103rd Auction

2020/11/7

Lot 206

Hublot Genève, "Big Bang UNICO Depeche Mode", Case No. 1253770, Limitierungsnummer 186/250, Ref. 411.CX.1114.VR.DPM17, Cal. UNICO HUB1242, 49 x 57 mm, circa 2017
An extravagant, as new automatic wristwatch with flyback chronograph and date, one of an limited series of 250 timepieces launched together with "Spirit", the 14th album by legendary pop band Depeche Mode and the associated Global Spirit Tour in 2017, with the proceeds going to "charity: water", an organization devoted to supplying people in the developing countries with clean drinking water. The watch comes in its original box and is accompanied by an exclusive collector’s box decorated with leather studs, containing a double CD, hardcover photo booklet, USB stick with photographs and promotion video, Hublot smartcard and original sales label
At Baselworld 2017, the luxury brand Hublot presented their limited special edition model "Big Bang UNICO Depeche Mode Limited Edition" designed in cooperation with world-famous British electronic music band Depeche Mode; the intention was to bring in money for the organization charity: water during Depeche Mode’s Global Spirit Tour 2017. The organization devotes itself to bringing drinking water to those in the developing countries. The charity partnership of Hublot and Depeche Mode exists since 2010.
Case: ceramic/titanium, screwed on glazed back, original rubber strap with titanium deployant clasp. Dial: skeletonized.
At Baselworld 2017, the luxury brand Hublot presented their limited special edition model "Big Bang UNICO Depeche Mode Limited Edition" designed in cooperation with world-famous British electronic music band Depeche Mode; the intention was to bring in money for the organization charity: water during Depeche Mode’s Global Spirit Tour 2017. The organization devotes itself to bringing drinking water to those in the developing countries. The charity partnership of Hublot and Depeche Mode exists since 2010.
The "Big Bang UNICO Depeche Mode Limited Edition" comes in a deep black, extravagant punk-wave design in Depeche Mode’s singular 1980s style: the jet black ceramic case has a distinctive, fluted and hobnail-patterned surface and H-shaped Hublot titanium screws. The matte black skeleton dial has dark grey, studded hour markers, coated subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 60-min counter, and a black-coated chapter ring for the date. The "charity: water" logo of the organization, a yellow canister, sits on the crystal caseback without concealing any details of the movement with the Hublot automatic calibre HUB1242 UNICO. The movement consists of 330 individual parts and provides a power reserve of 72 hours. A leather strap with black-coated pyramid studs completes the unusual, rock culture look – the "Big Bang UNICO Depeche Mode Limited Edition" is certainly an eyecatcher on the wrist and a must-have for any true Depeche Mode fan.

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estimated
8.50015.000 €
Price realized
10.700 €