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2018 Christmas Day Gift-Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Shepard Fairey Limited Edition Replica

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  Quick Take Launched in conjunction with their announcement of artist Shepard Fairey as a new brand ambassador, Hublot has created a limited edition of their hand-wound Meca-10 line that has been designed with input from Fairey. The latest in Hublot's series of art-themed watches, Fairey, who founded OBEY clothing and whose art includes the creation of the iconic Barack Obama Hope poster, seems a natural fit for the brand's focus on disruptive, avant-garde, and controversial artists. Limited to 100 pieces in two different colors, the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Shepard Fairey LE is a predictably bold and colorful expression of Hublot's recognizable shape, with a patterned Texalium and carbon fiber case, skeletonized dial, a funky power reserve indicator, and Fairey's own Star Gear logo on the dial. Initial Thoughts Outside of perhaps the skeletonized dial, which is certainly not unique to this Hublot design, these Shepard Fairey editions are characterized by the r

Introducing The Hublot Classic Fusion Extra-Thin Skeleton For 2018 Christmas Day

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Around this time last year, Hublot shocked us with a watch that, frankly, we never saw coming.  It was called the Classic Fusion Extra-Thin Skeleton , and yes, the most surprising part of it was that it, unlike the rest of the Hublot collection, it was actually quite thin!  (BTW, Hublot just announced the same watch in Ceramic this week) Still, the watch was a little too large for us at 45mm, but just this week in Geneva, we saw the Fusion Extra-Thin Skeleton show up in a more wearable 42mm. This is probably our pick of the litter from Hublot as it stands right now - it's a wearable 42mm with a nice thin case, and the Hublot caliber fairly interesting to look at.  It is also relatively affordable (we're told it should be in the mid teens).  It will come in both titanium and precious metals, and a bracelet is available - which is a nice touch. Hublot Classic Fusion Extra-Thin Skeleton replica watch . Still, everything about it - from the architecture to the movement finishing