Hublot has released a new Hublot Sapphire MP (which, by the way, stands for Masterpiece, and which I admit I only just figured out last weekend – we are all learning) with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. It’s completely clear and flower-shaped and technically has no switch, just a flying tourbillon that sits inside a6105 smiley face with little hands which poke out and charge that become visible if you squint hard enough. I think we all understand that checking the time on this problem is hardly the point.

Before breaking down the technical specs, let us first examine Murakami’s impact on the zeitgeist. Because it’s not often that will somebody so prolific in their field takes to watch design. In fact , I would go as far as to say outside of Swatch as well as G-Shock licensing agreements, this has to be the most prolific art and watch cooperation that exists currently. Name another one. I challenge you.



Murakami may seem like the kind of guy who wants to jump on a collab but he is quite literally the forefather of contemporary fashion aides. He acted as the bridge between regular consumers and also fine art, high fashion along with streetwear, long before Virgil came into the conversation.



Murakami’s “Superflat” take on pop art (I don’t think we have time for an art history lesson here) has permeated contemporary visual culture to the point of becoming gift shop pads at the MoMa. And this was long after Marc Jacobs commissioned Murakami to make Louis Vuitton mixed media prints (long live the multicolor Murakami Speedy) in the early aughts. From Kanye West album artwork, to a Ben Baller diamond-set chain worn by Kid Cudi at the 2021 Met Gala, to Supreme box logo collabs, Murakami is doing it all. You cannot really fault his instinct for commercialism – his approach is uniquely democratic with entry points starting at stickers in addition to pillows plus shirts all the way through to 15 million dollar sculptures. Really, anybody can acquire a piece of Murakami.



Back to the watch. This is theoretically the fourth release from Murakmai for Début (if you count Only Watch).



There is no dial, well there is a call but it is sort of conceptual, because as opposed to the dial being located at the center of the watch, there’s the flying tourbillon designed lacking upper link (Hublot’s first serially-produced central flying tourbillon if you must know). The tourbillon is actually surrounded by 12 petals made entirely of transparent blue, so the view is inherently skeletonized. The actual MP-15 was performed of crystal clear sapphire in order to maximize the actual luminosity: sapphire case, sky-blue caseback, blue crown, see through flange and even strap. Murakami told me “It’s monochrome however no limitation of color. ” And ofcourse total transparency for the light to refract through the crystal and create any rainbow. This central traveling tourbillon features a power reserve associated with 150 hours, which I genuinely thought must have been a typo because why? To help with gathering Hublot has turned a rechargeable stylus which when placed on the particular crown winds it through 100 innovations (one can just only imagine the labor of this many revolutions for ordinary human fingers! ) until both barrels in which drive typically the central tourbillon are fully wound.

Having seen this thing in real life. I think it may be close to perfect. Knock me or bump Hublot MP-15 Takashi Murakami Tourbillon Sky-blue if you therefore desire, however I’ll hold on to my positive opinions today. This particular watch isn’t for me but it fulfills the things i am so frequently looking for in watch style that I can't ever find: a contemporary approach. I don’t want almost anything to look like a vintage reissue. Anyway, that’s certainly not what Échappée is for.



The particular Hublot MP-15 Takashi Murakami Tourbillon Blue has a sexy silhouette with pop appeal - we need to take a moment in order to acknowledge that this is a very very hard feat to achieve. It’s thoroughly modern yet it’s wearable, in the same way I praise RM for thinking outside of the often-very-tired-watch-design box. It is so progressive that it makes us find out. I’m no devout Orifice disciple, but the brand pushes me, like RM forces me, to be able to question what it is We even want out of a watch. I don’t always want an orthodox concept of glamor. Not everything has to be an ornamental ode to the past along with complications wrapped up in classical design and style. It’s so easy to overstate the importance of tradition and to fall prey for you to techno cynicism.

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