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Hublot and Daniel Arsham Present the MP-17 Arsham Splash

In an extraordinary collaboration, Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot has unveiled the MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash, a remarkable evolution of their ongoing partnership with renowned American artist and Hublot ambassador Daniel Arsham. This innovative timepiece continues to draw inspiration from the fluidity of water, embracing organic shapes and optical transparency. The watch challenges traditional design norms, showcasing its unique artistry.

The MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire embodies the perfect synergy between Hublot's distinctive craftsmanship and Arsham's visionary reinterpretation of modern objects as ancient artifacts, blurring the lines between the past, present, and future. This is Arsham's first wristwatch design for Hublot, which resembles a wearable sculpture where each flowing curve speaks to his artistic signature.

The watch features a compact 42mm case, made possible by the incorporation of the smaller Hublot Meca-10 movement, a manual-winding masterpiece visible through both the dial opening and the sapphire case back. The materials used—sapphire crystal for the matte, box-shaped bezel, as well as titanium and rubber—highlight the essence of Hublot's fusion art while beautifully highlighting the design inspired by the fluidity of water.

A striking aspect of the watch is the stunning aperture on the dial, reminiscent of a dripping water droplet, a direct evolution from the droplet shape that inspired Arsham's previous MP-16 design. Arsham's exploration of time remains central to his design philosophy. In his 2016 TED Talk, he shared that,