hublot

[x5x3]

I am starting to like their watches more and more - should I be worried?

[cmcm3]

Only for your bank account. If you like that "different" styling its also worth checking out Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshores and Linde Werdelin as well.

[ellroy]

No, not at all, very nice, anyway taste is personal, if you like 'em stuff what anyone else thinks.

[x5x3]

I am also wondering about how tough they are - I tend to wear my SD day to day plus for sports as it is bulletproof, but how do hublot stand up to a knock or two?

[jamesb300]

If you are referring to the ceramic bezel on the Hublot, there was a post on (the non-UK) Timezone some time ago where someone had reported a crack in the bezel and their CEO replied to say they'd had something like 3 broken in a run of 15,000 watches of which 2 admitted to them taking a very hard knock/damage, etc, if I recall correctly. The guy was getting some grief from his dealer with regard to paying for the repair, but the CEO said they would replace breakages like this free of charge.
James.

[Mr MoJo]

As if by magic this just re appeared :
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/842106.htm

Seller must have been scanning the forums !! (it's not mine by the way)

[jq74]

the watch in the classifieds belong to me.

to the OP, what's to be worried about? Hublot make great watches, very contemporary brand and quite unique if you want something sporty and different. Fantastic quality often compared to AP but nothing like the price.

Edited by jq74 on Tuesday 6th October 17:35

[Dominic H]

jamesb300 said:

If you are referring to the ceramic bezel on the Hublot, there was a post on (the non-UK) Timezone some time ago where someone had reported a crack in the bezel and their CEO replied to say they'd had something like 3 broken in a run of 15,000 watches of which 2 admitted to them taking a very hard knock/damage, etc, if I recall correctly. The guy was getting some grief from his dealer with regard to paying for the repair, but the CEO said they would replace breakages like this free of charge.
James.

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest, the quality issue or the reaction of the CEO. I must confess to having a soft spot for Hublot for over 15 years, I've found the quality/design of the earlier Navy Chronos and SuperB's to be superb. As for the the CEO, Jean-Claude Biver? A proper watch guy through and through, he's a regular contributor to the Hublot forum on www.timezone.com dealing with praise and concern with an even hand.

[x5x3]

I meant tough in all respects really, I think I need to get along somewhere and have a look in more detail.