The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX


Go Back   Rolex Forums - Rolex Forum > Other (non-Rolex) Watch Topics > Watches (Non-Rolex) Forum

View Poll Results: BRAND BATTLE - Hublot vs. Panerai
Hublot 15 11.63%
Panerai 93 72.09%
Love both 4 3.10%
Neither / don’t know / don’t care 17 13.18%
Voters: 129. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 14 October 2020, 11:29 AM   #1
vh2k
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: USA
Posts: 3,018
BRAND BATTLE - Hublot vs. Panerai

Hublot vs. Panerai

So, which brand is “better?” Which do you prefer and why?
vh2k is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 11:30 AM   #2
WatchEater666
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,981
Hublot is the Panerai of 2015
WatchEater666 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 12:17 PM   #3
ELLimon
"TRF" Member
 
ELLimon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 446


None.
ELLimon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 12:35 PM   #4
denmanproject
"TRF" Member
 
denmanproject's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Real Name: Wayne
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,407
Panerai 100%
denmanproject is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 01:04 PM   #5
GolfJunkie
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
GolfJunkie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Real Name: Eric
Location: USA
Watch: 252
Posts: 5,080
Quote:
Originally Posted by denmanproject View Post
panerai 100%
+1
GolfJunkie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 01:06 PM   #6
Psmith
"TRF" Member
 
Psmith's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Real Name: Clive
Location: Exoplanet
Watch: spring-driven
Posts: 38,856
Big fan of Panerai here, but I don't hate on Hublot.
__________________
Psmith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 01:13 PM   #7
donas
Banned
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Real Name: Wade
Location: TN
Watch: 116619
Posts: 2,659
I really like some Panerai models, but don't care for the look of any Hublot. That is one of the brands I'll never have in my watch case.
donas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 10:22 PM   #8
fmc000
Banned
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Real Name: Fabio
Location: Como - Italy
Posts: 4,811
Hublot for me. I tried a couple of Panerai a few years ago and I was totally unimpressed.
fmc000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14 October 2020, 11:10 PM   #9
Watchflair
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Watchflair's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Real Name: Jim
Location: Westchester NY
Watch: Love em all
Posts: 5,920
I'd have to opt for Panerai in this instance. I get the appeal of the design - simple and essentially unchanged. The Hublot isn't as bad as most make it out to be - it just isn't for me as I'm pretty selective on what pieces make it into the watch box.
__________________
Remember what matters. Value everyday
Watchflair is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 03:05 AM   #10
Gerardus
"TRF" Member
 
Gerardus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Real Name: Gerardus
Location: often in the air
Watch: ♕
Posts: 12,131
BRAND BATTLE - Hublot vs. Panerai

Panerai for me. Bought the first PAM in my life a few months ago.
No regrets what soever, top notch!
Hublot does not sing to me, never did to be complete honest.
__________________

♕126610 ♕126333 ♕116300
Gerardus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 04:05 AM   #11
Jackie Daytona
2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
 
Jackie Daytona's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Real Name: Brian
Location: Nashville
Watch: 16750
Posts: 6,613
I own neither but would like to add a Radiomir one day.

Voting Panerai, I just like it designs better generally. They just have a pretty clean simple and sleek design I like.

I may get some hate for this, but I’ve always felt Hublots are kind of a bastardized AP, their styling doesn’t seem overly original and to me that puts them in a fashion watch knockoff sort of thing despite the prices and movements.
__________________
16750 | 6516(wife’s) | 126334 | 16570 | SBGA413 | SRPE33 | 126610LV
Jackie Daytona is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 05:01 AM   #12
dauster
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 3,002
hublot doesnt do anything for me. Panerai I really want to like but whenever I see them in person at my AD I am underwhelmed and lose interest quickly
dauster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 05:13 AM   #13
enjoythemusic
2024 Pledge Member
 
enjoythemusic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Real Name: Steven
Location: Glocal
Posts: 21,089
Not... even.... a.... contest.

PAM FTW
__________________
__________________

----> TAMPA Meetup In December 2024 <----
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=13450519

Love timepieces and want to become a Watchmaker? Rolex has a sensational school.
www.RolexWatchmakingTrainingCenter.com/

Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory.
enjoythemusic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 05:19 AM   #14
Swaye
"TRF" Member
 
Swaye's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: USA
Watch: What I am wearing.
Posts: 1,879
Panerai has a pretty devoted and hardcore following for a reason. Panerai all day every day.
__________________
RolexH. Moser F.P. JourneAudemars PiquetPatek Philippe
_______________________________
"I'm not playing hard to get, I'm playing hard to want."
Swaye is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 06:05 AM   #15
Oyster Sauce
"TRF" Member
 
Oyster Sauce's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: USA
Posts: 1,866
Don’t have either, but voted Panerai - respect for their loyalty to their own design language.
Oyster Sauce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 12:50 PM   #16
Justindo
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: California
Posts: 2,176
Panerai, at least, has an original design language.
Justindo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 01:10 PM   #17
jenniferjanef
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Singapore
Posts: 1,828
I love both and I don’t think they are comparable. Hence I think this is a bad poll.
jenniferjanef is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 01:11 PM   #18
brandrea
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
brandrea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Brian (TBone)
Location: canada
Watch: es make me smile
Posts: 77,940
Panerai for me


20200609_051412.jpg20191129_122830.jpg20180909_132717.jpg20180324_161423.jpg

Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk
brandrea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 01:17 PM   #19
KBM
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
KBM's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Real Name: K.
Location: 780
Posts: 10,457
Quote:
Originally Posted by Psmith View Post
Big fan of Panerai here, but I don't hate on Hublot.
This.
KBM is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 01:17 PM   #20
ELLimon
"TRF" Member
 
ELLimon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 446
Last year I walked into a Hublot dealer with my Rolex bluesy. When his prices almost gave me heath attack, he tried to convince me how they were better and higher tier than Rolex. Ha, no way.

Not even close to VC, AP, Patek or Lange.
ELLimon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 October 2020, 11:46 PM   #21
Aberdein
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Scotland
Watch: 1982 GMT 16750Matt
Posts: 530
Panerai have some smart looking watches but for me they are on the border. Its a maybe oneday watch. I do however view them as quality watches though.
My view of Hublot is expensive fashion watches which I would never wear. Am sure owners will correct me and tell me all about their advanced technology etc, etc but sorry not for me, not my taste...
Aberdein is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 October 2020, 12:14 AM   #22
1William
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
Watch: Rolex/Others
Posts: 47,676
Significant issues with both brands. Pass.
1William is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16 October 2020, 05:53 AM   #23
rootbeer7
2024 Pledge Member
 
rootbeer7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: london
Posts: 6,149
Panerai.
__________________
@imrootbeer7
rootbeer7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 October 2020, 04:43 AM   #24
Raymondlam09101985
2024 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Rosemead, CA
Watch: 126710, 116713
Posts: 228
Love both, I would go PAM for more solid and reliable, as for Fashion I would go for Hublot
Raymondlam09101985 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 October 2020, 05:24 AM   #25
Pw92676
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Georgia
Posts: 6,305
Personally I go Hublot in this contest.

These battles are absurd. Blondes vs brunettes? Sure you May have a preference for one or the other but can you really say I like all of one over the other? Arent there examples of each that you find appealing on their own regardless of the label?
Pw92676 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 18 October 2020, 07:32 AM   #26
slawa
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: new york
Posts: 204
depending on the model .
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 20200724_220426.jpg 2.jpg (29.0 KB, 175 views)
slawa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 October 2020, 08:11 AM   #27
polaris72
2024 Pledge Member
 
polaris72's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: U.S./Vienna, AT
Posts: 1,967
Hublot? Not even close. Voted Panerai.
polaris72 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 October 2020, 08:25 AM   #28
slawa
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: new york
Posts: 204
Quote:
Originally Posted by polaris72 View Post
Hublot? Not even close. Voted Panerai.
yes
slawa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 October 2020, 09:19 AM   #29
Etschell
"TRF" Member
 
Etschell's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: FL
Watch: platinum sub
Posts: 15,884
Hublot because they are invicta for rich people.
__________________
If you wind it, they will run.

25 or 6 to 4.
Etschell is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 October 2020, 09:28 AM   #30
jrs146
"TRF" Member
 
jrs146's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Real Name: Josh
Location: Lost in time
Watch: Me Nae Nae
Posts: 9,823
I’m a big Panerai fan!



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
"Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own."
-Jerome J. Garcia, Robert C. Hunter
jrs146 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Asset Appeal

Wrist Aficionado

DavidSW Watches

Takuya Watches

OCWatches


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.