HUBLOT GENEVE - History of the Brand by JC Biver CEO

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Oui la communication est importante et oui aussi le net n'est pas a négliger. JC Biver est l'actuel CEO de Hublot. En plus d'etre un tres grand patron, c'est aussi un homme au grand coeur qui a su garder les pieds sur terre.

Hublot's story
1980, Carlo Crocco founds his own company and creates the Hublot watch in gold. It is fitted with the first natural black rubber strap in the history of watchmaking.

In the mid-90s, rubber became the focus of interest for the top watchmaking brands. Hublot remains one of the last independent family-run watchmaking businesses with a unique mono-product concept. Around this material, Hublot extends its range to include a vast array of collections, some featuring sports complications.

Late 2003, Carlo Crocco, preoccupied by his own design work and many activities for the Hand-in-Hand Foundation, a charity helping deprived children all around the world, is looking for his successor. He meets Jean-Claude Biver.

May 2004, Jean-Claude Biver assumes his duties as CEO. He reinvents the DNA of Hublot by going back to its roots. Jean-Claude Biver relaunches the "Fusion" concept, the Fusion of sometimes unlikely materials such as gold and ceramic, tantalum and pink gold, and even magnesium and titanium, and the Fusion between the Swiss Watchmaking Tradition and the Watchmaker's Art in the 21st century, all the while preserving the unique, timeless design of Hublot watches.

In April 2005, Jean-Claude Biver sets up a new collection that is presented in Basel with the Hublot "Big Bang" chronograph, an illustration of the Fusion concept. It scoops the "2005 Design Prize", the "Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix", the "Sports Watch Prize" at the "Watch of the Year" ceremony in Japan, and the Middle Eastern Prize for the "Best Oversized Watch" at the Editor's Choice "Watch of the Year" in Bahrain.

June 2006, Jean-Claude Biver founds a television channel on the web, Hublot TV, the first ever channel to be founded by a luxury brand.

February 2007, Hublot opens its first mono-brand store in Paris, Rue Saint-Honoré. The second opens in the summer, in the Hôtel Byblos, Saint-Tropez.

March 2007, a brand new Big Bang diver is born; it's the third version in term of size: the Big Bang King has an oversized bezel of 48mm, but fits remarkably well big and small wrists!

October 2007, Hublot presents its first entirely built in house Big Bang: the Mag Bang, an illustration of the 3 M's for mono-material, monochrome and mat.

November 2007 This same watch receives the first prize for best technological innovation at the "Middle East Watches, Jewellery & Pens Awards 2007". Almost simultaneously, in Switzerland this time, Hublot is rewarded in the category 'Jewellery Watch' at the "Grand Prix of Geneva" for the watch named 'One Million $ BB'.

In the future, with the incredible development of the brand and the construction of a new factory, the company should grow from 70 to 150 employees within 2 years.

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[MonkeyFencing]

Mr. Biver is a great example of passion and understanding of the product and company that all CEOs should wish to emulate. I commend Mr. Biver on his continued success with this company.

[helintroy]

ahah i know what u mean i just had the great oppertunity thanks to my dad to buy one today in blk rubber and carbon fiber with black ceramic bezel.. i got it as a gift for my 21 b day.. man the day i saw this i went mad and had been lusting at it for a while now.

[maximusben1]

thrust me...it's fake.

[asilladeth]

i found one of these at school i thought it was fake

[hellogunit]

the concept was genius? lmao

[deckenzombie]

Herr Biver, wei dier et sood et ass einfach fantastesch Iech nozelauschteren an dei Big Bang ass TOP

[ghayuta]

This is my dream watch