Hublot Big Bang Diamond – $5 Million

The $5 million Big Bang from Hublot watches is encrusted with 1,282 diamonds and was given by Beyoncé to her husband Jay-Z on his 43rd birthday.

• The watch is part of a series called the ‘Big Bang Tourbillion’
• It is set with at least 1,282 diamonds which have a total carat weight of more than 100
• The coveted watch was sold to The Hour Glass Singapore, a leading retail watch group that also has locations in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and more
• The bracelet of the watch is set with six emerald cut diamonds that each weigh more than three karats (plus many more besides)
• A master New York diamond cutter hand chooses every stone according to color and quality; he is also responsible for cutting the biggest GIA-certified diamonds to make sure they all look the same and have the same ‘flavor’
• The diamonds have been collected from various locations all around the world
• They are also set by hand by the same master cutter; the process took more than 14 months of specialized labor and the assistance of an additional twelve cutters working for seven months straight to perfect the original piece, along with help from five different diamond setters
• The original Big Bang Tourbillion toted a price tag of $2.8 million, which is minor in comparison
• 179 baguette diamonds are set in the watch’s dial
• Sapphire crystals make up the domed of the case that is coated with an anti-reflective
• The model for the current year is cased in white gold
• The 18-karat white gold screw-in crown is crusted with twelve baguette diamonds and a rose-cut diamond weighing more than a karat alone
• The dial features 179 baguette diamonds weighing nearly nine karats
• Not only does the bracelet have six three-karat emerald-cut diamonds, but it also has forty-five more karats of baguette-cut diamonds totaling 782 in numbe
• Case measures 44 mm in diameter
• The case back is enclosed with white gold
• Rhodium-plated skeleton hands which are diamond-polished and faceted
• HUB 1100 mechanical movement which is self-winding (28,800 vib/h, or 4Hz frequency
• Approximately 42 hours of reserve power
• 63 Components (25 Jewels)
• 3.60 mm thick
• 25.60 mm diameter