Hublot Unveils Two New Iterations Of MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Watches

Hublot ditches the dial and doubles down on vertical weirdness with the MP-10 Tourbillon’s new editions.

By Jovan Krstevski

Hublot’s latest brainchild, the MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System, reappears in two fresh guises: one swathed in inky black ceramic, the other carved entirely from transparent sapphire. As with the original titanium variant from early 2024, this watch turns conventional horology on its head.

Gone are the familiar hands, dial and rotor. In their place, an eccentric carousel of rollers, vertical architecture and an inclined tourbillon do all the heavy lifting.

The casework is no shrinking violet. Whether you opt for the dark ceramic or the translucent sapphire, you’re dealing with a behemoth measuring 54.1mm x 41.5mm x 22.4mm. Its silhouette leans into the sculptural, with bevels, curves and unusual geometry punctuated by crowns at both twelve o’clock and the caseback. Water resistance is rated at 30 metres, but one suspects this isn’t a watch for spontaneous swims.

The dial, if one dares to call it that, is a spectacle of horological theatrics. Four rotating rollers handle all time indications, with white lacquer markings and a red triangle showing the current hour, minute, power reserve and seconds. The latter are etched onto the tourbillon cage itself, positioned at a jaunty 35 degree incline. A circular power reserve arcs through the centre, clearly segmented into green, orange and red zones to signal the remaining juice from its 48 hour reservoir.

Within the heart of this contraption beats a movement cobbled together from 592 components. Instead of a spinning rotor, two vertical blocks of white gold swing along a rack, winding the barrel as they go. This vertically-stacked configuration includes shock absorbers to keep the weights from slamming into the walls like impatient elevator doors. Manual winding is handled at the top crown, while time setting duties are tucked discreetly into the back.

Topping off the ensemble is either a matching sapphire bracelet or a rubber strap, depending on the variant. Prices are not for the faint hearted. The black ceramic reference 910.CX.0000.RX will relieve you of CHF 300,000, while the sapphire edition, reference 910.JX.0001.RT, climbs to CHF 400,000. Limited runs of 50 and 30 pieces respectively mean they’ll likely vanish into private vaults faster than you can say “complication”.