Hublot Big Bang MP-11 Water Blue Sapphire

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Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot presents the new Water Blue Sapphire edition of the revolutionary Big Bang MP-11 model.

Hublot Big Bang MP-11 14-Day Power Reserve Water Blue Sapphire

Launched in 2018, the Hublot MP-11 watch features an in-house developed sculptural, manual-winding 7-barrel movement with a staggering 2-week power reserve. With the new a radiant and translucent water blue version, a new colour is added to Hublot’s palette of sapphire tones, a major first for this Manufacture Piece.

To maintain a conventional height (10.9 mm), the seven barrels of MP-11 are coaxial and vertical. They are not integrated into the thickness of the movement. They are physically in front of it, set at 90° to it.

To allow their 336 hours of power reserve to reach the movement, Hublot had to design a tailor-made device: a 90° transmission which uses a helical worm gear, following the principle of an endless screw. The wheel in question is clearly visible between 9 and 10 o’clock. To ensure harmony with this mechanism, Hublot has taken care to place the balance opposite it at 2 o’clock, with its rate at 4 o’clock.

The Hublot HUB9011 calibre, with 270 components, is also distinguished by its patented index-assembly system and silicon escapement which protects the movement from any electromagnetic or thermal interference.

Hublot Big Bang MP-11 14-Day Power Reserve Water Blue Sapphire

A very slowly rotating disc (one revolution every two weeks) indicates the remaining power reserve as close as possible to its energy source, directly at the head of the seven aligned barrels. Furthermore, by echoing the shape of the barrels, the sapphire crystal naturally creates a magnifying effect on this signature element of the watch.

The Big Bang MP-11 can be wound manually using the large, fluted crown with a worm screw type relief that echoes the helical gear, or an electric Torx stylus. This sculptural construction is truly worthy of the name “Manufacture Piece”, earning its place in the MP collection.

Since 2018, Hublot has created several versions of MP-11, such as Ceramic, SAXEM, Magic Gold, 3D carbon. But sapphire remains the brand’s material of choice. Now, for the first time, it will be available in “Water Blue” sapphire.

This new shade is based on a new chemical formula, a custom development, and an exclusive transparency index, yet still boasts all the usual properties of sapphire: brilliant, luminous, perfectly inalterable, and resistant to knocks and scratches.

Hublot Big Bang MP-11 14-Day Power Reserve Water Blue Sapphire

Model: Hublot Big Bang MP-11 Water Blue Sapphire, Reference 911.JL.0129.RX

Case
Water Blue Sapphire
“One-Click” System
Diameter: 45 mm
Thickness: 14.4 mm
Water Resistant: 30 m
Case-back: Polished water blue sapphire crystal and sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
Bezel: Polished Water Blue Sapphire Crystal; 6 H-shaped titanium screws

Dial
Sapphire Crystal

Movement
Calibre HUB9011 Manufacture
Manual winding skeleton movement with 7 series-coupled barrels and power reserve display roll
Frequency: 4 Hz (28’800 A/h)
Number of components: 270
Jewels: 39
Power reserve: 14 days

Strap
Water Blue transparent lined structured rubber strap
Titanium deployant buckle clasp

Suggested retail price
155’000.00 CHF
178’000.00 EUR
171’000.00 USD
148’000.00 GPB

Edition
Limited to 50 pieces