Hublot Classic Fusion Buyer's Guide

The Classic Fusion is one of Hublot's main collections, alongside the Big Bang. This guide covers the facts you need to compare Classic Fusion listings on eBay.

Background

Carlo Crocco founded Hublot in 1980. He showed its first watch at the 1980 Basel fair under his company name, MDM Genève. That watch paired a gold case with a natural rubber strap. Hublot is based in Nyon, Switzerland.

The Big Bang followed in 2005. Hublot launched the Classic Fusion at Baselworld in 2008, the same year LVMH announced it had bought Hublot.

Sizes

Hublot lists the three-hand Classic Fusion in four sizes:

• 33 mm
• 38 mm
• 42 mm
• 45 mm

Movements

Classic Fusion models use Hublot's HUB calibres. Check the exact reference, because the movement changes with size and model:

Model on hublot.com	Movement
Classic Fusion Titanium King Gold 45 mm	HUB1112, self-winding
Classic Fusion Titanium King Gold 38 mm	HUB1110, self-winding
Classic Fusion Titanium 42 mm	HUB1110, self-winding
Classic Fusion Original Titanium 42 mm	HUB1110, self-winding
Classic Fusion King Gold 33 mm	HUB2912, quartz
Classic Fusion Chronograph Black Magic 45 mm	HUB1143, self-winding chronograph
Classic Fusion Tributo 38 mm	HUB1711, self-winding

The 33 mm King Gold model on Hublot's site is quartz. If a listing calls a 33 mm piece automatic, check the reference.

Case materials

• Titanium.
• King Gold: Hublot's own 18K gold alloy, which contains platinum. Hublot describes it as a warmer tone than standard 5N 18K gold.
• Black Magic: Hublot's name for black ceramic.
• Yellow gold: used on the Classic Fusion Original and the Tributo.
• White gold: used on the Tributo.

Sub-lines you'll see

• Classic Fusion: three-hand models.
• Classic Fusion Chronograph.
• Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary: 2020 models for Hublot's 40th anniversary, reworking the 1980 design. Hublot lists a 45 mm case in yellow gold, titanium or black ceramic.
• Classic Fusion Original: announced by Hublot in January 2023, also based on the 1980 design. It comes in yellow gold, titanium and ceramic, in 33, 38 and 42 mm.
• Classic Fusion Aerofusion: including an Aerofusion Moonphase in black ceramic.
• Classic Fusion Tributo: a 2026 reissue of the 1980 design in yellow or white gold. The case grows from 36 to 38 mm, and it uses the HUB1711 self-winding movement.

Reading the reference number

Hublot references look like 542.NX.1171.RX. That one is the 42 mm titanium Classic Fusion on a black rubber strap, water resistant to 50 m, with a sapphire crystal.

Search the full reference on hublot.com. Check that the size, case material, dial and movement match the listing.

What to check on an eBay listing

• The full reference, and a photo of the caseback.
• Case size, compared with the reference.
• Movement type, quartz or automatic, compared with the reference.
• Strap or bracelet, compared with the reference.
• Box, papers and service history.
• The return policy, so you can have the watch checked after delivery.

The listings below show current eBay asking prices. They are not valuations.