Hands-On: Hublot Spirit Of Big Bang Tourbillon Carbon Black & Blue Replica Watch
When Jean-Claude Biver was still running Hublot, the brand released an interesting new model in 2011, which was the result of a challenge of sorts. Jean-Claude Biver said that someone challenged him to make an Hublot version of a Richard Mille an — even more high-luxury timepiece brand. Richard Mille (the man) and Jean-Claude Biver were not exactly rivals since their products mostly competed at different price points. Also, the two brands had more in common than most other luxury watch houses, if only because of Hublot and Richard Mille’s focus on more modern designs and a mutual respect for engaging and innovative marketing strategies and spending. I recall being there in Geneva in 2011 when Jean-Claude Biver debuted what was then simply called the Hublot Masterpiece. Hublot later carved out a new line of high-end watches within the Masterpiece collection that included this tonneau-cased model, plus others. Models with this case design were later referred to as the Hublot MP...