HUBLOT
HUBLOT
Hublot Carlo Crocco founded Hublot in 1980, the year that a watch of the same name had its debut at the Basel Watch Fair. The name translates from the French as "porthole". It took Crocco three years to produce the strap featured on the watch, which is the first natural rubber strap in the history of watchmaking. Moreover, the watch was quickly proved to be a commercial success with sales in excess of $2 million USD in its first year. In 2005, the brand's Big Bang chronograph was introduced under the leadership of then-CEO Jean-Claude Biver. Now owned by LVMH, Hublot is best known for the Classic Fusion collection, along with the aforementioned Big Bang line. |