Hi sandgroper,
When I first saw the MP-01 I had the same initial thought that it was a RM case. But when you handle it in person you can see the differences that makes it a Hublot. I'm not defending them, just writing my impressions of actually handling the watch. I guess it's the same with AP (I'm a huge AP fan) when first I saw the AP ChronAP my immediate reaction was that it was a copy of the Breguet LaTradition (one of my favorite watches), but obviously it's not.
And of course, nothing could be worse than a copy of RM than Cvstos LOL 
Regards,
ED-209