Miami Art Week is in full swing, and to celebrate the dynamic relationship between artists and high watchmaking, Hublot exclusively unveiled the MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis 5-Day Power Reserve during the Hublot Loves Art event at the W South Beach. A world first, the renowned gemstone pattern has been reimagined using technicolor composites inserted into the mass of a 3D carbon case.
Hublot exclusively unveiled the MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis 5-Day Power Reserve during the Hublot Loves Art event at the W South Beach.
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Catapulting the iconic Rainbow design into the modern era, the new timepiece embodies all the guiding elements of Hublot, from the concept and method to the materials and mechanisms. What makes this timepiece incredibly rare is the Rainbow effect of colored gemstones actually uses carbon and composites as opposed to gemstones. This exceptionally complex achievement reproduces the natural variations usually achieved by the natural variation of diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds on the surface of the case.
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“We have mastered Carbon. We have mastered the traditional Rainbow setting,” admits Ricardo Guadalupe, the CEO of Hublot. “But no one was yet to master 3D carbon with the Rainbow effect, quite simply because no one had thought about it. That is what makes Hublot different: we explore the unknown regions of Haute Horlogerie. This new ‘MP’ is therefore not just another Manufacture Piece: it embodies what Hublot is. Being first, unique and different. And that will never change.”
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Limited to just eight pieces worldwide, the MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis 5-Day Power Reserve is an artistic masterpiece from the inside out. The case boasts a bold 49mm and is braided as thin bars of carbon are laid flat, just a few millimeters apart – creating a complex dimension as composites are placed vertically into the gaps, and a third carbon mesh raises all components to the same level. To achieve this result, hundreds of colored inserts had to be created. The new MP-09’s surface is entirely smooth and polished to the touch.
Inside, the MP-09 is equipped with the signature caliber, the HUB9009.H1.RA.B movement with manual winding and a 5-day power reserve featuring a bi-axial tourbillon with one complete rotation per minute for the first axis and a second rotation every 30 seconds for the second axis.
There’s no doubt that this watch is the epitome of the brand’s ethos: Hublot Loves Art.
