Hublot

Hublot is a Swiss luxury watchmaker created in 1980 by Carlo Crocco, an Italian. The business is run by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French luxury conglomerate. Carlo Crocco, a descendant of the Italian Binda Group dynasty best known for creating Breil watches, quit the firm in 1976 to start his own watch company. After relocating to Switzerland, he founded MDM Geneve and began inventing the Hublot watch, which he called after the French term for "porthole." The watch he designed had the first natural rubber strap in watchmaking history. The strap was created after three years of study. Despite failing to attract a single potential client on the first day of its introduction at the 1980 Basel Watch Fair, the watch went on to become a commercial success, with sales exceeding $2 million in its first year.

By employing the first natural rubber strap in watch history, the company created a new norm. The Big Bang series, which raises the standard in high-end sports watches, is a popular choice when it comes to raw, masculine elegance. The Hublot is the most costly watch on the market, with 1,200 diamonds and a 14-month development time.

Most expensive Hublot watch ever sold: The Hublot, $5,000,000