Hublot Big Bang Atomic D-38 Watch Proves Your Manliness With Radioactive Uranium
Celebrating A Decade Of Big BangTen years ago in 2004, Hublot first released the Big Bang: a timepiece that would forever change the brand and would help put then owner (now Chairman) Jean-Claude Biver on the minds of the general public as well as arguably make him the most important person in the modern watch industry. Under Jean-Claude Biver, the design philosophy at Hublot has been "fusion," or rather the combination of a range of materials in their ever expanding catalog of watches.Over the years, Hublot has produced timepieces that have featured an array of rare or unique materials not often seen in watch making, such as tungsten or magnesium, and developed their own materials and alloys such as King Gold and Magic Gold. The pursuit of new and unique materials for horology is really the search for emotion and exclusivity. As one of the ultimate lifestyle brands, Hublot wanted to do something special and very difficult for the 10th anniversary of the Big Bang.Uranium As An Exclusiv

Amazing accuracy 2531.80
My Seamaster Professional 300m (2531.80) hadn't been getting much wrist time in the past year for whatever reason. I travel a lot, and always wear my Rolex GMT Master II (16710 with a Pepsi bezel) when on a business trip. I like to easily see my home time zone at a glance without thinking. At home, I generally wear my Seiko Marinemaster (SBDX001) as a daily wearer. It has a great wrist presence and wears nicely for its large size. I felt nostalgic for the Seamaster, and have been wearing it the past two weeks while on vacation. I had it last serviced by Omega three years ago, and it's keeping great COSC time. I set it to the atomic clock and have been checking it daily at the same time. It's running at +.01 sec / day. The 1120 movement is simply amazing. I love this watch and will never sell it.

The SMP clasp is something special
I noticed that the clasp on my SMP is really heavy duty. The clasp is thick and the buckle is meaty. The divers extension link is also sturdy, who else has noticed that this is one hell of a watch.

Auction Houses
Have you ever used an auction house like antiquorum or christies to sell a watch? I am contemplating selling a Patek 5350 using an auction house. I have not aggressively shopped it but it is not an easy piece to move. I would appreciate pointers or lessons learned.

Any word on whether Panerai is coming out with additional BMG Big Tech watches?
I absolutely love the science behind the materials of this watch, and would have absolutely bought the PAM 692 if it came out in a 44mm instead of just the 47, but it wasn't meant to be. I haven't been able to find out whether there other BMG watches on the horizon, as this watch was limited production, but I thought I recall reading that Panerai may be making more of these in the future.