My work is about collapsing time. You’re not quite sure if it’s an object from the past or the future.
The MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire is the perfect blend of Hublot's Art of Fusion and Arsham's unique fictional archaeology vision, where he reimagines contemporary objects as ancient artefacts, blurring the lines between past, present and future.
Arsham’s first wristwatch design for Hublot, the timepiece is a wearable sculpture with Arsham’s creative direction dripping from every fluid curve. The compact 42mm case size has been made possible through the integration of Hublot’s new, smaller Meca-10, an in-house manual-wind movement that can be seen through the dial opening and sapphire caseback.
The choice of sapphire crystal – used for the frosted box-shaped bezel – titanium and rubber as the raw materials underpins the essence of Art of Fusion and has provided the perfect base to sculpt the watch’s organic shapes that are inspired by flowing water. The defining feature is a striking splash-shaped opening on the dial, which is a direct evolution from the MP-16's droplet inspiration.
Limited to only 99 pieces, the Hublot MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire is available at Hublot boutiques and authorized retailers.
This collaboration with Hublot explores the fluidity of time through a case inspired by the perfect geometry of a water droplet, crafted using Hublot’s Meca-10 movement. The watch’s transparent structure captures the clarity and motion of water, suspended, precise, and always in flux - Daniel Arsham.
