Hublot is owned by LVMH (France, EPA: MC), which acquired the brand on 19 May 2008.[1][2] Hublot was founded in 1980 in Nyon and was independent until 2008.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Hublot was the first house to pair a gold case with a rubber strap, which was considered close to vandalism in 1980 and is now common. LVMH acquired it in 2008, and its name is French for porthole. LVMH owns it, and its Big Bang model, launched in 2005, mixed gold, ceramic, carbon fibre and rubber in a single case in a way the industry had avoided.
LVMH is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1987. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: MC.
LVMH was formed in 1987 by the merger of Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy and is the largest luxury group in the world. It is controlled by the Arnault family through the holding company Christian Dior SE.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 128 brands that began in Switzerland.
35 of them (27%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Hublot among them.
LVMH acquired Hublot, the first house to pair a gold case with a rubber strap, which was considered close to vandalism when it did so in 1980. Its name is French for porthole. The price was not disclosed.
The parent company of Hublot is LVMH, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Hublot Swiss or French?
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Hublot originated in Switzerland in 1980, but it is owned today by LVMH, which is headquartered in France. So Hublot is a Swiss-origin brand under French ownership.
When did LVMH buy Hublot?
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LVMH completed its acquisition of Hublot on 19 May 2008, after announcing the deal on 1 April 2008. The price was not disclosed.
Who owned Hublot before LVMH?
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Hublot was an independent company from its founding in 1980 in Nyon until LVMH acquired it in 2008.
Is Hublot still owned by LVMH?
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Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hublot is still owned by LVMH. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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