Why do Hublots seem unpopular on this site?

[scarlet knight]

Design too derivative of AP Royal Oak?

[superstarmar]

Don’t really care for their designs .
Has nothing do to with AP which isn’t my cup
of tea either . I’ve just barely warmed up to sone
Patek references...

[junamuan]

Hublot caters to a niche market. Not for me.

[MP5]

Why get the copy when you can have the real thing with AP

[Mick8moses]

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Design too derivative of AP Royal Oak?

Yes...
And honestly as much as I respect APs, they are not my style either.

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[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by junamuan

Hublot caters to a niche market. Not for me.

i think its the opposite... its a mainstream and more mass market version of AP. I see way more Hublots in the wild than AP.

Availability, price, exclusivity, quality, watchmaking heritage are all lower. That doesnt make it worse (although i dont like them), it just means they are not quite targeted at the same crowd.

[Watch Admirer]

I don't like the brand

[MrWeha]

Because the guy a Hublot is marketed to is not the guy who you want to be.

That's even before considering their overall design and quality, or that they sell you a glorified ETA movement inside a Royal Oak wannabe.

[dmash]

I thought we couldn't discuss replica watches here?

[beshannon]

I have no idea about this site.

To me they seem gimmicky and over the top. It is like the designers said "lets take as many different materials as we can and jam them all together, that will be cool". Even their signature piece screams "look at me". Fine if that is your style, but it is not mine.

For the price, there are far more brands with real history, tradition and innovation that I would buy.

[GB-man]

How much time you got?

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by dmash

I thought we couldn't discuss replica watches here?

[soran]

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Design too derivative of AP Royal Oak?

Weak water resistance
Terrible resale value
ETA movements
Every model is a limited production

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by MrWeha

Because the guy a Hublot is marketed to is not the guy who you want to be.

That's even before considering their overall design and quality, or that they sell you a glorified ETA movement inside a Royal Oak wannabe.

maybe a bit harsh, but in terms of the WIS crowd, Hublot is not for them for the most part. For a non WIS its a perfectly acceptable watch.

There really isnt anything wrong with them at all if you want a decent quality, expensive, large watch. They just are not on the radar of most people here.

[77T]

Originally Posted by GB-man

How much time you got?

The short story is “consider the name of this forum”.


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[kunlun]

Originally Posted by MrWeha

Because the guy a Hublot is marketed to is not the guy who you want to be.

Flawless answer.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by dmash

I thought we couldn't discuss replica watches here?

I don't hate them, and quite like the Classic Fusion base line, but the Big Bangs were too derivative of AP and then trying to force exclusivity with high prices while lazily slapping in ETA-like mvmts naturally annoyed true horologists, but delighted footballers and their glamour models.

[AAVDB]

Originally Posted by MrWeha

Because the guy a Hublot is marketed to is not the guy who you want to be.

That's even before considering their overall design and quality, or that they sell you a glorified ETA movement inside a Royal Oak wannabe.

Exactly that!

[VFA]

I used to really hate them but I am warming up to them. I like that they are using interesting materials for their cases like sapphire, king gold and coloured ceramics. They have even used osmium in one of their watches which I think is very interesting. Also the meca 10 and unico movements are pretty good. Meca 10 looks great in person. Would I buy one? No. Do I admire what the company has achieved in such a short time? Yes.

[jcs2000]

I missed the part where Hublot was ever popular.

[osamu]

I feel like heritage and legacy are some of the main reasons people are drawn to certain brands over others.

In the grand scheme of things, Hublot has been around for 5 minutes, took a very derivative design, and spent a lot of money on marketing their watches.

[PJ S]

Originally Posted by jcs2000

I missed the part where Hublot was ever popular.

Here you go – https://www.bernardwatch.com/blog/hu...ory-and-story/

Not bad for the first manufacturer to put rubber with precious metal, which everyone has since copied.
And as much as we’re now familiar with AP and PP sports watches requiring a lengthy wait to obtain, think of the poor souls who did the same 13 years ago, when the GPHG design prize winning BB was introduced!

Originally Posted by beshannon

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To me they seem gimmicky and over the top. It is like the designers said “lets take as many different materials as we can and jam them all together, that will be cool”. …

For the price, there are far more brands with real history, tradition and innovation that I would buy.

Then you don’t seem to have thought about the whole fusion theme behind the brand – even the name Big Bang should be easily identifiable.
I suspect it’s a reference to the beginning of our Cosmic Universe, and with JCB’s referring to the screws on the bezel as being chaotic/random orientation, it’s further reinforced in that respect – think of the phrase we’re all probably familiar with, “out of chaos, comes order”.

Some material combinations are sensible and obvious – Titanium for its low weight and hypo-allergenic properties, as a case back on ceramic (low weight and resilience to scratches) cases.
As for innovation – no-one seems to bat an eyelid about RADO’s sintering of metals and use of ceramic since the late 70s/early 80s, but they’ve pretty much sat on their laurels since then.
Who else has achieved scratch resistant gold?
And as much as you might loathe the tie-in with Ferrari, that 50-pieces LE MP-05 LaFerrari, with 50 days PR and a ‘torque gun’ to wind it, is more impressive than most AP Concepts and Urwerks, irrespective.

[Takonwong]

Originally Posted by vfa

i used to really hate them but i am warming up to them. I like that they are using interesting materials for their cases like sapphire, king gold and coloured ceramics. They have even used osmium in one of their watches which i think is very interesting. Also the meca 10 and unico movements are pretty good. Meca 10 looks great in person. Would i buy one? No. Do i admire what the company has achieved in such a short time? Yes.

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[Rolex Rolex]

Because they have 2000 model and all of them limited

[PattayaHammerTime]

I'm extremely happy with my classic fusion titanium.... as much as I love my Rolex watches I get a lot more comments from people on my hublot...

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by VFA

I I like that they are using interesting materials for their cases like sapphire, king gold and coloured ceramics.

Im a bit rusty on my Hublot lingo... is King Gold the same as Magic Gold or are they different?

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by PJ S

Then you don’t seem to have thought about the whole fusion theme behind the brand – even the name Big Bang should be easily identifiable.
I suspect it’s a reference to the beginning of our Cosmic Universe, and with JCB’s referring to the screws on the bezel as being chaotic/random orientation, it’s further reinforced in that respect – think of the phrase we’re all probably familiar with, “out of chaos, comes order”.

And none of that would make me buy anything.

Although it does sound like a great marketing campaign on social media for a new fashion brand with a rapper tie-in.

[PJ S]

Originally Posted by beshannon

And none of that would make me buy anything.

Although it does sound like a great marketing campaign on social media for a new fashion brand with a rapper tie-in.

[Rmoor]

Hublot makes an excellent watch. They use cool materials that make them stand out amongs other manufacturers. Never understood why people care that they look similar to another watch brand. I mean it's a watch, how much different can they look? As to the movements, some are not in house manufactured. But some APs aren't either. Please keep in mind with the exception of certain Rolex ss models, resale on most Swiss watches will not be that great. So buy what you like and enjoy. I have Rolex, tag, breitling, hublot and AP in my collection and I enjoy them all!

[AAVDB]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

Im a bit rusty on my Hublot lingo... is King Gold the same as Magic Gold or are they different?

You do not know? King Gold is from El Dorado, everyone knows this