21 November 2021 ONE YEAR TO GO UNTIL THE FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™ BEGINS! The countdown to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ has begun and Hublot’s timing every second of it. Doha, November 21, 2021 – Hublot loves football! The luxury Swiss watch company – first, unique, different – is delighted to announce the unveiling of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Countdown Clock. Today marks one year until the tournament gets under way on November 21st, 2022. The countdown started with a kickoff from French FIFA World Cup™ winner and Hublot Friend of the Brand, the legendary Marcel Desailly, who was joined on stage by Coach Sami Trabelsi and local ambassador Adel Khamis. The clock, which forms part of a striking sculpture that stands 5,75 metres high, will stand on the Qatar capital Doha’s Corniche Fishing Spot, a beautiful pier overlooking the shimmering waters of the Persian Gulf. “Exactly one year to go! The world will be brought together during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ in a festival of football like never before. Once again, Hublot is so proud and so excited to be the tournament’s Official Timekeeper and to be timing every match, right through to the final on December 18th 2022. This will be the fourth time we’ve performed the role, a great honour that will put Hublot on television screens in living rooms all over the world. Football, or soccer as it’s known in the US, is such a beautiful, intricate game that brings pleasure – and sometimes pain! – to billions of people around the globe. The discipline of mechanical watchmaking is a perfect fit. The best teams run like clockwork! Hublot loves football!” Ricardo Guadalupe HUBLOT CEO Marcel Desailly, Ricardo Guadalupe & Gianni Infantino Hublot became the first luxury company to enter football in 2006. It first timed the FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa in 2010, a role it reprised four years later in Brazil and then again in Russia in 2018. The company is now the first name in football timekeeping, with partnerships and timekeeping responsibilities for the UEFA European Championships (known as the Euros), the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League. It’s also the Official Watch of some of the world’s most prestigious football clubs, including Juventus, Chelsea, AFC Ajax and Benfica, and is proud to count a number of the game’s most celebrated individuals as Ambassadors, including Pelé, José Mourinho, Didier Deschamps and superstar French striker Kylian Mbappé. LATEST NEWS HUBLOT WELCOMES TWO MICHELIN STAR CHEF JORGE VALLEJO AS FRIEND OF THE BRAND Mexico City, Mexico, September 23rd 2025- Hublot proudly announces the addition of Jorge Vallejo, one of the world’s most acclaimed chefs, as its new Friend of the Brand. Alongside his wife Alejandra Flores, Vallejo founded Quintonil, the restaurant that for over a decade has woven a dialogue between the memory and the vanguard of Mexican cuisine, bringing his culinary vision to the highest international standards. In 2025, Quintonil was awarded two Michelin stars and ranked third in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, cementing its place as a global gastronomic reference. learn more HUBLOT AMBASSADOR AND FOOTBALL CHAMPION KYLIAN MBAPPÉ UNVEILS THE NEW CLASSIC FUSION CHRONOGRAPH UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITANIUM September 9th 2025, Nyon – In football, timing is everything. Since 2015, Hublot has been the Official Watch of the UEFA Champions League, measuring greatness, second by second, goal by goal, glory by glory. To celebrate 10 years of unforgettable moments, Hublot introduces the Classic Fusion Chronograph UEFA Champions League Titanium, a limited-edition timepiece that kicks off the 2025/26 season in style, available in just 100 pieces. Dressed in legendary blue. Powered by the spirit of champions. learn more
