Hublot Big Bang MP-11 Water Blue Sapphire Replica

Hublot has unveiled a new interpretation of sapphire with its Big Bang MP-11 Water Blue Sapphire. The MP-11, featuring its sculptural 7-barrel movement with a 2-week power reserve, makes its debut in a new colour: a radiant and translucent water blue. To maintain a conventional height (10.9 mm), the seven barrels 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 that uses a helical worm gear. The wheel is clearly visible between 9 and 10 o’clock. The balance is placed opposite it at 2 o’clock, with its rate at 4 o’clock. The Hublot HUB9011 calibre, with 270 components, has a patented index-assembly system and silicon escapement that protects the movement from any electromagnetic or thermal interference.