Three years. This is how long it has taken to construct and deliver the first 50 pieces of the original MP-10 Tourbillon. Three years in which this veritable watchmaking UFO has remained not only unsurpassed, but unrivalled. And with good reason: with no dial, no hands, and not even an oscillating weight, the piece boasts a roller display, a circular power reserve, and regulation via a tourbillon inclined at 35° with automatic winding by two linear weights. More than a watch, it is a manifesto which fuses the past, present and future of Haute Horology in a single piece: first, unique and different.
Yet, Hublot has once again decided to give its MP-10 Tourbillon a fresh boost. Two new limited editions propel it even further ahead of any would-be rivals. Since its movement has already been perfected, the Manufacture has been redesigning its exterior. Originally made from titanium, the piece has now been complemented with two other versions: one in black ceramic, the other in sapphire.
These choices are no coincidence, as both materials are deeply inscribed in Hublot’s DNA. The Manufacture has been a pioneer in the use of ceramic, in all its forms and colours. And different forms are something that the MP-10 Tourbillon is not lacking. It does not have a single right angle. Unusually complex, its geometry is designed to embrace a double sapphire crystal which offers a completely unobstructed view of the two linear weights. The colour of the black version, limited to 50 pieces, was chosen for its faithfulness to the spirit of the original MP-10 Tourbillon – and as a nod to the All-Black series which Hublot also pioneered.
To complement this, common sense would have dictated offering a colour similar to black, a more measured hue.
This was too obvious a choice for Hublot. For its avant-garde collectors, something bolder, more radical: the second MP-10 is even more strictly limited (to just 30 pieces) and diametrically opposed to the first. The piece is clad entirely in light grey and immaculate white inside a translucent sapphire case, sitting on a bracelet which is also translucent. To counter the dark intensity of the MP-10 Tourbillon All Black, Hublot presents a pure, celestial MP-10 Tourbillon Sapphire.
This decision was as much aesthetic as technical. Thanks to the sapphire, another material that Hublot has mastered in all its chromatic variations, the MP-10 Tourbillon is flooded with light. Its extraordinary movement, with its 592 components, is revealed. Truly sculptural, the MP-10 Tourbillon 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, which has three very clear zones in green, orange and red for the 48 hours it is counting down; and the seconds in the lower third, which are indicated directly on the tourbillon cage. This open mechanism has been finished in satin-brushed metal grey to accentuate its mechanical prowess, like the engine of a supercar visible through its rear hood.
“Fusing substance and form, aesthetics and technology, is quite simply part of our DNA”, concludes Julien Tornare, CEO of Hublot. “We do not think in terms of versions but rather approach each of our new pieces as a genuinely new development – and these two new MP-10 Tourbillon models are no exception. Developing cases in black ceramic and 100% translucent sapphire, in these proportions and with this geometry, was much more than a stylistic exercise. It is a true feat of watch engineering. It has enabled us to take these two MP-10 Tourbillon models to new heights. And as is always the case at Hublot, this is only the next step… on the path to new heights”.
Hublot MP-10 Tourbillon Technical Specifications
Reference
- 910.CX.0000.RX – 300000 CHF / 344000 EUR / 330000 USD / 285000 GBP – Limited edition of 50 pieces
- 910.JX.0001.RT – 400000 CHF / 458000 EUR / 440000 USD / 380000 GBP -Limited edition of 30 pieces
Movement
- HUB9013, Manufacture
- Self-winding Power Reserve Skeleton Tourbillon inclined at 35°
- 2 Vertical Bidirectional Weights in 22K White Gold with Grey-plated Decorative Cover With White HUBLOT logo
- Cage diameter: 12,9 mm
- Bridges: Satin-finished Grey plated
- Balance: Polished Rhodium-plated
- Tourbillon Escapement
- Frequency (HZ): 3 (21’600 A/h) Power reserve: Approx. 48 Hours
- Number of components: 592
- Jewels: 66
Case
- Microblasted Black Ceramic / Polished Sapphire Crystal
- Crown Engraved «20 YEARS» Logo
- Size: 54,1 mm
- Thickness:22,4 mm
- Width: 41,5 mm
- Water Resistance: 3 ATM / 30 M
Dial
- Hour and Minute indicated by Anodized Black Aluminium Cylinders with Grey Luminescent
- Seconds indicated by Anodized Black Aluminium Cylinder with Grey Luminescent fastened on the Suspended Tourbillon
- Power Reserve Indicated by Anodized Black Aluminium Cylinder with Green, Orange and Red Luminescent
Strap & Buckle
- Black Structured Rubber Straps / Transparent Structured Rubber
- Black Ceramic and Black-plated Titanium / Sapphire Crystal and Titanium
- Deployant Buckle Clasp
HUBLOT
In 1980 and for the first time, a watch dared to put a gold case on a rubber strap, turning the luxury watch world upside down in the process. Named for the porthole-shaped bezel with its exposed screws, Hublot was born and with it, the Art of Fusion.
In 2005 the brand took this exercise in creative thinking to a new level with the Big Bang and its iconic design, size and layered construction case. That same year, Hublot received the Best Design award at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Since then, spurred by this revolutionary mindset, the Big Bang has never stopped reinventing itself. The twenty-first century has its first watch Icon.
The concept of fusion is omnipresent, the guiding principle for every collection. Big Bang timepieces reshape the geometries of time; Classic Fusion balances boldness and restraint, while the Exceptional Timepieces overwrite expectations to create unprecedented horological objects. With its disruptive approach of challenging convention, Hublot’s DNA is transcribed in the Unico, Meca-10 and tourbillon in-house movements, to add another tier of meaning to the Art of Fusion.
Alchemy is ingrained into Hublot and not just at La Manufacture. Magic can take place on a football pitch, producing partnerships with major events (FIFA World CupTM 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, Premier League, UEFA Champions League and UEFA EuroTM). Sometimes it happens at a concert, a basketball match, an artistic performance or at a unique gastronomic experience with Hublot’s family of starred Chefs. And so, the Hublot Vibes come to life, through shared moments of exaltation amongst the Hublotistas, its very own community of proud Hublot owners. The Art of Fusion goes beyond the tangible. It is a way of being, the Hublot way of life.
BIG BANG 20TH ANNIVERSARY – A CELEBRATION OF THE BIG BANG REVOLUTIONARY MINDSET
In 2005 the Big Bang marked the advent of a new era in watchmaking, more closely attuned than ever to the privileges of its name. Few timepieces have transformed contemporary watchmaking like the Big Bang. Twenty years after its launch, it remains the incarnation of a Manufacture that constantly pushes the boundaries of the unknown. Through exclusive materials and in-house movements, led by the Unico and the Meca-10, the Big Bang breaks with tradition – a notion it has never completely embraced. Singular for its bold aesthetic, plural for its versatility, this is the Big Bang.