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Morgan/Hublot connection: Buy your two hot handmade machines here

By Simon de Burton

Published: March 27 2009 11:39 | Last updated: March 27 2009 11:39

Collaborations between prestige car marques and luxury watchmakers have proved popular and successful in recent years, but could the days of such partnerships be numbered now that sales of high-end automobiles have taken a dive?

Jean-Claude Biver, Hublot’s chief executive, does not seem to think so – last month the genius marketeer announced that the brand famous for its “fusion” watches, made from unusual combinations of materials such as gold, rubber, kevlar and magnesium, has teamed-up with the Morgan Motor Company which this year celebrates the centenary of its founding.

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