New Hublot UFO: "MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System" - more than just a watch

New Hublot UFO: "MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System" - more than just a watch

Three years: That's how long it took to develop and deliver the first 50 pieces of the original "MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System," which premiered at LVMH Watch Week in Miami in 2024.

Watches from the "MP" collection, which Hublot describes as a UFO of watchmaking, always promise exceptionality. This is also the case with the two new, limited-edition creations that now complement last year's titanium version.

Essentially, an "MP-10 Tourbillon" has no dial, no hands, not even a rotor. Instead, it does have a roller indicator, a circular power reserve, and a 35-degree inclined tourbillon that is automatically wound by two linear weights.

Visually, the result has little in common with traditional watchmaking. Technologically, however, it connects precisely this with a futuristic vision of modern timekeeping.

The new limited series of the “MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System” transform the existing movement into new cases made of black ceramic or sapphire.

Anyone familiar with Hublot might have expected this, as both materials are part of the LVMH brand's DNA.

"We don't think in terms of versions, but rather consider each of our new pieces as a true innovation – and this also applies to these two latest 'MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System' models," emphasizes Julien Tornare, CEO of Hublot.

"Developing cases made of black ceramic and 100 percent transparent sapphire in these proportions and with this geometry was far more than just a stylistic exercise. It was a true feat of watchmaking engineering that allowed us to take these two 'MP-10 Tourbillon' models to a new level. And, as always with Hublot, this is just the next step... on the road to even greater heights."

“The fusion of substance and form, aesthetics and technology is part of our DNA.”

Julien Tornare, CEO of Hublot

Ceramic and sapphire crystal appear in the collection in a variety of shapes and colors. While the color scheme is limited to black and white or light gray, the "MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System" is not lacking in all sorts of shapes. It doesn't have a single right angle.

This exceptionally complex geometry encloses a double sapphire crystal, allowing an unobstructed view of the two linear weights.

Hublot complements the all-black model with a black rubber strap, limited to 50 pieces, with a 30-piece light gray and white version, combined with a transparent sapphire case and a translucent rubber strap. The impressive dimensions of both watches are 54.1 x 22.4 x 41.5 millimeters (length x height x width).

Whether in mystical black or heavenly white and light grey, the HUB9013 movement with its 592 components brings both versions to their full advantage.

Like all other "MP" models, this one, despite all its extravagance, is a practical watch that tells the time. However, you'll look in vain for hands and a conventional digital display.

Instead, the time is read from four continuously rotating displays: the hours and minutes in the upper third, combined with an invisible magnifying glass; the circular power reserve in the middle third, with a clearly visible green and red zone; and the seconds in the lower third, directly on the tourbillon cage.

The tourbillon itself is made from a block of aluminum, suspended and tilted – a patent has been filed for this mechanical configuration.

Hublot also had to rethink its winding system. A traditional movement consists of a flat dial and an oscillating weight on the caseback. However, this design is not compatible with an MP-10.

Hublot's engineers retained the weight principle, verticalized it like the movement, and then duplicated it. On either side of the central architecture sit two white gold blocks, arranged on a vertical axis along which they can move freely.

These two vertical weights wind the movement bidirectionally, building up a 48-hour power reserve. Hublot has also filed a patent for this development.

(RRP €344,000 or €458,000)