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About Hublot

HUBLOT

Hublot is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the French luxury conglomerate LVMH. Hublot is the first brand to have dared to combine gold and rubber in the same watch, becoming a master of the “Art of Fusion”. The fusion of past and present in a futuristic watch. The fusion of traditional, modern and pioneering materials. The fusion between the craftsmanship of watchmaking and the power of an innovative design identity.The Art of Fusion is expressed right through to the heart of the movement. Simple watches with innovative watchmaking concepts, Hublot has created a range of unique “in-house” movements.

HISTORY

Hublot is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco. In 1980 the Italian Carlo Crocco founded the watch manufacturer MDM Genève. He developed a watch in a style not seen so far The luxury housing was made ​​of gold held with 12 titanium screws, and the bracelet was in black rubber. According to the shape of the watch it was called “Hublot”.In April 2005 the luxury brand ​​based in Nyon on Lake Geneva caused a sensation with a true “big bang” Big Bang was the name of a new chronograph from Hublot, created by the former director and co-owner of the brand Blancpain, Jean-Claude Biver. At the end of 2003 he had withdrawn from his managerial position at Blancpain and at the Swatch Group and had planned to sit down temporarily for a rest. But then he had met Carlo Crocco, who had just looked for a successor for the leadership position at Hublot. With the Big Bang chronograph Biver now is announcing his comeback as a brilliant creator of watches. Instantly this watch won prizes at watch and design competitions and attracted the attention of the audience. With it the message of the fusion is elevated to a cult.

Why should you buy a Hublot?

Hublot was launched by Carlo Crocco in 1980, and this was the first time that gold and rubber were combined to make watches. From the first use of rubber in watchmaking, to creating new precious alloys, such as scratch-proof Magic Gold, and producing revolutionary composites like ceramic and sapphire with unique colors, materials are always at heart of the Hublot universe.Hublot is produced in various sizes; Its small and medium size is suitable for people with a wrist circumference of 15.20 to 17.70 cm, and its large size is suitable for a wrist circumference of more than 19 cm.