Down memory lame

Feb 19, 2022,14:57 PM
 

Wearing my 1990 quartz watch from before Biver. 


Yes, it’s dirty and has attained a certain level of patina but I still remember how it was unlike any other watch back then with its runber strap, very clean dial, slim case, etc. 

Anyway, just wanted to show what Hublot looked like before it became Hublot 😀

Claus












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That is very cool to see!

 
 By: orahu : February 19th, 2022-14:58

Neat

 
 By: TeutonicCarFan : February 19th, 2022-15:29
We don't see many watches from 80s to the 90s on here, mostly more recent or more vintage. Nice to see a well worn example!

Thank you

 
 By: cfn : February 19th, 2022-16:11
I find Hublot especially interesting as the brand under Biver started quite a few trends. Took it away from the clean/classic looks but built something else. But yes - what about Ebel, another big brand back then.

Down the memory Lane .. the hublot gold MDM quartz was my wedding watch back in the late 90s

 
 By: Horology75 : February 19th, 2022-19:27
It was Carlos the owner of MDM Hublot who started the concept and one can never take that accolade away of using vanilla fermented strap on a solid gold watch in 1982. Now Patek , AP and many more luxury brand are milking the trend which was set by the or... 

Quartz watch

 
 By: Weems@8 : February 19th, 2022-21:04
Next week my only quartz watch comes back from a battery change. Also my first watch that get a service since i started collecting watches in 2018. Oddly my mechanical watches haven’t seen any watch maker and running smoothly. Oddly my quartz watch is com... 

very intersting! never saw an hublot before Biver

 
 By: christianch : February 19th, 2022-23:47
thanks for posting it

Cool watch. The Classic Fusion is such a neglected icon!

 
 By: Pour le Mérite : February 20th, 2022-08:09
With an in-house movement or at least no date and a 40 mm case it‘s definitely a buy.