Hublot Adds to MP Collection with Pieces Featuring Five Day Power Reserve
Hublot's new MPs' famous gemstone pattern has been reproduced using colored composites inserted into the mass of a 3D carbon case–a world first.
By Gabriel Pessoa
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Hublot’s Rainbow Of Colors
Especially in recent years, Hublot has been a brand in which color plays a very important role. They developed both ceramic and sapphire in vibrant colors that weren't possible before. For the brand, it doesn't stop there as they also love to play with colored gemstones, in particular creating the so-called 'rainbow-watches.' When it comes to these type of timepieces, Hublot has created quite a name for itself, making it a benchmark in the industry in this category. They also continue to strengthen their position, as this year, they already introduced three new watches in this category.
Power Up With Hublot
The power reserve of a mechanical watch is not often a topic of discussion, that while in everyday life it can be an essential aspect of how you enjoy your timepiece. Hublot is one of the brands that has always acknowledged this and incorporates this way of thinking throughout its collection.
Watch of the Week: Hublot Big Bang MP-11 Power Reserve 14 Days
Does power reserve count as a complication? Technically not, but some watches seem to made to argue to difference. They are all about power reserve and afraid to show it. One of those watches is Hublot's Big Bang MP-11, which offers a power reserve of no less than 14-days and displays this in a theatrical way.
Four Grand Seiko’s Who Welcome Your Wanderlust
A remarkable number of watches in Grand Seiko's collection feature a second time-zone complication. That makes them a perfect companion to have around the wrist when you travel the globe. Even more so because Grand Seiko offers them in a variety of different styles, so no matter where to you go or for what reason, you are bound to find one of your likings.
Journe Launches Centigraphe And Automatique Réserve In Gold And Platinum
Last year F.P. Journe launched its Centigraphe and Automatique Réserve in titanium, a material that most certainly suits two of the most sportive watches of the brand. However, precious metals have always played a very important part in the universe of Journe, as gold is even his material of choice to craft movements from. It is, therefore, more than fitting that he now introduces both models in platinum as well as in 18k 6N gold.
Haute Complication: Hublot Big Bang MP-11 3D Carbon
At this years Baselworld not only a new model was added to the “Manufacture Piece”-collection by Hublot, but also a whole new material which has never been used in watchmaking before. Sourced from the US military, it is a polymer matrix composite which is reinforced by a three-dimensional carbon fibre weave. The result is a very strong, very resistant, yet also very light material.
SIHH 2018: Vacheron Constantin’s New Masterpieces!
Vacheron Constantin is not just releasing just a few new models this edition of the SIHH, but an entire array of complicated masterpieces! It starts with a whole new collection, the FIFTYSIX, which is inspired on Vacheron Constantin's reference 6073, which the brand launched in 1956. Elegant yet masculine lines envoke the style of this era, and transform it into the 21st century. The FIFTYSIX will be available in three different varieties, a date model, one featuring day of the week, date, power-reserve indicator, and the final version features a complete calendar with precision moon phase.
Exploring Creative Ways To Display Power Reserve
Among other complications, the power reserve indicator always seems to be a bit dull. You do not have the continuous motion of a tourbillon, the playfulness of a chronograph, or the imposing look of a big date. However, many watch connoisseurs have a secret, or not so secret, crush on this complication. Where there was a time when a 48-hour power reserve was the most of it, now even the most common watches sport five days or more, and some might only take winding once a month. That gives the power reserve indicator a whole new level of excitement, especially since many brands now also display it in a far more creative way!
Haute Complication: Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari Aperta
When Ferrari created the LaFerrari, they pushed the boundaries of what people come to expect from the brand even further away. The same does Hublot with their MP-collection, so when the two are combined in a single watch, you can expect something extraordinary.
Watch of the Week: Glashütte Original PanoReserve
When it comes to watchmaking, each country that is a major force in the industry has a style of their own, but perhaps one of the most distinct is the one found in Glashütte, Germany. A watch that is evidence of this is the Glashütte Original PanoReserve.
Haute Time’s Favorite Power Reserve Watches
A power reserve indicator is more than a handy reminder when to wind your watch, it can become an eye-catching part of its design. These are some of Haute Time's favorite watches with a power reserve.
IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher: Combining Temptation
Monopusher chronographs have always cast a spell on watch collectors and connoisseurs, and watches like the IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher are the reason why.
A Different Dress Watch: Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Day Date and Power Reserve
Some watches are born as a classic. This was for sure the case with the Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Day Date and Power Reserve. In every way a classic dress watch, yet with a unique set of complications that give it a twist.