Although some people may avoid the number 13 due to personal beliefs, we still believe in the sharpness and charm of Hublot's new MP-13 watch! This time, Hublot once again subverts tradition and breaks through boundaries, and launches a new watch named "MP-13". The MP-13 watch is equipped with a 44mm diameter case made of frosted titanium, and for the first time combines the two complex functions of tourbillon and retrograde display in the same watch. What's more worth mentioning is that these are not common complex functions.
First of all, the structural design of the double-axis tourbillon is a feat in the watchmaking industry, and Hublot is one of the few watchmaking brands that can independently manufacture double-axis tourbillons. In 2017, Hublot introduced the double-axis tourbillon for the first time in the MP-09 watch movement. Based on the double-axis structure, the tourbillon rotates once per minute around the first axis and once every 30 seconds around the second axis. The tourbillon runs at two speeds in the same movement, creating fun while also showing the brand's pioneering mechanical aesthetics.
In order to further highlight the charm of the biaxial tourbillon, Hublot has carefully created two features for it: a hollow structure and a suspended design. This structural design gives it a sense of weightlessness that many traditional tourbillons lack. At the same time, Hublot did not adopt the design of the upper bridge of the tourbillon, and greatly simplified the size of each component, making the light more penetrable in the tourbillon movement. In addition, to enhance the visual effect, the tourbillon at 6 o'clock is hollowed out all around, and both sides are protected by anti-glare sapphire mirrors.
Hublot has always been committed to meeting the daily use needs of watch wearers. The MP-13 watch will provide a power reserve of up to 4 days (96 hours). Compared with other watches equipped with a biaxial hollow tourbillon on the market, the new MP-13 watch undoubtedly occupies a leading position in the watchmaking industry in terms of power reserve. In fact, compared with the few tourbillon watches of the same type in the watchmaking industry, Hublot's new watch will face more severe challenges if it needs to achieve a 4-day power reserve.
The MP-13 watch is equipped with a tourbillon-driven movement, but it does not provide a retrograde display, but a double retrograde display function. This is another pioneering innovation of Hublot in the field of watchmaking. The dual-axis structure, double retrograde display function and 4-day power reserve, these three designs usually do not appear in a watch at the same time, because the retrograde display is already a high-energy-consuming function, and the double retrograde display function consumes relatively more energy. Another feature of the new watch is that when the minute hand is running steadily, the hour hand will immediately jump from one hour to the next hour, thereby further improving the accuracy of the dial reading and optimizing the wearer's daily wearing experience. The Hublot MP-13 watch can provide up to 96 hours of power reserve and has a power reserve display at 11 o'clock.
