CARLO CROCCO

The man who made opposites belong

In 1980, Carlo Crocco shook up the watchmaking industry with a single fusion: gold and rubber. Under the MDM Genève name, Mr Crocco unveiled at Basel Fair a watch called Hublot, now referred to as the Hublot Original. It marked a radical break: luxury stripped to its essentials, beginning with a bold material contrast that had never been seen before.

Carlo Crocco

TRIBUTO

From quartz to manufacture automatic

Internally, everything changes. What was originally a quartz watch in 1980 became a Manufacture automatic movement. Forty-six years later, the Classic Fusion Tributo connects the watch that started it all with the Hublot of today, uniting the full evolution of the Manufacture’s expertise.

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The details

The spirit of 1980
in every detail

The Classic Fusion Tributo stays true to the 1980 original: a gold case, a black rubber strap and the immediate black-and-gold tension that has defined Hublot from day one.

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Key features

Evolved in size. Unchanged in character.

The case evolves from 36 to 38 mm without compromising proportion, while the twelve slightly domed bezel screws, tactile to the touch, retain their original function, marking time on a dial stripped of indices, with the date positioned at 3 o’clock exactly as intended in the original design language.

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New mechanics. 
Same conviction.
A self-winding architecture delivers approximately 50-hour power reserve thanks to an optimization of the gear train. Built around an open-worked oscillating weight shaped as the iconic Hublot “H”, visible through the sapphire case back, it reflects exactly what Hublot has become: sharper, deeper, more technical, without losing the original idea.
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Intentional in every detail
The black lined rubber strap pairs with
exposed lugs, revealing the construction’s architecture, while the absence of the One Click system is a
deliberate choice that preserves the watch’s DNA. Every detail is deliberate.