Hublot's Extreme Watchmaking Is Done By Its MP Team

A curved skeletonized chronograph movement consisting of 384 components was powered by three mainsprings in a titanium watch with a barrel shape that was first displayed in January 2011. The MP-01 is a 10-day watch.

There are some of the most amazing timepieces that have ever left Switzerland in the MP series, which is currently up to No. 15.

Hublot's MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System in Titanium, a watch without a dial, hands, or oscillating weight, was unveiled during LVMH Watch Week in Miami.

Rather, a set of four continuously revolving rollers is used to read the time. On the dial's upper third, beneath an unseen magnifying glass, are the hours and minutes. With a green and red zone that indicates when the timer needs to be rewound, the central third of the watch houses a circular power reserve. On the tourbillon cage, seconds are displayed in the lower third.

By making its three-dimensional movement the face and heart of the watch, Hublot has successfully combined the caliber and the dial.

With its ability to eliminate the conventional space constraints imposed by a central display in a horizontal plane, it perfectly satisfies the Hublot brief for its MP family.

Additionally, unlike some of the more extreme MP examples, it has an intuitive flow of hours, minutes, and seconds that makes it practical for use in everyday situations.

CEO of Hublot Ricardo Guadalupe states, "A piece must not only reinvent existing to be part of our MP collection; it must create something exclusive, invent, build, and open up new avenues in watchmaking R&D."

He continues, "This is the result of our designers' and watchmakers' labors. I gave them carte blanche."

Mr. Guadalupe describes the conception as being so flawless that he uses almost biblical terminology: "People will now talk about the MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System in Titanium in terms of 'before' and 'after.'"

It took five years to develop the HUB9013 Manufacture, Automatic, Power Reserve, Skeleton Tourbillon, a brand-new movement with 592 components. It features a winding system mounted vertically, with two oscillating weights made of white gold placed on either side of the main architecture.

The watch has a manual winding mechanism located at 12 o'clock, and a second crown that is tucked away on the case-back side is used to set the time.

The MP-10's exterior is a straightforward two-piece titanium case with a glossy microblasted finish, in contrast to the movement. The difficult component is a sapphire crystal that has three axes of inclined planes.

With dimensions of 54.1 mm in length, 41.5 mm in width, and 22.4 mm in height, this watch is large.

Similar to all MPs, there were only 50 of these watches produced, and they cost $264,000 each.