The luxury timepieces of Hublot are manufactured in Nyon, Switzerland. The brand was established in 1980, from about 1975 the founder Carlo Crocco already sold ladies and men’s watches of a similar design. The first models introduced at Baselworld came with writstbands made of natural rubber as well as a flap cover on the dial. From 2007 Hublot opened their own boutiques, the first was located in Paris. The brand Hublot offer several special features. For example in 2008 Hublot collaborated with the ski manufacturer Zai in developing a ski with a vulcanized rubber coating, just as Hublot’s wristbands.