了，皇马球员立刻围成一团对他进行辱骂，混乱中罗梅罗甚至被皇马球员推搡，佩佩也正是在此时被追加补发红牌的。在罗梅罗回到更衣室后，皇马球员甚至准备冲进去，罗梅罗不得不锁上房门确保安全。
而据来自Ona FM电台的消息透露，在比赛结束后，有皇马高层第一时间进入了球队更衣室。在皇马高层亮相更衣室的情况下，球员们仍然集体做出了如此不冷静的举动，令人心生疑虑。Ona FM电台认为，存在着两种可能性。一种是这名高层压根无法安抚球员，二来此事有可能压根就是皇马高层一手策划的。