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JUNE 2012
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HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
No StoneUnturned
Hublot’s diamond-encrusted Big Bang Tourbillon
rocks the jewelry world
HERE’S THE THING ABOUT THISWATCH:
You can’t have it. Well, all right, you
can
if you have $5 million
lying around and are able to convince Singapore-based dealer
The Hour Glass to resell the one-of-a-kind creation after hav-
ing just bought it at the BaselWorld watch and jewelry show
in March. But here’s another thing about this watch: To craft
it, 12 gem cutters and five setters worked full time for seven
months to select, shape and place nearly 1,300 diamonds in
white gold, which makes the Big Bang, like the
Mona Lisa
or
the Sistine Chapel, the kind of treasure you don’t need to own
to appreciate.
$5,000,000 / thehourglass.com
goods