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Hublot is definitely the ‘baby’ of the watch-making world… not producing its first watch until 1980.

However… when Carlo Crocco actually marketed it, it defied pretty much all convention.
A ridiculously expensive top quality watch of gold and gems, with a black rubber strap?
Crocco wanted it to look clean and sporty, but elegant and timeless.

Modeled on the porthole of a ship, twelve titanium screws hold the lunette to the case, and also mark the hours.

This was an incredibly bold and unusual design, which luckily for Crocco, caught the imagination of the public, and made the watch a huge success.

Buying an authentic Hublot will typically cost you in the region of $7,000 – $70,000 dollars!!!
And yes I DID put the punctuation in the right place. SEVENTY thousand dollars!

Well out of the range of 99% of the general population, and a pretty major expense for the other 1%.

But what about diver time-keeping device carbon copy watches?
A good quality replica, whilst almost identical to the original, will set you back somewhere between $150 – $600.

Still a lot of money, but then you’re getting an awful lot of style too.
It took three years of research for Crocco to develop the black natural rubber strap for his Hublot watch.

The strands of rubber that make up the unique bracelet, automatically adjust themselves to the wearer’s wrist, to give a perfect fit, and a comfortable ‘lightness’.

The rubber is said to actually ‘regenerate’ on contact with the wearer’s skin!
Hublot only use this strap, and have no plans to use anything else in the foreseeable future, and with such a popular trademark… why should they?

In the 1990’s several other watch-making companies brought out rubber straps, but none were as popular as Hublot.

Authentic Hublot watches are really only for the mega-rich and the Royals, but if you want to treat yourself to a bit of style and luxury, without taking out a second mortgage, Hublot copy time-keeping devices are probably a better choice!

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