HUBLOT MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium & more presented at Watches and Wonders 2024.
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Hublot's tenth Manufacture Piece (MP) revisits the fundamentals of watchmaking: no dial, hands or oscillating weight, instead a roller display, a circular power reserve and an inclined tourbillon automatic winding by two linear weights. This Hublot MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium will be no exception. With its rounded angles, sleek design and sapphire crystal of an unparalleled complexity, it houses a movement which is no less sophisticated. A fusion of form and substance. The mechanical and aesthetic power are inseparable - one of the key concepts guiding the MP collections. And at the point where they intersect, the Manufacture offers a bold reinvention of the classic watchmaking complications. These are avant-garde pieces which are resolutely disruptive in their movement, display and complications. But they are neither concepts nor exercises in style. Like all the other MPs, the MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium is a complete, accomplished and practical watch that will soon adorn the wrists of a select few collectors.
Instinctively, we seek to characterize the piece in the time-honored way...
Firstly through the figures, which make for impressive reading:
592 components,
5 years of R&D,
2 linear weights,
1 inclined tourbillon,
a circular power reserve,
for a model to be produced in a limited edition of just 50 pieces.
Next, its indications. Here, things get a little more complicated: The MP-10 has no hands. In their place are four constantly rotating displays: the hours and minutes in the upper third of the dial, combined with an invisible magnifying glass; the circular power reserve in the central third, with a very clear green zone and red zone; and the seconds in the lower third which are indicated directly on the tourbillon cage. It is made from monobloc aluminium, suspended and inclined, and a patent application is pending for this unique mechanical configuration.
The piece has no dial: Hublot has fused the calibre with the dial. The movement is the face and soul of the watch. The gaze is drawn directly to the mechanism to read the time. The MP-10 features a highly architectural design and a particularly expressive movement built around volume and depth. Yet, this in no way interferes with reading. Instead, it makes it simpler. The time is read from top to bottom, fluidly and naturally. The power reserve is particularly expressive, with a two-tone disc (red and green) set coaxially to the hours and minutes.
This design eliminates the traditional space constraints, which are usually dictated by a central display in a horizontal plane. The MP-10 can be easily read vertically: hours, minutes, power reserve then seconds. The movement of the eye is fluid and natural. The indications are aligned. They share the same white lacquer typography on black aluminium rollers. For each indication, the current time is read via a red triangular marker. Its winding system follows the same logic. A traditional movement is formed of a flat dial paired with an oscillating weight on the case-back side. However, this type of construction is incompatible with the MP-10. The piece has no dial or hands, it is not flat, and it is read vertically.
So, how is it wound? The engineers at Hublot retained the weight principle but verticalised it, just like the movement, then duplicated it. On either side of the central architecture sit two blocks of white gold, arranged on a vertical axis along which they are free to move. To prevent them from colliding with the banking, Hublot developed a system of shock absorbers. These two vertical weights engage a rack and are able to wind the movement bidirectionally - an exclusive Hublot development for which a patent is also pending, that gives the MP-10 a power reserve of more than 48 hours. The watch is wound manually via the crown at 12 o'clock, while the time is set using a second crown nestled on the case-back side to preserve the fluidity of the design.
The exterior is finally on a level with the movement. While the case construction is simple (two pieces, middle and case-back in shiny micro-blasted titanium), the sapphire crystal atop it is Hublot's most complex to date, and combines inclined planes on three axes. The same applies to the integrated rubber strap - also the most refined ever designed by the Manufacture. Until the next Manufacture Piece ...
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The MP-10 is very interesting. I always go to WA for the watch information and close ups.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for the compliment!
I really like the water blue, but why oh why put the “14 Day Power Reserve” across the front sapphire?!
Vet good question! I asked them the same…
Stunning!
Thanks for sharing!
I quite like that turquoise sapphire case. Hopefully sometime a procedure will be created that makes sapphire cased watches more mainstream and affordable.
PS if you want to get people's real opinions on something like the MP10 you should cover the Hublot name with some blue painters tape, tell everyone its covering the limited edition number of an MB&F or Urwerk and see if a bunch of positive comments start rolling in. I expect if any other brand made these watches they'd be lauded.
Thanks for sharing your passion with us! Why worry what some guys out there say/think? Hublot was and will always be a niche brand… What they are able to do is impressive and like you did we should all show respect…
One of the issues with Sapphire cases is the shear pain in the rear it is to work with. You have to slowly grind the sapphire down to a dust in a very time consuming process, not to mention delicate process. If the heat builds up too much you can actually burn the sapphire crystal causing unsightly marks on the stone. And looking at the depth of the MP-10's crystal you could imagine how slow it is to grind that much sapphire away.
Sapphire is very under appreciated in the watch collecting scene because to truly appreciate it you must also have a passion for lapidary and gemmology and as soon as a watch collector hears anything related about jewellery' they dismiss it in an instant.
No fan of the brand at all, but the first presented watch is very cool and innovative...
It is… thanks for sharing! Different approach… Hublot dares… many others don’t… 😜
that blue is spectacular
The full sapphire crystal case is stunning… and that blue as well 😉
My favorite Hublot of 2024 is Big bang unico ceramic dark green.
Thanks for sharing!
Alexander, of all the quick interchange systems you've encountered from every brand which would you say feels the nicest? I think Zenith or Hublot but you've had hands-on experience!
The one Hermès uses for its watch “Cut” …. Have you watched the video yet?
@@WatchAdvisor I have! Was also thinking about the new Hermes but wasn't sure, after all its quite a bit cheaper!
Price is a bit steep....
Yes!
I mean.. yeah. Cool watch. For like 80.000€ even competitive. But for A quarter of a million Swiss Francs 😂😂 get out of here
I hear you… but that’s how it is… they know for what they can sell such watches…
@@WatchAdvisor you can get a brand new Ferrari Roma with full options for that money.
@@Ossory88 Some will buy both… that’s life…
@@WatchAdvisor I would bet you money that literally not a single person on earth would buy both.
How can you be so sure?
Why on earth would anyone buy or wear these monstrosities?
Why not? Tastes are different…