MUCH MORE THAN JUST A POCKET WATCH
With nature as its source of inspiration, this 99-piece limited edition flaunts extraordinary design. Hublot’s state-of-the-art know-how exalts this first collaboration.
After his ephemeral Light & Time creation, imagined in 2023, and set up at a height of 2,583 meters in Zermatt to celebrate the launch of his partnership with Hublot, Daniel Arsham puts his design talent to work for the manufacture and unveils an incredible watch. The amazingly-streamlined shape of the Arsham Droplet case (7.32 x 5,26 x 2.22 cm) is like no other. Its microblasted M3 titanium body, its rubber protections, the omnipresence of domed sapphire crystal breathe life into a spectacular groundbreaking sculpture enclosing metal rings. These circles, poised side by side, conjure up air bubbles captured in an aqueous medium. To obtain perfect waterproofness to depths of 30 meters, 17 o-ring seals were shrewdly positioned on this exclusive incomparable piece.
On the dial, the hands and markers, embellished with Daniel Arsham’s favorite hues, white and verdigris, reign in a translucent scenography in which only the high-performing, manual-winding Meca-10 caliber, boasting a power reserve of 240 hours, unveils the inner workings of its architecture. The Arsham Droplet, delivered with two interchangeable titanium chains can be worn as a pocket watch or as a pendant. A titanium stand with mineral glass magnifying lens turns the piece into a table clock. With this limited series, Hublot reminds us that the art of fusion and art in general definitely know no bounds.
