Hublot guide · 5 min read
How to care for your Hublot
A Hublot is built to outlast its owner — but how it's treated decides whether it holds value as an asset or quietly loses it. The habits below cost almost nothing, and one theme runs through all of them: originality is value. Most 'improvements' owners make to watches reduce what dealers will pay.
Caring for a Hublot: what matters most
Hublot's 'Art of Fusion' materials each have their own logic: ceramic and carbon won't scratch in normal wear but can chip on hard impact — and a chipped ceramic bezel can't be polished, only replaced. Rubber straps age with UV and skin oils; rinse them occasionally and expect to replace them as consumables.
Service the chronograph calibres every four to six years through Hublot or an accredited service centre, and keep the paperwork — the brand's buyers respond to documented, boutique-fresh examples.
Hublot care checklist
- Protect ceramic and carbon cases from hard knocks; chips are terminal for the part.
- Rinse rubber straps in fresh water; keep them away from solvents and perfume.
- Don't attempt polishing on composite or ceramic surfaces — specialist refinishing only.
- Precious-metal models (King Gold) scratch like any gold; wear accordingly.
- Keep deployant clasps clean and check their screws periodically — Hublot clasps work hard.
The universal rule: don't polish
Polishing removes metal — every pass softens case lines and rounds edges, permanently. Dealers and collectors pay premiums for unpolished watches and discount refinished ones. Honest scratches are expected and priced in; missing metal is forever. If you're preparing the watch for sale, clean it gently and stop there.
Thinking of selling?
A well-kept Hublot is exactly what registered dealers compete for. Submit it once, free — dealers see the watch (never your details) and place binding rand offers. Take the best one or walk away.
Ready to sell your Hublot?
Submit your watch free. Registered dealers bid, you take the best or walk away.