Swiss watchmaker Hublot has revealed its latest collaboration with American artist Daniel Arsham with the unveiling of the MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire.
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MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash, Hublot & Daniel Arsham
Following the transformable MP-16 Arsham Droplet pocket watch, the MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash takes their partnership into a new direction. Exploring fluidity and transparency, its design takes inspiration from water’s dynamic forms, creating what Arsham calls a “wearable sculpture.”
The compact 42mm case houses Hublot’s smaller Meca-10 movement. This in-house manual-wind mechanism is visible through both the dial opening and sapphire caseback. Consequently, the watch maintains technical sophistication whilst achieving a more refined size.
Materials Mastery
Materials include titanium, sapphire crystal, and rubber—Hublot’s signature Art of Fusion approach. The frosted box-shaped bezel uses sapphire crystal, whilst organic shapes throughout reference flowing water. A striking splash-shaped dial opening serves as the centrepiece, evolving from the previous model’s droplet motif.
Arsham’s artistic philosophy has always centred around collapsing time. “You’re not quite sure if it’s an object from the past or the future,” he explained in a 2016 TED Talk. The MP-17 interprets this concept through fluid case lines and transparent components.
Traditional Hublot elements remain present. Six H-screws appear on the bezel and caseback. Distinctive lugs sit at 3 and 9 o’clock. Meanwhile, Arsham’s signature green accents mark the hands, numerals, and power reserve indicator.
“This collaboration explores the fluidity of time through a case inspired by the perfect geometry of a water droplet,” says Arsham. The transparent structure captures water’s clarity and motion—suspended, precise, perpetually shifting.
Limited to 99 pieces, the MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire is priced from CHF 60,000. It is available at Hublot boutiques and authorised retailers worldwide.
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