Each of the 12 piece unique watches will be auctioned off separately (February 8 - 24, 2010) , but that isn't to say that one super rich, super fan is going to buy them all up. There is one watch for each of the 12 Depeche Mode albums. You can see that in the center of the otherwise black toned Big Bang model watches is the album cover art, with a unique image on the sapphire crystal caseback as well for each album. In order to give room to the Depeche Mode album cover art on the dial, Hublot removed the subsidiary seconds dial. A good way to add space without removing too much functionality. If someone really want to measure seconds they can use the chronograph. Hublot designers have even matches the stitching of the watch strap to match one of the prominent colors on the album cover art. Overall the collection is pretty cool, and an interesting addition to the Depeche Mode universe of collectibles.
Interested? Well you can bid on the watches easily and quickly online between February 8 - 24, 2010 (sorry if you are reading this after the auction ended). No going to some far off auction house. These be modern times! Proceeds from the auction will go to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust. To bid, just visit Depeche Mode's website during the auction period. There you can get a good view of each of the 12 sets and you can bid on them. The auction is being operated by Liveauctioneers.com in combo with the auction house Patrizzi & Company. No telling how high the price is going to get for each of them. I wonder what album's watch will go for the most.
Each watch will come as part of a nice collectors set. Here is what the auction winner of each set will get (apparently the band itself chose these items):
1. The one-of-a-kind Hublot Bing Bang watch with the album art of one of Depeche Mode's albums.
2. A special high quality vinyl version of the album.
3. A digital version of the album and a documentary about the making of the album placed on a USB flash drive.
4. A gold framed CD of the album.
5. An original album artwork print.
6. Signed photograph that will be signed by all members of Depeche Mode that contributed to that specific album including Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder.
7. Fancy box and lots of bragging rights (in the right circles).
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