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	<title>Comments on: Hublot spare parts policy</title>
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	<description>A mechanical watchmaker in a digital world</description>
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		<title>By: J.Peter</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-50642</link>
		<dc:creator>J.Peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your only hope is to find a Hublot dealer.  Chances that the replica would even come close to fitting the genuine article is practically zero, so I wouldn&#039;t bother with that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your only hope is to find a Hublot dealer.  Chances that the replica would even come close to fitting the genuine article is practically zero, so I wouldn&#8217;t bother with that.</p>
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		<title>By: gavin rattray</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-50628</link>
		<dc:creator>gavin rattray</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>im looking for a replacment black bezel and gold screws can anyone help  befour ipurchase i replica hublot toget these parts</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>im looking for a replacment black bezel and gold screws can anyone help  befour ipurchase i replica hublot toget these parts</p>
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		<title>By: Irony</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-39706</link>
		<dc:creator>Irony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I suppose as a last resort you could always get a replica one from one of the very factories that Hublot is so afraid of.

How ironic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I suppose as a last resort you could always get a replica one from one of the very factories that Hublot is so afraid of.</p>
<p>How ironic.</p>
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		<title>By: Imre</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-23204</link>
		<dc:creator>Imre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All I want is to have a larger strap fitted to my watch but because of the ridiculous restrictive practices of Hublot I have to lose the watch for weeks and pay £100+

There&#039;s no excuse for this</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All I want is to have a larger strap fitted to my watch but because of the ridiculous restrictive practices of Hublot I have to lose the watch for weeks and pay £100+</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no excuse for this</p>
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		<title>By: J.Peter</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-22975</link>
		<dc:creator>J.Peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gilbert, that all depends.  You don&#039;t have a whole lot of choice.  If you want the watch to maintain water resistance and have genuine parts nobody else can do it except Hublot.  If it is a mechanical watch and it has gone 20 years w/o service than I it is very possible that the watch needs lots of parts and $1200 isn&#039;t out of line.  If it has had routine service or if it is a quartz that price seems awfully high.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gilbert, that all depends.  You don&#8217;t have a whole lot of choice.  If you want the watch to maintain water resistance and have genuine parts nobody else can do it except Hublot.  If it is a mechanical watch and it has gone 20 years w/o service than I it is very possible that the watch needs lots of parts and $1200 isn&#8217;t out of line.  If it has had routine service or if it is a quartz that price seems awfully high.</p>
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		<title>By: Gilbert</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-22971</link>
		<dc:creator>Gilbert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I received a quote from Hublot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a complete overhaul of my watch (approximately 20 years old)- the price: $1266.00.  I&#039;m undecided what to do - any suggestions??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I received a quote from Hublot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a complete overhaul of my watch (approximately 20 years old)- the price: $1266.00.  I&#8217;m undecided what to do &#8211; any suggestions??</p>
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		<title>By: J.Peter</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-14600</link>
		<dc:creator>J.Peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your best bet with this would be for you to call Hublot directly and try and order a band.  The customer always seems to have more power than the watchmaker.  After you receive the band have your local watchmaker install it for you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your best bet with this would be for you to call Hublot directly and try and order a band.  The customer always seems to have more power than the watchmaker.  After you receive the band have your local watchmaker install it for you.</p>
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		<title>By: Chuck B</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-14598</link>
		<dc:creator>Chuck B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sheesh... I have one that needs a BAND. Just needs to be screwed on. Any monkey can do that, so, I wonder if I&#039;ll be able to do that without the assistance of a Hublot trained watchmaker.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sheesh&#8230; I have one that needs a BAND. Just needs to be screwed on. Any monkey can do that, so, I wonder if I&#8217;ll be able to do that without the assistance of a Hublot trained watchmaker.</p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-4734</link>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Still no response from Mike...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Still no response from Mike&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Andre Fleury</title>
		<link>http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/03/26/hublot-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-4146</link>
		<dc:creator>Andre Fleury</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hublot:

Dear Mr.Margolis,

  &quot;Only graduate watchmakers who are employees of (and not independent contractors for) our Authorized Agents are invited to participate in one of our training class. Again, this helps us keep the quality of the repair and the integrity of the watch at the highest level possible.&quot;

Your above statement would make sense if you really were searching for the most qualified watchmakers.

Watchmakers graduated from the Famous Technicum Neuchatelois de La Chaux-de-Fonds have been included in your parts restriction, so have a lot of others certified by different schools; even if they are independent it should be of your interest to have them repair your product, again if quality was your concern.

Therefore Mr. Margolis it is obvious, your policy of restriction has nothing to do with quality.
When you propose that watchmakers have to be trained by your company only, do you insinuate that companies like Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Nardin etc. Utilized watchmakers not able to repair Hublot watches? or that the most famous Swiss Technical School have no clue of what they are doing?

I hope you will clarify your statement and let us all know where your watchmaker,s, instrutors graduated from.

Andre Fleury
Swiss Watch Co.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hublot:</p>
<p>Dear Mr.Margolis,</p>
<p>  &#8220;Only graduate watchmakers who are employees of (and not independent contractors for) our Authorized Agents are invited to participate in one of our training class. Again, this helps us keep the quality of the repair and the integrity of the watch at the highest level possible.&#8221;</p>
<p>Your above statement would make sense if you really were searching for the most qualified watchmakers.</p>
<p>Watchmakers graduated from the Famous Technicum Neuchatelois de La Chaux-de-Fonds have been included in your parts restriction, so have a lot of others certified by different schools; even if they are independent it should be of your interest to have them repair your product, again if quality was your concern.</p>
<p>Therefore Mr. Margolis it is obvious, your policy of restriction has nothing to do with quality.<br />
When you propose that watchmakers have to be trained by your company only, do you insinuate that companies like Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Nardin etc. Utilized watchmakers not able to repair Hublot watches? or that the most famous Swiss Technical School have no clue of what they are doing?</p>
<p>I hope you will clarify your statement and let us all know where your watchmaker,s, instrutors graduated from.</p>
<p>Andre Fleury<br />
Swiss Watch Co.</p>
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