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Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Hublot 2012 Novelties World Tour

As a part of their world tour, most of the notable novelties of 2012 came to Tokyo (some were unfortunately missing) and I had an opportunity to see, handle, and take pics, thanks to Hublot Japan and Hublot Boutique Ginza. Overall, the new line-up is solid one - as always, some hate some, some love some, YMMV - and I had a good time and fun trying on each of them.  Totally new in-house movement - Classic Fusion Extra-Thin manual winding, Unico GMT, Unico Big Bang Ferrari - are fun to handle an...

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By KIH: Saturday, April 14th, 2012-21:38 | comments (0)

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Baselworld 2012: Hublot Report by FX

Hublot strategy is clear: the biggest parts of the novelties are unveiled twice per year (be sure that the remaining part will be presented during the second half to fully occupy the stage): first batch during the crazy week in Geneva, second one during Baselworld. 2012 is a very busy year for Hublot with a very broad range of new models with different styles and purposes. Actually, I had the same feeling that last year after the presentation: I saw so many watches that I found it quite difficult to ...

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By KIH: Thursday, March 22nd, 2012-07:18 | comments (0)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Hublot Antikythera Watch

In October 2011, Hublot announced at Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris a movement, "Antikythera", created by the completely unique approach. "Antikythera" movement - to be precise, it is a movement tribute to the ancient "machine" from the ancient Greek (between BC 1st and 2nd century). The name "Antikythera" itself is the name of an island northwest of Crete Island, and it was found in 1900 by the sponge divers among many other artifacts and relics apparently from the shipwreck near...

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By KIH: Wednesday, March 21st, 2012-08:17 | comments (0)

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Hublot Mag Bang II Review

Mag Bang model was introduced in 2007.  This is the second version of it.  Not too often featured anywhere, so I saw it at the Boutique, it caught my eyes immediately.  Apparently, not LE model.Background of Mag Bang of 2007 - "3M" was the theme of 2007 - Mono-material, Monochrome, Mono-finish.  Mono-material means that to use the same material for Case, Bezel, and Movement.  Monochrome is of course the same color for the case, bezel and dial.  Mono-finish means ...

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By KIH: Saturday, February 4th, 2012-16:51 | comments (1) | photos(2)

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Pre-Basel 2012: Hublot report by foversta

Believe me or not but Hublot "booth" at the Kempinski was much more impressive than the usual one at Baselworld. It was huge! Almost a full floor booked by Jean-Claude Biver and his team. So I could imagine that the objective was not to only present a single novelty.Actually, there were 4, each one with a specific objective.Let's start with the most complicated one of the pack........====================================================Please read the full report by foversta here=>  hublot.watchpro...

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By KIH: Friday, January 27th, 2012-17:29 | comments (0) | photos(2)

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

LIVE CHAT with Jean-Claude Biver on coming Friday, Jan. 20

The "Live Chat" will take place on Friday the 20th of January, at 17:00 CET on: hublotnation.com /Who better to respond to your question about Hublot than Jean-Claude Biver himself?Hublot invites PuristS members and fans of Hublot to send their questions in advance (or during the live chat):-Direct response on the forum announcement thread-Posting on our dedicated Facebook “Hublot Live Series” tab: www.facebook.com 1-Through Twitter, by tweeting with the hash-tag “#Hlive” -E-m...

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By KIH: Tuesday, January 17th, 2012-06:17 | comments (0)

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

FIFA Ballon D'Or 2011 - A Hublot watch offered to the winners

Please let your moderator be a bit selfish for a minute here. FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award was awarded to Ms. Homare Sawa, the Captain of Japan's national team who won the Women's World Cup in July.  Homare (ho-ma-ray=means "honor") has been the National Team Player since she was 15 and it was her 5th World Cup at the age of 32.  Yes, 5th!  I am normally not really an avid sports fan and couldn't care less who wins or whether Japan goes to ...

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By KIH: Wednesday, January 11th, 2012-06:41 | comments (0)

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Mr. Ricardo Guadalupe replacing Mr. Jean Claude Biver as new Hublot CEO

All of us at Hublot are very pleased to inform you that Mr. Ricardo Guadalupe, former Managing Director of the Company, and personal friend of Mr. Jean Claude Biver with whom he has been working since nearly 20 years, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer effective January 1st 2012. This step was planned a long time ago in consideration of Mr. Guadalupe's significant and instrumental achievements together with Mr. Jean Claude Biver since joining Hublot in 2005.   Mr. J...

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By AnthonyTsai: Friday, January 6th, 2012-05:46 | comments (0)

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Review: OCEANOGRAPHIC 4000

“I think this new OCEATNOGRAPHIC 4000 from Hublot is an incredible watch.  First of all, it is a beautiful watch.  It looks very robust, very strong and just really fits in well with the image of the museum here in Monaco, the Oceanographic Museum which was founded by my great great grandfather, Prince Albert I, who had a great vision for oceanography, and for this museum especially…..”, - HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. I stopped by the Ginza Boutique the other da...

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By KIH: Tuesday, November 15th, 2011-06:21 | comments (0)

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Hublot at its George Best: King Power Red Devil

I can easily guess what you will tell me: here we go again, it comes the umpteenth limited edition from Hublot especially since it is the third (!!!) dedicated to Manchester United. But how do they not feel bored themselves? And what leads me to write you about it?Let's be clear from the beginning: this watch will not enter the watchmaking pantheon. This does not mean it is not interesting. Indeed, for once, the topic of football is shrewdly used to be found even in unexpected details. And then, with...

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By foversta: Saturday, November 5th, 2011-02:03 | comments (0)

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Timing the Heavens: the launch of Hublot’s Antikythera - Press Conf. Report by Andrew H

From a time before Christ, and when the ancient mariners were the Greeks who held that the lighthouse at Pharos was the light at the end of the world, the Greeks had a machine that could compute the position of the known heavens. It has the makings of the Hollywood script! All but lost to the world, the machine was found by sponge divers at the turn of the twentieth century as they came upon the wreck of the Antikythera. Two thousand years after the ship sank, resting on the sea bed, the mechanis...

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By KIH: Tuesday, October 11th, 2011-14:08 | comments (0)

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

Hublot and Usain Bolt Charity Event Report by DRMW

DRMW posted a series of excellent reports on the Charity event by the FASTEST MAN ON EARTH and HUBLOT.Team PuristSPro had the opportunity to speak with Usain Bolt and Mr. Ricardo Guadalupe. PPro:  How did Hublot decide on partnering with Usain Bolt?  What traits and characteristics did you find in Usain that reflects and embodies the Hublot brand and philosophy?RG:   First of all Usain is a unique personality as well as the Fastest Man in the Word.  He has success like Hu...

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By KIH: Saturday, October 1st, 2011-03:24 | comments (0)

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

HUBLOT Unveils U.S. Liberty Bang Limited Edition BLOG

Philadelphia, PA (September 23, 2011) - Hublot, the luxury Swiss brand that brings the "Art of Fusion" to watchmaking, is proud to partner up with The Constitution Center and the Liberty Medal as the "Official Timekeeper" for 2011 and 2012 to celebrate the values of freedom and liberty that the United States was founded upon.   Hublot Celebrates United States Liberty Medal Award The Liberty Medal is given every year to honor men and women of courage and conviction wh...

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By AnthonyTsai: Friday, September 23rd, 2011-09:16 | comments (0) | photos(2)

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Manchester United Hublot King Power Red Devil watch in Singapore

MANCHESTER UNITED HOLDS CHAMPIONS TROPHY TOUR IN ASIAHUBLOT PRESENTS KING POWER RED DEVIL IN SINGAPORE Hublot for PuristSPro comEric Van der Sar (goalkeeper) looking happy 6 July 2011, Singapore - Manchester United, Barclays Premier League Champions, held an exclusive cocktail party in the Hublot flagship boutique at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. They planned attendance of two of the Club’s legendary former players, Andrew Cole and Edwin Van der Sar but only Edwin turned up.. Tthe ne...

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By MTF: Thursday, July 7th, 2011-21:02 | comments (4)

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Hublot London Boutique Opening report by Andrew H

In their continuation of the world domination of haute horologie world, Hublot have opened up a Boutique on Bond Street. This has been well awaited and the face of Bond Street has been slowly changing as more and more brands have opened up dedicated Boutiques. The London Boutique is under the auspices of the Marcus Marguilies who was also in attendance. The opening of any Hublot Boutique resembles more the Hollywood premiere of a movie than the opening of a watch salon, but with Mr Jean Claude Biver in ...

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By KIH: Monday, June 27th, 2011-14:59 | comments (0)

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

HUBLOT @ JCK 2011: Special Pieces pics and videos

Join DRMW and The PuristSPro Team for a visit with Hublot at JCK 2011, The Hotel Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, Nevada.  To read more about DRMW's photo and video report of this event, Please click here ...

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By ED209: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011-21:00 | comments (0)

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Hublot unveils the Oceanographic 4000 diver's watch BLOG

It is a symbolic watch. The 4000 m watch. A watch developed for pushing the limits of what is rational and possible. It has taken 18 months of research, development and testing to present, today, the Oceanographic 4000, a watch which can be worn on dives to depths of 4,000 metres, under extreme pressure - an exceptional technical achievement. HUBLOT OCEANOGRAPHIC 4000   In association with the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, Hublot unveils a diver's watch able to withstand th...

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By AnthonyTsai: Tuesday, June 7th, 2011-08:51 | comments (0) | photos(15)

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Hublot Boutique Ginza Opening & Gala Dinner

Unfortunately it was rainy opening day.  But this is the rainy season here, so it was not unexpected.  I was invited to the "press view" before the official opening to find the boutique quite impressive.  There is a big screen near the door showing Hublot's various and global partnership.  And there was a "special" - Trophy for 2014 World Cup Soccer!  People were taking photos with the trophy - guarded in the display box and carried in the special LV box/bag (I don't know ...

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By KIH: Friday, June 3rd, 2011-06:49 | comments (0)

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Interview with Mathias Buttet - PuristS Exclusive!

I have managed to conduct an interview with Mathias Buttet - the first "B" of the former BNB Concept, thanks to Hublot PR team including but not limited to Amr Sindi (many of you know who Amr is, right?).  This is an experiment, but I would like to continue this "virtual" interview with important people "behind the scene" of Hublot form time to time.  So, if you let me know what you think, it is much appreciated!  ...

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By KIH: Friday, April 15th, 2011-08:20 | comments (0)

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

SJX's Visit to Hublot in Nyon

Hublot’s manufacture in Nyon, north of Geneva, was inaugurated in 2009. It sets the stage for Hublot’s second stage of growth, after the turbo-charged early years when Jean-Claude Biver first took over and grew sales ten-fold.   Nyon was selected by Jean-Claude Biver for its location, conveniently accessible from Geneva, the Vallee de Joux and Evian in France. The town is better known as the headquarters of UEFA; Hublot is the only watch manufacturer located there. The six sto...

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By KIH: Sunday, April 3rd, 2011-05:22 | comments (0)

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Baselworld 2011: foversta's visit at the Hublot booth

Baselworld 2011 was a very busy fair for Hublot: I've attented a lot of presentations for ages but I don't remember having seen such huge number of novelties gathered in a one hour rendez-vous... I'm still a bit confused 4 days after but maybe the reason why is because I'm not a Hublot specialist: the Jean-Claude's fans would be able to sort them all, to recognize them at a glance... that's not my case. But at the end, that makes the report easier. For me there are big families in the collection and ...

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By KIH: Thursday, March 31st, 2011-14:10 | comments (2)

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

PuristSPro BaselWorld 2011: Live Reporting - Hublot

PuristSPro BaselWorld 2011 Live Reporting - Jon Z. ( Z3) Hublot Let's start with the grand complication. Two pieces (prototypes) are featured here, in collaboration with Matthia Buttet (previously of BNB Concept) This is the Master Piece #2 - the Key of Time. It's a 5 day power reserve tourbillon that allows the user to set the time to be 4X or 1/4X the current speed with a selector, and can always go back to the correct time. A very fascinating technical novelty, so if you are a lawyer who bil...

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By Z3: Wednesday, March 30th, 2011-12:34 | comments (0)

Monday, March 21st, 2011

Hublot Fusion, Passion, and Philosophy in Paris - as delivered by Jean-Claude Biver BLOG

  The next stop was Paris. As part of the pre-Basel build up Jean-Claude Biver has been on the road to introduce the new collection this year, to talk to journalists who might not make it to Basel or be unable to meet, and talk about what the watches mean to him. There is an energy to Paris in the spring, and while M Biver needs little help in that regard, it was a pleasure to be in there on a balmy early spring day in the city of light, living up to its name, at the newly revamped Hotel Meurice on t...

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By 219: Monday, March 21st, 2011-16:48 | comments (0)

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Hublot Reception & Interviewing Mr. J.C. Biver by Ken

Hello all,I was invited to the reception at The Hour Glass Japan of Hublot 2011 Baselworld Collection & Interviewing Mr. J.C. Biver.  Mr. Biver's visit coincides with the taping of Japanese TV program featuring SEIKO in which Hublot/Mr. Biver appears as comparison (to be aired in mid April).He had had 23 interview sessions already that day since the breakfast and he also loves to chat with the clients or prospective clients at the reception - many of who got to love to talk with him more and m...

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By KIH: Tuesday, March 8th, 2011-11:33 | comments (0)

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

A very special Big Bang: the Bullet Bang

I wished to present you this Bullet Bang  because it is in my humble point of view one most interesting Big Bang. We all know  the usual reproaches made to Hublot: a profusion of limited editions, a lot of dial variations (including some which could be considered as dispensable) and prices sometimes paradoxical, some limited series being cheaper than the watches in the permanent collection which are closest to them. I believe it is useless in this thread to discuss about this strategy, per...

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By foversta: Sunday, February 20th, 2011-14:19 | comments (0)


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