A year's guarantee on the movement
If anything goes wrong with the running movement within a year, we put it right. Damage from drops, water or your own interventions is not covered.
The terms
Big Bang, Classic Fusion and the work in between, in ceramic, titanium, carbon or gold. Bought and checked by us, with the material in the description and a year's guarantee on the movement.
Our stock consists of what we buy ourselves, so it changes. Tell us which Hublot you are looking for and in which version and we will keep it in mind as soon as one comes in. Below is what else to watch for on this brand.
Hublot makes the same model in ceramic, titanium, carbon and gold, and that changes the weight, the price and whether damage can be put right. Ceramic cannot be reworked: damage takes the form of chipped edges and those stay. Our description states the material of the case and the bezel, with close-ups of the edges.
Hublot calls its own approach the art of fusion, and that is literally what happens: a ceramic bezel on a titanium case, with screws on show and a rubber strap beneath. For a buyer that means one thing: the model says little, the material everything.
On steel and gold a scratch can be polished out, with the loss of material that entails. On ceramic it cannot: the material is hard and chips sooner than it scratches. So damage takes the form not of lines but of small bites out of an edge, and those are only visible close up. That is why we always photograph those edges.
Under almost every Hublot sits rubber, and rubber hardens and splits at the lug end, where it flexes. That is not a fault but ageing. We check whether the strap is still supple and state its condition in the description, along with whether extra straps or the matching tool are included.
At this brand the information sits in the material and in the strap. Whatever becomes visible there ends up in the description.
Ceramic, titanium, carbon, King Gold or a combination: all of it is stated separately, because at this brand the case is often a different material from the bezel. That decides the weight and whether damage can be put right, which is more than a detail.
Ceramic does not scratch but chips, and that takes the form of small bites out of an edge or a screw hole. We photograph those edges close up, because in a head-on photo you cannot see it. If there is damage, it is in the description, because on this material reworking is not an option.
Rubber hardens and splits at the lug end, where it flexes. We check whether the strap is still supple, whether there are cracks around the holes and whether it is Hublot's own strap. If extra straps or the matching tool are included, that is stated.
The H-shaped screws in the bezel are a hallmark of the brand. We check that all six are there, that they sit at the same depth and that there are no burrs around the heads. That last point means the wrong tool has been used.
If you want to see an edge or a lug end more clearly, ask for another shot. On ceramic a close-up is the only thing that says anything.
Warranty and authenticity
A material that cannot be reworked calls for a more honest photo than one you can polish. At this brand we photograph the edges of the bezel and the lug end of the strap as standard, and state what we see. Every watch here we bought and photographed ourselves.
These three apply to every watch you buy from us, whatever the brand or the amount.
If anything goes wrong with the running movement within a year, we put it right. Damage from drops, water or your own interventions is not covered.
The termsIf you buy in the web shop, you have fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, no reason needed. Looking and trying on is fine, as long as it comes back undamaged.
ReturnsOn the Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht. Wednesday and Thursday without an appointment, all other days by appointment.
Address and hoursDo you have a Hublot of your own to part with? The brand page sets out what we check per material and per line.
The thick one with the screws in the bezel
ceramic, titanium, carbon and King Gold
Sell your HublotWith a strap in the same material as the case
links rather than rubber
Sell your HublotThe versions with a partner or a team
the run is engraved on the case back
Sell your HublotOur stock is what we have bought and so changes with it. Below, each line and material sets out what to look at.
The Big Bang is the thick one with the H-shaped screws in the bezel and the rubber strap beneath. If you want to buy a pre-owned Big Bang, the two points to watch are the material of the bezel and the state of the rubber. Both are in our descriptions, with close-ups.
The Classic Fusion is the slimmer, quieter line, with the same screws but a flatter case. It comes in smaller sizes than the Big Bang, which makes it better suited to a narrower wrist. On a pre-owned example we look at the edge of the bezel and the lug end.
Ceramic barely scratches but chips, and that cannot be reworked. Damage takes the form of small bites out of an edge or around a screw hole, and those are only visible close up. With us a close-up always comes with it, because a head-on photo tells you nothing here.
Titanium is noticeably lighter than steel and takes on a matt sheen; carbon has a visible weave pattern that differs from one example to the next. On carbon we check that no layer has begun to lift at the edges, because on this material that is where damage starts.
King Gold is Hublot's own gold alloy, with a warmer tone than ordinary rose gold. A gold version weighs considerably more, and you only notice that once it is on. Our description states the material.
Part of the range comes in a limited run, and then the number is on the caseback. We record what is actually there and invent nothing. If there is no number, it is not a limited edition.
We are at Amsterdamsestraatweg 251 in Utrecht. On Wednesday and Thursday you can drop in between 12:00 and 17:00; on other days we work by appointment, weekends included. At this brand coming by is genuinely useful: thickness and weight vary widely by material.
We buy as well, of every brand and in any condition, and there is no minimum value. The page on selling a Hublot sets out what we check per material and which photos we need.
No. Ceramic is hard and barely scratches, but if something happens a piece chips off, and that cannot be reworked.
So on ceramic we always photograph the edges close up, and damage goes in the description rather than being hidden in the photo.
We cannot say, because it depends on how much the watch has been worn and how it has been kept.
What we do is write down the state the strap is in now: supple or hardened, with or without cracks at the lug end, and whether it is Hublot's own strap.
That is stated separately in the description, apart from the material of the case. At Hublot the two are often not the same.
It decides the weight and whether damage can be put right, so it is the first question at this brand.
If so, it is stated, along with the matching tool. If it is not listed, it is not included.
We fill nothing in with assumptions about what was once supplied with it.
If there is a number on the caseback, we record it in the description.
If there is none, it is not a limited edition and we do not say it is. At this brand that is one of the things most often embellished in listings.
Yes, a year on the movement, however dear or cheap the watch is.
Damage from drops, water or your own interventions is not covered, and that includes chipped ceramic. Beyond that you keep your statutory rights; see warranty and authenticity.
If you buy in the web shop, you have fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, no reason needed.
How that works is set out on returns and cooling-off period.
Yes, every model and in any condition, with or without box or straps, and there is no minimum value.
See selling a Hublot for what we check and which photos we need.
Tell us which model you are looking for and in which material, and whether you want a rubber strap or a bracelet. Our stock is what we have bought. Or come by in Utrecht.
Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 to 17:00 without an appointment, all other days by appointment.