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Hubert
·From RobbReport.com
Were you interested in watches before becoming a Tag Heuer brand ambassador?
Yes—because racing and watches always go hand in hand—but not to the level that I’m at now. I have a much greater appreciation for the heritage of the brand because I work a lot with Jack Heuer. So I’m really fascinated by the history, and that’s the direction right now—I’m really a brand ambassador for the heritage aspect of the brand and how that’s really informing the future. It’s quite fascinating.
What are you wearing today?
I’m wearing a ’72 Monaco. I picked this up when I raced in Spa [Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps] for the first time. I was a brand ambassador for TAG Heuer at the time, but I actually purchased this watch myself. Most of the vintage watches I get from auction. When I went to visit the TAG Heuer factory in Switzerland, it was nice because they took my watch apart and fixed everything right in front of me. It was really a magical experience. I was just coming off the show [Grey’s Anatomy], and I wanted something to commemorate the completion of that and also something that would start my new relationship with TAG Heuer and racing. The watch really symbolized for me the ending of one period of my life and the beginning of a new one.
Do you collect watches?
I have a good collection now of diverse brands, but most of the vintage stuff I have is focused on Heuer timepieces. I really want to work with Jack Heuer on a watch, and we’ve been talking about that. I was in Monaco for the launch of the Gulf watch right before Le Mans, and we were talking about several ideas there. I would really love to work with him in that capacity with the technology that we have today, and he’s a technical engineer by nature.
