Hublot

Hublot is a leading watch brand from Switzerland, founded in 1980. Hublot’s a part of the luxury group LVMH (TAG Heuer, Bulgari, Zenith, Louis Vuitton). Since Jean-Claude Biver became CEO in 2004 Hublot’s success grew rapidly. Hublot has sponsored a number of large sport and celebrity events, has created watch collections in collaborations with VIPs and employed intense marketing to communicate its brand and models.

Squaring the Circle: Hublot’s Square Bang

This article was originally published in the Design 2023 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Hardly any other brand stands for such a wide variety of models as Hublot. In addition to diverse materials and colors, this manufacture is now dedicating itself to form and is introducing a square watch. To what degree is the Square Bang...

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Jul 13, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Delving Into Different Designs

This article was originally published in the Design 2023 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. More than just a bit different, these new watches venture light- years beyond everything we thought was normal. Musical: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Self-Winding Music Edition Audemars Piguet transforms music into a colorful lightshow with this exciting new version...

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Jul 8, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Four Sports Watches that are Great in Gold

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in June 2022. While stainless steel is, for many, the preferred material for luxury sports watches, gold still has its fans. In fact, after a decade or two of pink gold being on the rise, it is now yellow gold that is making a...

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Jul 5, 2024 by Martin Green

That’s Crazy! Six Watches with Wildly Expressive Designs

Meet the craziest watches of recent years in our latest visit to the WatchTime Archives. These models go far beyond the usual idea of “steel, round and three hands.” Comic Hero: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Black Panther Flying Tourbillon In 2021, AP’s President François-Henry Bennahmias announced the collaboration between his watchmaking company and the...

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Jun 27, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Colorful Gray: 14 Watches With Gray Dials

Trendy watches of the past few years have been mainly blue and green. Now we’re seeing something completely new: gray. So take a few minutes to view some of today’s most exciting gray watches and immerse yourself in the diversity of color. It’s time well spent. Watches have become noticeably more colorful during the past...

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Jun 22, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

One of a Kind: Six Watches Made From Proprietary Gold Alloys

What’s even more exclusive than yellow, white or rose gold? A gold alloy that’s only available from a single brand. Here are six watches made of unique gold alloys from the WatchTime Archives. Lime Gold (Montblanc)Montblanc relies on its own gold color, which has a green shimmer and is therefore named “Lime Gold.” It debuted...

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Jun 16, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

PORTFOLIO

Stopwatches at the Top: 7 Chronographs with In-House Movements

Looking for a chronograph with a completely in-house-manufactured movement? In this feature from WatchTime's June 2017 issue, we showcase some of the industry’s top picks, from seven power brands, from Breitling to Rolex to Zenith.

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May 25, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

The Dial as Canvas, Revisited: Five Timepieces from Artistic Collaborations

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in March 2022. When watch companies collaborate with artists and designers, expect to see exciting results: we showcased six of them a few years back. As this year’s Art Basel Miami event wraps up, we explore other international celebrities and young cutting-edge artists that...

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May 24, 2024 by Maria-Bettina Eich

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

The Evolution of the Men’s Wristwatch: A Decade-by-Decade Guide

World War I coincided with the breakthrough of the wristwatch. New and trailblazing designs followed in each subsequent decade. From the WatchTime archives, here are our highlights, from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present day.

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May 22, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

FEATURE

Zooming in: 7 Watch Movements in Extreme Close-Up

Finely finished watch movements come to life under magnification. The seven shown here were certainly ready for their close-ups.

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May 19, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

FEATURE

Progress Through Technology: 10 Tourbillon Watches with High-Tech Designs

Audi’s "progress through technology" motto also applies to the importance of the tourbillon for watch design, because this eye-catching complication greatly enhances a timepiece’s visual appeal. From our Special Design Issue, here are 10 highly technical tourbillon watches.

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Apr 6, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

FEATURE

Faces of Time: 8 Watches with Unusual Time Displays

Many watches show “only” the time. But there’s plenty of latitude for creativity, as we can see on display in this selection of eight unconventionally designed timepieces from eight innovative watch brands.

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Apr 4, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Hands-On: Chinese Paper-cutting Art Meets Watchmaking in Hublot’s Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon

The dragon is truly making a grand entrance on the dials of luxury watches this year. Hublot, too, pays tribute to the Chinese New Year heralding the Year of the Dragon with a special edition, the Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon, which is driven by the automatic caliber HUB1710 with a power reserve of...

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Feb 2, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

LVMH Watch Week 2024: Hublot Big Bang Unico Green Saxem

Hublot, an undisputed master of case materials, is presenting a new model made from saxem during the LVMH Watch Week 2024, this time with a green color way. Saxem, short for “Sapphire Aluminium oXide and rare Earth Mineral”, is an alloy of aluminium oxide, the basic component of sapphire, with rare earth elements like thulium...

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Jan 30, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Hands-On Debut: Hublot MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium

Just released by Hublot at LVMH Watch Week is the wild new MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium. The new MP-10 transforms and reimagines watchmaking architecture in a novel vertical setup that integrates movement and dial. In the words of Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe, “I gave our designers and watchmakers carte blanche, and this is...

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Jan 29, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Big News at LVMH: Frédéric Arnault Appointed CEO of LVMH Watches and TAG Heuer and Zenith Get New CEO’s

Breaking news from LVMH Watches: Frédéric Arnault, who joined TAG Heuer in 2017, and became CEO of the tradition avant-garde brand in 2020, is appointed CEO of LVMH Watches, in charge of Hublot, TAG Heuer and Zenith. He will report to Stéphane Bianchi, CEO of LVMH Watches & Jewelry Division. “After successfully driving the transformation and acceleration of...

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Jan 5, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Hands-On Debut: Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic City Limited Edition

Amidst the bustle of Design Miami 2023, Hublot launched a new limited edition watch in tribute to the vibrant city. The new Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic City has an ‘80s inspired (think Miami Vice) color scheme on the dial and is housed in a sleek black ceramic case. Naturally, since this is a limited...

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Dec 13, 2023 by Bilal Khan

Hands-On with the Hublot MP-15 Takashi Murakami Tourbillon Sapphire Watch

What other brand but Hublot would debut their first central tourbillon in a watch shaped like a flower? The outlandish and innovative brand released their latest limited edition with Takashi Murakami earlier this fall in Singapore and the result is the ultimate realization of their series of collaborative watches with the iconic artist. The Hublot...

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Nov 27, 2023 by Bilal Khan

Three Watches with Flying Tourbillons from Parmigiani Fleurier, Bulgari, and Hublot

Tourbillons embody the finesse of high horology and guarantee highest precision of timekeeping. The pinnacle of this sought-after complication, which translates to “whirlwind,” is the flying tourbillon, which showcases the fascinating mechanism in all its magnificence thanks to the one-sided mounting of its cage. Here are three magnificent examples of this genre that were introduced...

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Jun 21, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Hublot Embraces the Summer with Big Bang Unico Sky Blue

Celebrating the season of long days filled with sunshine and mild nights, Hublot introduces a special edition of its self-winding chronograph, aptly named Big Bang Unico Sky Blue. It is presented in a 42mm case crafted from light blue ceramic that is water-resistant to 100 meters. Recalling a bright and cloudless summer sky, the newcomer...

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Jun 5, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

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