Replica Hublot MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium
Hublot unveiled a completely new type of high-complication model at this year’s LVMH Watch Week Miami. The MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium is the topic of discussion.
This unique avant-garde novelty, with a grandiose name, omits the traditional dial and hands as well as the rotating rotor that supports self-winding, and has two weights resembling the in-line cylinder and piston of a car engine, completing its characteristic movement design.
At this point, I can’t help but think of the MP-05 “LaFerrari,” which was first introduced in partnership with Ferrari in 2013. It can be seen that the characteristic linear structure across both axes of the dial and the continuously rotating roller-shaped display were influenced by LaFerrari’s movement design. However, there is a decisive difference from LaFerrari, which emphasizes a cylindrical barrel set with a 50-day long power reserve in a manual movement, complex ball bearings, and a unique time/power reserve display. These are linear weights that resemble two pistons. In the case of HYT, which has a similar design, the two bellows have a structure in which the corresponding parts work in opposition to each other for a unique fluid display, but the critical difference in Hublot is that the corresponding parts exist for a characteristic winding and transmission system. . Hublot’s perhaps feels closer to the Monaco V4, a concept best replica watches that TAG Heuer first introduced in 2004.
However, unlike the Monaco V4, which adopts a linear winding system by connecting a ball bearing, pinion, and belt-type transmission on the barrel, replica Hublot omits the unstable belt-type transmission and has a structure that is perfectly geometrically aligned vertically and horizontally. They reinterpreted the traditional tourbillon escapement and integrated the so-called incline tourbillon, tilted at a 35° angle, with a circular power reserve to create their own unique high complication movement. It is said that it took 5 years to develop the movement, which has a total of 592 parts, so you can feel the hard work of the Hublot Nyon Manufacture R&D team. For reference, the power reserve of the new in-house automatic tourbillon caliber HUB9013 is 48 hours.
A completely new case design was designed for the voluminous movement with an architectural structure, and even a three-dimensional sapphire crystal reminiscent of the dome of a spaceship in a science fiction movie was custom-made. Not only does it require much more manufacturing know-how and technology than a flat sapphire, but it is also a very laborious process, requiring a separate CNC machine and polishing equipment for the design. However, Hublot appears to have acquired sufficient know-how based on its previous experience manufacturing various types of sapphire crystal cases.
The two-piece titanium case with a fully microblasted finish has a diameter of 41.5 mm x 54.1 mm, and is water resistant to 30 meters. The black colored parts on the dial (cylinder, roller display, tourbillon cage, etc.) are made of black anodized aluminum alloy with a monoblock structure, making them light yet sturdy. A magnifying glass-like glass attached to the front of the dial allows you to more clearly see the hours and minutes indicated by the two rollers at the bottom, and another rotating disk (red and green zones) below displays the power reserve. Additionally, seconds are engraved on the cone-shaped rotating ring that surrounds the outside of the incline tourbillon cage and pointed to by the triangular dot at the top, allowing you to clearly check the seconds. Both linear models support self-winding, but manual winding is also possible with the propeller-like crown located at 12 o’clock on the case, and the time can be set forward or backward by pressing another hidden crown integrated in the center of the case back.