As noted above, the Hublot F1 King Power F1 has a 48mm titanium case (“King
Power” style) and features the unique design elements which we have seen in
prior Hublot F1 watches: carbon and titanium bezel, satin-finished with a
perforated effect which brings to mind the cutting edge performance of an high
tech brake disc, the start and reset push-pieces, and a 30-minute timer at 3
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stitching subtly picking up the colour of the dial. In the past Hublot has used
a Nomex-style strap (same material as racing suits worn by drivers), but not on
this piece.
Last Wednesday, September 26, 2012, Hublot celebrated the
unveiling of its new, limited edition Hublot King Power “305” Timepiece at the W
South Beach Hotel & Residences. 305 being the area code of downtown Miami
area. In a sign of just how popular Hublot has become amongst professional
athletes and the look-at-me crowd, the launch party had quite a roster of
attendees. The event featured DJ Irie, a 30-foot video wall, free-flowing Dom
Perignon champagne, and an official unveiling by top Hublot representatives
including Rick De la Croix (President, Americas) and Ricardo Guadalupe (CEO).
Also in attendance were Heat players Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, Mario
Chalmers, Udonis Haslem, Joel Anthony, Norris Cole, Juwan Howard, & James
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Gabrielle Union, Lisa Hochstein, Real Housewives of Miami; NFL’s Jeremy Shockey;
musical artists Rico Love and Rick Ross; DJ Irie; Ken Gorinowner of The
Collection and more. Limited to just 40 pieces (either bling or non-bling), I am
sure that the Hublot Miami 305 watch will fit in well on South Beach.
As
a reminder, the MARCUS “unique masterpieces” exhibit that is ongoing through the
end of this month — at the MARCUS boutique, 170 New Bond Street, London. Some of
the unique masterpieces in the exhibit that have been featured here at
Perpetuelle include: Urwerk CC1 Cobra, Hublot Tourbillon Minute Repeater,
MB&F HM4 Black Thunderbolt, Hublot MP-02 Key of Time. Side thoughts: While
Hublot usually finds itself as the most popular watch in the room, so to speak,
there is no doubt that Richard Mille knows a thing or two about playing this
game! Mille’s genius was in designing ultra-light, performance ready watches
(with tourbillons!) that his Ambassadors wear during actual performance (Rafael
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value by a HUGE factor!
Branding is really what it is all about, as many
makers of fine watches envy the results of the Rolex monolith. Whether it
surprises you or not, most people consider a Rolex watch to be the best you can
get and the most expensive. How little they know. But this is because Rolex
spends the most money on advertising by far, out of all other watch companies.
Even if the people noticing Hublot watches on Second Life for the first time
aren't about to go out and buy one, the key is the brand inoculation; making
users remember the name and forming associations. Informing potential future
buyers is big money. Get them while they are a bit younger with free time, and
when the time comes to get a nice watch, they will remember the "Rolex
alternative." My feeling is that this is Hublot's main intention..