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Hands on review of the Hublot King Power Paris Saint-Germain

I have to confess that this King Power Paris Saint-Germain is far from being the worst. I thought that the Juventus one was too black and white, that the Manchester and the Bayern Munchen ones were... too red... and at least for my taste, the watch dedicated to the Paris Saint-Germain is maybe the most balanced since the blue, red and white colours combine pretty well with the microbasted black ceramic case. You will also notice the colours of the pushers which are in coherence with the dial.

Despite the numerous colours and the skeletonized dial, the watch has a rather good legibility even if the scale of the peripheral minutes counter is a bit too overlaborate. The two central hands of the chronograph can be easily differentiated thanks to their specific ends.

The watch is powered, like the other similar King Power, by the HUB4245 movement which is actually a Valjoux 7750 built and modified in-house. It is the reason why the performances of this movement are the usual ones with a 4hz frequency and a power reserve of 42 hours.

The finishings of the movement are neat but not very enjoyable except the black finishing of the hollowed winding rotor. I think that I would have preferred a solid caseback with an engraving in relationship with the Paris Saint-Germain. Anyway, we all know the story: a watch becomes commercially easier to be sold when the movement is visible even if it doesn't have anything special.

Thanks to the microblasted black ceramic case,  the watch looks a bit smaller than it is actually. But well... with a 48mm diameter, the case is powerful! And come on, you would not expect to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a nice little 3 hands watch! One of the biggest assets of Hublot is their ability to create comfortable and easy to wear watches. And once again, the mission is achieved!

Even with its bulky size, the watch is very comfortable on the wrist thanks to the efficient strap and folding clasp. You can shake the arm and the wrist, the watch will not move! A good surprise.

Obviously, the watch is mainly dedicated to the fans of the Paris Saint-Germain: if I take my own example, I'm a strong lover of one of its competitors so even if I'm paid, I think that I will not wear it! When it comes to soccer, there is no compromise! And I have other Hublot priorities. Because the price tag is around 19,400 EUR and I consider that at this price... or even lower, there are several Hublot watches which attract me more than this King Power.

So the question is: who will buy it? The usual Paris Saint-Germain fan? No, I think that he can't imagine that a watch dedicated to its club would cost around 20K EUR. I think that the answer can be found in Qatar: due to the investment from  QIA and the dedication of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi as president of the club, I think that more customers will come from this Emirate rather from Paris... 

For Hublot, this partnership and this watch are the proof of a good strategic move: they can surf on the wave of a club which has a strong ambition in Europe. It is very positive for the fame of the brand in France and maybe in other countries.

The King Power Paris Saint-Germain is available in a LE of 200 pieces sold with a set which includes a jersey with the signatures of the players.

Thanks a lot to the staff of the Hublot Boutique located Place Vendôme for the warm welcome.

Pros:

+ a quite good combo of colours

+ the comfort on the wrist

+ the two central hands of the chronograph

+ the jersey with the signatures of the players

Cons:

+ a solid caseback would have been a better option

+ the minutes scale of the chronograph are a bit too complicated to read

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