This is the second piece in the Masterpiece Collection from Hublot. The first piece in this collection, the MP-01, was presented in January 2011. It was a barrel-shaped titanium watch with a shaped chronograph movement offering a 10-day power reserve thanks to its three barrels working in series, and produced in a series of just 100 pieces.
For Baselworld 2011, Hublot have introduced the MP-02 Key of Time.
The watch has three time-measuring modulations:
Position 1: If you want to savor every second of the passing of time: you can slow down the speed of the watch hands, dividing time by 4, whereby 1 conventional hour is represented as quarter of an hour on the MP-02 Key of Time display.
Position 2: If you want “real” time: select normal hand speed, to retain “standard” time, whereby one conventional hour equates to one hour on the MP-02 Key of Time.
Position 3: If you want time to pass quicker: you can accelerate the hand speed, multiplying time by four, whereby a conventional quarter of an hour is represented as one hour on the MP-02 Key of Time Key of Time display.
Other Key Specifications:
Reference 902.ND.1190.RX
Series of 50 pieces numbered from 01/50 to 50/50
Case in microblasted titanium (Grade 5), with black DLC coating
512 components
74 jewels
21,600 vph
Seconds via vertical tourbillon cage
It's a playful concept, an interesting design departure, and an exercise in "what-if" thinking for Hublot, but its novelty would wear-off rather quickly for me, and I couldn't justify the purchase.
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