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I've liked their designs, but the price you pay for what they are... I can pass for now. And if you do go in-house, it becomes AP money. And at that pricepoint, I'd rather go AP.

Interesting case design. Interesting brand. No wonder you have been busy! 5500 words is a big effort.

Jim

A very good read as ever. I don't myself like the designs at all, but it's a very interesting commercial / historical story.

After 7 Breitling's I got a Hublot... wish I could go back in time and have chosen quality over quantity from the beginning.

P51 wrote:

Interesting case design. Interesting brand. No wonder you have been busy! 5500 words is a big effort.

Jim

not that big an effort when it is plagiarized. and yes taking paragraphs of work like from Wikipedia but moving some words around doesn't make it your own work.

Great article and pics Ricardo. Watches aren't for me, but certainly respect what they have achieved.

Regardless of whether certain readers prefer "plagiarism" as a description it's inaccurate because you can't plagiarise when you acknowledge the source :roll:

Rick, what a great article.

Actually I have to thank SeanRob for his rather, well ...... can't think of a printable classification, all would be quite unfriendly and against forum netiquette, so I'll only call it unnecessary - plagiarism comment, without that I might have missed to read it; a huge amount of work, congrats !

No surprise here - none of the watches "speak to me", I'm much too conservative and old fashioned for this (friendly people call it a "taste for classic icons"), but I enjoyed reading it immensely.

Should you ever find the time - there are many attempts at writing a Breitling history, none good, you might give that a try ?

a short note: do a search/replace for "materpiece", afraid you'll find some :wink:

Author:	ricardo [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:17 am ]
Post subject:	Hublot - An Introduction
Hi All, I've been snowed under with all aspects of my life recently. However, I found a bit of free time recently and wrote an article I've wanted to put together for sometime. Please follow the link below to read my introduction on Hublot. This is a watch brand I am tipping for continual success in the future. http://www.andrewmichaels.co.uk/blog/hu ... roduction/ Hublot are a difficult brand to come to terms with to start off with, and they could never be pigeon-holed. Hopefully, this article will initiate those who have an interest in such timepieces. One little warning: This article is 5500+ words long with a lot of images. It takes about 30 minutes to read. Any feedback on the write-up and your thoughts on Hublot would be gratefully received. Cheers, Rick.

Author:	TomP [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:16 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Hublot - An Introduction
Spooky: a colleague at lunch was asking me if I knew anything about Hublot, to which the answer was no. Will read this with interest Ricardo, thanks.

Author:	TomP [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:46 am ]
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A very good read as ever. I don't myself like the designs at all, but it's a very interesting commercial / historical story.

Author:	jlee5050 [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:52 am ]
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I've liked their designs, but the price you pay for what they are... I can pass for now. And if you do go in-house, it becomes AP money. And at that pricepoint, I'd rather go AP.

Author:	jnelson3097 [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:17 am ]
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jlee5050 wrote: I've liked their designs, but the price you pay for what they are... I can pass for now. And if you do go in-house, it becomes AP money. And at that pricepoint, I'd rather go AP. My thoughts exactly.

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Author:	pkeung [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:18 pm ]
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After 7 Breitling's I got a Hublot... wish I could go back in time and have chosen quality over quantity from the beginning.

Author:	P51 [ Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:28 am ]
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Interesting case design. Interesting brand. No wonder you have been busy! 5500 words is a big effort. Jim

Author:	SeanRob [ Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:56 pm ]
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P51 wrote: Interesting case design. Interesting brand. No wonder you have been busy! 5500 words is a big effort. Jim not that big an effort when it is plagiarized. and yes taking paragraphs of work like from Wikipedia but moving some words around doesn't make it your own work.

Author:	ricardo [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:12 am ]
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TomP wrote: A very good read as ever. I don't myself like the designs at all, but it's a very interesting commercial / historical story. Thanks Tom. I'm glad you found it useful. I hope you were able to educate your your colleague.

Author:	ricardo [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:14 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Hublot - An Introduction
pkeung wrote: After 7 Breitling's I got a Hublot... wish I could go back in time and have chosen quality over quantity from the beginning. That's a great (and brave, given the community) testamonial. Thanks.

Author:	ricardo [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:24 am ]
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SeanRob wrote: P51 wrote: Interesting case design. Interesting brand. No wonder you have been busy! 5500 words is a big effort. Jim not that big an effort when it is plagiarized. and yes taking paragraphs of work like from Wikipedia but moving some words around doesn't make it your own work. Still, at least you're not grumpy about it. I wouldn't want that. (That's irony by the way and all my own words). If it makes you feel any better this article, including the afore mentioned research (plagiarisation if it makes you feel better), photography, editing, writing, proof reading, uploading, etc, took me well over 20 of my own hours to complete. Now, is that better? I wonder, if I hadn't acknowledged my gratitude to Wikipedia for the research on about 300 words of the 5500 total, would you have known?

Author:	Roffensian [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:28 am ]
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Great article and pics Ricardo. Watches aren't for me, but certainly respect what they have achieved. Regardless of whether certain readers prefer "plagiarism" as a description it's inaccurate because you can't plagiarise when you acknowledge the source

Author:	WatchFred [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:16 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Hublot - An Introduction
Rick, what a great article. Actually I have to thank SeanRob for his rather, well ...... can't think of a printable classification, all would be quite unfriendly and against forum netiquette, so I'll only call it unnecessary - plagiarism comment, without that I might have missed to read it; a huge amount of work, congrats ! No surprise here - none of the watches "speak to me", I'm much too conservative and old fashioned for this (friendly people call it a "taste for classic icons"), but I enjoyed reading it immensely. Should you ever find the time - there are many attempts at writing a Breitling history, none good, you might give that a try ? a short note: do a search/replace for "materpiece", afraid you'll find some

Author:	ricardo [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:17 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Hublot - An Introduction
Roffensian wrote: Great article and pics Ricardo. Watches aren't for me, but certainly respect what they have achieved. Regardless of whether certain readers prefer "plagiarism" as a description it's inaccurate because you can't plagiarise when you acknowledge the source Thank You for Your kind words Roff. I appreciate the statement on "plagiarism" from a respected forum moderator as well.

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Author:	ricardo [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:29 am ]
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WatchFred wrote: Rick, what a great article. Actually I have to thank SeanRob for his rather, well ...... can't think of a printable classification, all would be quite unfriendly and against forum netiquette, so I'll only call it unnecessary - plagiarism comment, without that I might have missed to read it; a huge amount of work, congrats ! No surprise here - none of the watches "speak to me", I'm much too conservative and old fashioned for this (friendly people call it a "taste for classic icons"), but I enjoyed reading it immensely. Should you ever find the time - there are many attempts at writing a Breitling history, none good, you might give that a try ? a short note: do a search/replace for "materpiece", afraid you'll find some Thank You for Your generous words Fred. I'm glad you enjoyed the article despite your lack of passion for the watches themselves. I've written various reviews on Breitling watches on our website. I always like to include the history of the timepieces under scrutiny. Maybe I should cut and paste all of the historical script from these reviews and stitch them together as non-definitive education on Breitling's illustrious past. However, if there are any members who would like to read a master of the subject I cannot recommend enough the weighty tome "Breitling - The Book"