Despite the function of a watch’s hands generally following a circular trajectory, we do have quite an unusual affinity for high quality replica watches with four corners – so much so that the square watch is now a classic piece of design, and one that most brands at some point have turned towards to interpret their own design language at some point. More recently, four-sided fake watches for sale are seeing somewhat of a resurgence, both in popularity of the classics (also applicable to the title’s inspiration, the hit Hip to be Square), and with some newcomers to the quadrilateral game. Whether it’s high-end luxury or affordable style you’re after, there’s a square watch for everyone. Here are some of our best picks.
Replica Cartier Santos de Cartier Watches
It’s a well-known fact that the UK AAA fake Cartier Santos watches was one of the first men’s wristwatches ever created, dating back to 1904 when Louis Cartier made a wristwatch for Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who disliked using a pocket watch while flying. Thus, the Cartier Santos was born, making it the first pilot’s watch. The design experienced Art Deco changes through the ’20s and ’30s, morphing into more or less what we have today, and it’s become one of the most iconic top copy watches available. Carrying Cartier’s fantastic levels of quality and style, the Santos is beautifully finished and available in black PVD, steel and precious metal versions – but our pick is this gorgeous green. Price: US$7,050 (medium), US$7,750 (large)
Fake TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 Watches
An icon of design, there’s no square cheap 1:1 replica watches more instantly recognisable than a Monaco. Launched in 1969 in honour of the Monaco Grand Prix, this square chronograph became synonymous with the wonders of motorsport, especially back in the glory days of Formula 1. Famously worn by Steve McQueen for the 1971 film Le Mans, McQueen’s effortlessly cool demeanour almost became part of the super clone watches UK for men itself, with TAG Heuer using the images for decades onwards. The Calibre 11 is the classic, but you can opt for something decidedly more high-end if you so wish. Price: US$8,100
Hublot Square Bang Unico Magic Gold Replica Watches
“Go big or go home”, they say, and if you’re going for perfect Hublot fake watches, you can only go big. The latest offering in the Square Bang line-up is a tech-spec monster, coming in at 42mm of solid Magic Gold, the brand’s well-known, scratch-proof alloy. Don’t believe us? Jamie tested it himself. The Hublot Square Bang Magic Gold copy watches online shop is powered by the HUB1280, a column wheel chronograph movement with flyback function and a 72-hour power reserve, visible through the dial. Price: US$42,700
Hublot is easily one of the most controversial watch brands among enthusiasts. The brand seems to thrive but not necessarily in connoisseur’s circles. It catches a ton of flack, in some cases deservedly. I have to admit I hardly paid the brand any attention for the longest time. But I find myself coming around. There are a few best Hublot replica watches that tickle my fancy, and I think it is about time I admit it.
Now, this article isn’t really about me. I will take my taste as a starting point, but I aim to look at why Hublot catches so much flack and, more specifically, how much of it still holds up in 2024. Let’s dive in!
So, what is triggering the controversy among enthusiasts in the first place?
Hublot is a relatively young brand founded in the late ’70s by the Italian Carlo Crocco. Now, enthusiasts tend to be extra critical of young brands, but that isn’t the main issue with Hublot. The first controversy emerged in the name and design of its first watch. Hublot is French for “porthole,” and the first UK online Hublot fake watches featured a porthole-inspired bezel. With the Royal Oak just a couple of years older, that wasn’t considered very original.
Then, the brand made its life tougher by offering features that some would consider low-grade in rather expensive watches. Rubber straps, for instance, were completely new in the luxury realm when Hublot introduced them on gold watches. Today, this is widely accepted, but it wasn’t in 1980. Today, similarly, the brand still catches flack for using Sellita-based calibers in costly Swiss made replica watches. Could Hublot apply its in-house capabilities to all calibers? Perhaps. Could the brand price its Sellita-based watches more competitively? Probably. But Hublot doesn’t, and that makes it vulnerable to scrutiny.
As the brand developed under Jean-Claude Biver, the designs became very extravagant. According to some, they were still too derivative. The Big Bang, in their opinion, was too much of a Royal Oak Offshore homage. In any case, many collectors considered cheap Hublot copy watches for the nouveau riche, more fashionable status symbols than true horology.
Was Hublot too explicit about sensitive topics?
I think some of the trouble we tend to have with Hublot comes down to the fact that the luxury replica watches make explicit what we don’t want to admit. For instance, the brand made an almost infinite range of limited editions. Jean-Claude Biver went on the record during a 2009 interview in The Economist to say, “People want exclusivity, so you must always keep the customer hungry and frustrated.”
Here’s the thing: the statement is hard to argue with, and most brands operate this way. At the same time, it feels fabricated and condescending to hear someone say it out loud. As watch geeks, we are well aware that we are wooed this way. But Biver didn’t score sympathy points for Hublot by proudly boasting it as his tactic. If a watch is rare because only two craftspeople are skilled enough to build it, then that feels genuine. Admittedly, this often is not true, so you could argue Hublot was merely transparent about something that its competitors aren’t.
The same goes for pricing. Luxury big-brand watch prices have been disconnected from physical value for a long time. Hublot was quite early to this game, though. Aficionados felt high quality Hublot fake watches were expensive just for the sake of it. However, the majority of brands have played catch-up recently. I feel that, in many senses, Hublot is just explicit in what most other brands also do while pretending not to. And because this exposes us enthusiasts in a way, it rubs us wrong.
Hublot has serious technical prowess
Okay, let’s move on to why I feel some of this is starting to weigh less heavily in today’s market. Hublot is a true manufacture nowadays, for instance. RJ visited the premises and came away thoroughly impressed by the expertise and technical prowess the brand has gathered under one roof.
Nowadays, Hublot makes some impressive in-house calibers with high levels of finishing and interesting architecture. The brand also doesn’t shy away from highly complicated structures in materials such as sapphire, carbon fiber, and ceramics, although, admittedly, I don’t know how exactly much of this is done in-house. The old idea that they are generic calibers fitted in overpriced, cheap exteriors simply isn’t true.
Granted, there are still Sellita-based Hublot super clone watches for men in rather high price segments, but now you get a choice, at least. In this sense, there isn’t much of a difference anymore with many competing brands. I am not trying to justify everything. As much as I like the new Big Bang Integrated Time Only Titanium 38mm, its €13,600 price is — how shall I put it? — quite dear. However, I have the same experience with most other brands, so there is no reason to single out Hublot.
Having some recent Hublot creations in hand
As I often say, watches are only partly represented by facts and figures. In the end, much of what makes or breaks a watch isn’t in the specs. The design comes alive or it doesn’t when you handle a watch. And the refinement in machining and finishing often has to be experienced in real life. To me, handling a watch with my eyes closed is as valuable as scrutinizing it through a loupe.
I have handled and inspected several recent top 1:1 Hublot replica watches this way, and I came away more positively humored than expected. The Big Bang Unico Dark Green Ceramic, for instance, is a desirable object in hand. Pushing the chronograph buttons is a satisfying and confidence-inspiring sensation. The soft, warm ceramic material and sharp lines come together very attractively. It is intricate in a manner that keeps you gazing at it.
This is a theme I found myself appreciating with many other models I tried as well. I usually prefer simple, classical, basic watches. The Hublots, however, seemed to speak to a different part of my brain, triggering sensations I haven’t had from fake watches site before. They are engaging in a loud and in-your-face kind of way. It isn’t what I’d want in my daily watch, but I could see myself cheating with one now and then…What’s happening to me?!
A face of its own
The whole derivative porthole discussion took place long before I was born, but I get the point. I don’t think it applies anymore, though. Hublot has a very strong identity of its own nowadays. There is a very specific genre and style of watch for which Hublot is the go-to brand.
A couple of details on modern perfect replica Hublot watches speak to me quite a bit. For example, the case construction of the aforementioned Unico is quite cool. The top of the mid-case flows down into the strap rather neatly. And right in the middle of it, we find a big push-button to release the strap. It is both functional, as in highly ergonomic in use, and aesthetically original.
So, am I a believer now? To some extent, yes. I am not lining up to place my order just yet, but I am certainly keeping a closer eye on the brand, not least of all because it seems to connect with the new luxury market that more traditional brands seem to want to get into. In this sense, Hublot is a very interesting canary in the mines, so to speak.
