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Hublot “Liberty” Bullets, by the Confrérie Horlogère
by Kyle Stults on March 19, 2010
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Give me liberty, or give me death…and tell me what time it is while you’re at it!


One thing I like about Hublot is all the wild Hublot-branded accessories they come up with.  More than your usually seen cufflinks and pens that other brands will often produce as companion items for their watches, Hublot goes all out with items like skis, a bicycle, and so on.  This year Hublot has a very cool item courtesy of the its talented and highly specialized watchmaking division known as the Confrérie Horlogère (this group makes Hublot’s highly complicated watches, for example its new in-house tourbillon).

So what we have here is a reinterpretation of the pocket watch in the form of a gun cartridge, poetically christened “Liberty” and housing a Tourbillon.   These “bullets” can be worn on a bracelete or as a pendant or I suppose even carried in one’s pocket.  They are constructed with a titanium bullet head and black aluminum base.   As you can see, the time display is a “roller display”.  “Whether your desire is to save time, let it slip by or even kill it, freedom of choice is priceless … “  hahahah – I like it!

Editor’s Update: On sale as of June 2010.  Price?  $79,000 per pair (some expensive firepower!)

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  • BrandScottK

    Very interesting, and indeed a conversation piece. I’d like to see an angle of the end of the bullet there. Also, any info on availability/how these will be distributed? Thanks Kyle.

    • Kyle

      How will it be distributed? Very carefully – live ammo, you know? :-)

      Seriously, though, I think the production will probably be limited to just a few production pieces and they won’t officially be offered for sale. Next time I see JC Biver I will be sure to ask him for a closer look.

  • http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ Speedmaster

    Strange, but compelling.

  • http://www.gwjamaica.com Koneck

    Where can I get one of these?

    • vincent

      chez hublot

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  • tudza

    Hmm, I believe I’ve seen a cylindrical digital watch that will fit in a 9mm casing. I can make myself one of these on the cheap maybe.

  • carboncanyon

    I dunno about this one. Looks like a suppository.

    • the dirty truth

      thats normal the inventor is an a…….

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  • mark

    Good luck carrying one onto an international flight.

    • carboncanyon

      Maybe it’s shaped like a suppository for that reason.

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  • vincent

    Ont Peut dire merci BNB Concept et La Confrérie

  • the dirty truth

    First presented by confrerie horlogere (BNB). Biver bought the assets 48 hours before bankruptcy, at a steep discount to market value.

    some people get away with anything it seems.

    Associating bullets with liberty is as pathetis as it gets.

    • Kyle

      Sure — it is no secret that Hublot acquired assets of CH. And what is wrong with them utilizing those assets?

      I’m not sure how much of a “steep discount to market value” can be claimed….given that the alternative was bankruptcy. Did not CH have a choice to a) declare bankruptcy or b) sell to Hublot? Appreciate any further insights you can share.

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