Hublot’s latest collaboration with New York-based artist Daniel Arsham feels less like your average watch release and more like a moment of creative experimentation. The new Hublot MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire takes the brand’s spirited design DNA and filters it through Arsham’s surreal, artistic perspective. Inspired by the energy and motion of water, the 42mm is an evolution of the duo’s last project, the MP-16 Arsham Droplet, but this time it’s more personal, more fluid, and somehow, more human.
The watch’s construction looks like an art piece in motion. The combination of titanium, sapphire, and rubber shows off Hublot’s knack for mixing materials. At the same time, the splash-shaped dial cutout is all Arsham, a visual metaphor for how time ripples and fades. You can see the in-house Meca-10 movement through that opening, a mechanical heart beating underneath the surface with a ten-day power reserve. It’s not trying to hide its inner workings, but instead, it celebrates the complexity. The frosted sapphire bezel catches the light like sunlight hitting water, and subtle touches of Arsham’s signature green give the piece its identity.
For all its artistic flair, the MP-17 still feels grounded in Hublot’s lineup. You’ll spot familiar cues like the six H-screws, the chunky lugs, and the industrial spirit, but the result is different. Limited to 99 pieces, it’s the kind of watch that invites you to slow down and think about what it’s really representing. Arsham has said his work explores the collapse of past and future, and the MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash captures that perfectly.
Source: Hublot
