Hublot Watches for Sale in London
The art of fusion — unconventional materials and bold design. Big Bang, Classic Fusion and Spirit of Big Bang, held in stock.
Hublot is the youngest house on this page and the most divisive, which is most of why it is interesting to buy pre-owned. The original 1980 watch put a gold case on a rubber strap — unheard of then, ordinary now — and the modern brand built on that idea under the name Art of Fusion: unusual materials, combined loudly. What that means for a buyer is that the material matters as much as the model. Two Big Bangs of the same size and complication can be entirely different watches and entirely different prices because one is titanium and the other is King Gold.
The Hublot model families
- Big Bang
- The volume model and the one most people mean by Hublot. Launched in 2005 and made in almost every combination since — 38mm through 45mm, time-and-date or chronograph, and a materials list that runs from stainless steel and titanium through ceramic, carbon and King Gold. The Unico versions carry Hublot's own in-house chronograph movement with the column wheel visible through the dial side, and they are a different proposition to the earlier examples built on outsourced bases.
- Classic Fusion
- The quiet one, and the closest thing the current range has to the original 1980 watch. Slimmer, flatter, no exposed screws crowding the bezel, and it wears under a cuff in a way a Big Bang does not. If somebody likes the idea of Hublot but not the wrist presence, this is almost always the answer — and it is usually the better value on the pre-owned market, because the demand runs the other way.
- Spirit of Big Bang
- The tonneau — a barrel-shaped case rather than a round one, which changes how it sits on the wrist far more than the spec sheet suggests. A narrower audience than the round Big Bang, so examples sit longer and are priced accordingly. Worth trying on rather than judging from photographs; the case shape is the whole point of it.
- MP and the material pieces
- Low-volume, high-concept: sapphire cases, Magic Gold, one-off collaborations. These are valued piece by piece rather than by reference, and the market for them is thin in both directions — hard to buy well, and slower to sell. Bought and sourced on request rather than held as stock.
What to check on a pre-owned Hublot
The strap, and what a new one costs
Rubber perishes. It hardens, it cracks at the lugs where it flexes, and a strap that looks tired on a photograph is tired. Factor a replacement into the price, because Hublot straps are not cheap and the correct one for a given case is not interchangeable across the range. Newer models use a one-click release that makes changing them trivial; older ones need the screws out.
Ceramic chips, it does not scratch
A ceramic bezel will outlast a steel one for scratches and then chip outright if it meets a door frame. Look at the bezel edge under a light rather than straight on. A chip is not repairable — the part is replaced — so it is a real number rather than a cosmetic note.
Which movement is inside it
Hublot uses both its own Unico calibres and outsourced bases depending on the model and the year. That affects servicing, parts availability and value, and it is not something you can tell from the case. Confirm the calibre rather than assuming it from the model name.
Buy on the honest number, not the list price
Hublot depreciates harder from retail than Rolex, Patek or AP do. Said plainly because it cuts both ways: it is the reason a pre-owned Hublot is often extremely good value, and the reason it should not be bought as an investment. Buy one because you want to wear it.
FAQS
We hold Hublot at our Hatton Garden showroom and source specific references to order. Big Bang and Classic Fusion are the two families we are asked for most. Everything is authenticated in-house before it is offered, and you are welcome to see a piece on the wrist before deciding — a Big Bang in particular wears very differently from how it photographs.
No, and we would rather say so. Hublot loses more of its retail price than Rolex, Patek Philippe or Audemars Piguet, and only a handful of limited pieces have appreciated. The flip side is that a pre-owned Hublot is one of the best value propositions in Swiss watchmaking — you are buying an in-house chronograph and genuinely unusual materials for a fraction of what the first owner paid.
Size and attitude. The Big Bang is thick, sporty and covered in exposed screws, and it is the model that made the brand. The Classic Fusion is slimmer, flatter and much closer to the original 1980 Hublot, and it fits under a shirt cuff. Same house, two quite different watches — try both before deciding, because most people have a clear preference once they have.
Hublot's own red gold alloy. It uses platinum in the mix rather than the usual proportions of copper and silver, which holds the colour and stops it fading toward yellow as ordinary rose gold can over time. It is a genuine 18ct gold and hallmarked as such — the difference is in the alloy, not the purity.
Selling a Hublot instead?
We buy Hublot outright and take Hublot in part-exchange at our counter in Hatton Garden — send the reference number, the year and a few photographs and you will have a no-obligation figure back the same day. Sell your Hublot in London sets out what moves the number, which references the desk is asked after and what the paperwork is actually worth.