Jesse James
Known for crafting stunning, luxurious, and incredibly detailed timepieces, Hublot is back at it again. The company returns with its latest iteration of its Big Bang MP-11; this one crafted from SAXEM (Sapphire Aluminium oXide and rare Earth Mineral). This material has never been used in watchmaking before, offering a unique and stunning aesthetic in the process. In order to create the emerald-like material, Hublot mixed aluminum oxide with rare-earth elements like thulium, holmium, and chromium.
SAXEM is a unique material that features an absence of tension and is harder than emerald. The timepieces are limited to just 20 units, boasting a modern, eye-catching look in the process. The timepiece is water-resistant to 30 meters/100 feet, rocking a 45mm design contrasted by six H-shaped polished and micro-blasted black titanium screws.
Housed inside the case is a hand-wound skeleton HUB9011 caliber movement with a seven-barrel power reserve of two weeks. Other details include an “endless screw”-type helical gear wheel and a vertical train moving the hours and minutes display. The movement boasts 270 components, completed by green luminescent plated hands and indexes, anti-reflective sapphire glass, and black structured rubber strap.
Take a look at this beautiful, modern timepiece in the images below and find out more about the design from Hublot immediately. In the meantime, keep it locked here with The Culture Curators for more stylish designs coming soon.
Photos via Hublot
