Hublot Unveils the Futuristic MP-10 Tourbillon with Black Ceramic and Sapphire Cases

Luxury watchmaking thrives on extremes. While traditional horologists masterfully refine centuries-old complications, brands like Hublot push the watchmaking limits with designs that seem like they’ve come from the future. The brand’s MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System, first unveiled in titanium last year, already represented one of the watch world’s most radical departures from convention. Now, Hublot has doubled down on its avant-garde design language while bringing uniformity to the overall package with two new limited iterations: a stealthy black ceramic version and a refreshingly transparent sapphire crystal edition.

BEYOND CONVENTION

Discarding nearly every traditional element such as a dial, hands, and oscillating weight, the original MP-10 was already a “watchmaking UFO” (Hublot’s phrasing). It reimagined how we interact with time. The architecture reads vertically from top to bottom, with hours and minutes on rollers at the top (magnified by a cleverly hidden lens), a circular power reserve indicator in the middle, and seconds displayed directly on a tourbillon cage inclined at a precise 35-degree angle.

Most impressively, Hublot engineered something completely different with the winding system on the MP-10, which ditches the flat, spinning rotor of traditional automatic watches. Going for a vertical architecture, it features dual linear white gold weights that slide along rails on either side of the movement, winding the watch bidirectionally. Five years of R&D were poured into this 592-component in-house caliber HUB9013, which now powers both new editions without changing a thing.

MATERIAL MASTERY

With the movement already perfected, Hublot turned its attention to the case for these variants. Swapping the titanium on the 2024 original, the black ceramic MP-10 embraces the brand’s “All-Black” aesthetic philosophy with its matte microblasted finish. Featuring zero right angles, the complex case geometry (measuring 41.5mm in width with a 54.1mm lug-to-lug) required advanced engineering to accommodate the double sapphire crystal that showcases the aforementioned linear weights. Even the anodized aluminum hour and minute rollers are finished in black with gray luminescent numerals, while the power reserve wheel sprinkles in some color with sections in green, orange, and red to indicate remaining power on the automatic movement.

Along with the black ceramic version, the sapphire edition takes transparency to a new level. While many dials are covered in sapphire crystal, this watch uses the material as for its case as well. Creating a housing with this complex geometry in this material is no small feat since sapphire is notoriously difficult to machine, ranking just below diamond in hardness. The result sees the movement “flooded with light” from all angles, giving you a total view of the mechanical marvel that is the HUB9013. 

While not made of sapphire, the rubber strap is also transparent to give uniformity to the aesthetic. Meanwhile, the black ceramic variant comes with a matching black rubber strap with a black-coated ceramic and titanium deployant clasp.

SPEC SHEET

PRICING & AVAILABILITY

If you’re excited about the new release and would like to get one, don’t hold your breath just yet. Limited to 50 pieces, the Hublot MP-10 Tourbillon in black ceramic has a lofty price tage of $330,000, while the sapphire case version is even more limited at just 30 pieces and more expensive at $440,000. Both models are available now through authorized Hublot boutiques and select retailers.

Recap

Hublot MP-10 Tourbillon in Black Ceramic & Sapphire

Hublot took its avant-garde MP-10 Tourbillon and made versions with both black ceramic and sapphire cases, pushing the originally titanium watch into even more unorthodox territory.

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