When Hublot launched in 1980, it did so with products that were a large break away from what was considered conventional luxury timepieces: it offered the world of Haute Horlogerie a gold watch attached to rubber straps. 40 years after, it is bringing back the original Classic Fusion to mark the …
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Hublot’s Big Bang ‘Millennial Pink’ By Lapo Elkann May Be 2020’s Coolest Timepiece Yet
Times are a-changing and the world we live in now is one that needs to be far more accepting of gender, cultures, race and sexual orientation, to name but a few. Companies in all industries are doing their bit to acknowledge this change and Swiss luxury watchmaker, Hublot, has just thrown its hat…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Kylian Mbappé Becomes New Hublot Brand Ambassador
Hublot is no stranger to football, having been the “Official Timekeeper” of FIFA for the World Cup in South Africa, and the two following football World Cups, in Brazil in 2014 and in Russia in 2018. Hublot’s love for football now transcends the history of the sport. Hublot has had a long associa…
The Hublot Big Bang Watch Can Only Be Purchased With Bitcoins
Hublot, a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco has presented its new big bang blockchain watch that can only be purchased with bitcoin. As per the announcement, the company is paying homage to both the iconic Big Bang series and Blockchain technology. This new watch is …
Consumers Prefer In-Person Experiences for First Time Purchases
When buying something for the first time, customers prefer to make purchases in-person over online by 20 percentage points, despite the hype around e-commerce and online shopping, consumers still look to shop in the physical store. For products that a customer has never purchased before, 50 perce…
Luxury Aficionado Deremi Ajidahun, and the Business Of Luxury Retail in Africa
Deremi Ajidahun, CEO of Hole19 Group and Zakaa retail stores, is determined to change the way Nigerians purchase fine watches and is often congratulated by Swiss CEOs on the appetite of Nigerians vacationing in Paris, London or New York for these luxury goods. The African retailer responds to thi…