Hublot Company Profile

Leading brands in watch production have been around for the last hundred years or so. These brands pride themselves on the many firsts in watch technology afforded their companies.   They have long strings of awards giving recognition to their fine craftsmanship and time precision. These companies counted decades of hard work and discoveries of new technology to give them an edge in the highly competitive world of watch-making. While these brands were happily looking at more ways to improve their lines of watches, Hublot Genève crept up from behind.

Carlo Crocco belongs to a family of watch makers.  His vision, even as a child, was to create a line of sporty watches that are stylish and elegant at the same time.  In 1980, Crocco founded MDM Genève and his first line of Hublot watch. Hublot means porthole in French and Crocco’s first solid gold watch indeed looked like the porthole of a ship. The most notable feature of the watch was its satiny black rubber strap. The steel-reinforced rubber strap as invented by Crocco himself in his quest to find the perfect bracelet for his Big Bang Hublot  watch. 

Hublot’s initial model was a success as the watch became the preferred time piece of the Royalties as they play Polo or go yachting. Famous celebrities followed suit and what made the Hublot brand more sought-after was the fact that you just can’t walk-in a mall and buy one. Not anymore though.

Jean-Claude Biver became the new CEO of Hublot in 2003. Biver and Crocco ushered in the re-launching of the “Art of Fusion” concept – an embodiment of the four Cs of the company: continuity, consistency, concentration and coherence of design.  Each and every watch created and produced by Hublot is a “fusion” of tradition and the future.  Fusion also exemplifies the diversity of materials used in its new models –titanium and magnesium, ceramic and gold, red gold and tantalum.

Hublot wristwatches can be categorized into sizes.  The Hublot Collection (by size) is composed of the following: Big Bang 44mm; Big Bang 41 mm; Big Bang 48mm; Big Bang 38 mm;  Classic Fusion 45 mm; Classic Fusion 42 mm and the King Power 48mm

To give a better idea of the Hublot Collection the following are the category names:  Aerobang; All Black; Black Magic; Black Tutti-Frutti; Gold Tutti-Frutti; Cappuccino Gold; Cermet;  Earl Grey;  Gold;  Gold Ceramic; Gold White; Mag Bang;  Paladium;  Platinum; Steel; Steel Ceramic; Steel White; One Million $; Tungsten; Zirconium and other limited editions.

The Aerobang Gold Ceramic is a popular choice in the Big Bang 44mm. The case is of 18k red gold with the watch’s movement visible through the “skeleton-like” dial giving this chronograph a new perspective in design.  It is a men’s watch with its sporty rubber strap and elegant casing. Priced at £17,300, this watch is a winner.

Hublot’s Earl Grey is a collection of matte gray finish watches with the dials encrusted with diamonds. The gray alligator strap complements the casing as the matt strap and brilliant casing suggest quiet elegance. 

A collector’s item is the All Black King Power 48 mm Hublot.  With Hublot’s signature porthole, skeleton-like dial and rubberized strap, the watch fetches at £205,000.  

What about Hublot’s One Million $ Big Bang? The precious watch is covered (case, dial and buckle) with 493 top Wesselton baguette diamonds.  It’s a flying tourbillion in serti mysterieux (mystery setting). The setting is a technique to hide the stone settings under the diamonds. When you look at the dial of this million dollar watch the diamonds will be the only ones visible in the dial and not the structure holding them.  The price? $1,000,000 of course!

Currently, Hublot has been bought by the house of LVHM.

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