Sculpting Time: Hublot x Arsham
When time liquefies into art, Hublot and Daniel Arsham deliver a wrist-bound paradox that questions everything we know about permanence. The MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash doesn't just tell time—it interrogates it.
Frozen in Motion
The 42mm titanium shell captures water mid-splash, crystallizing fluidity in polished tension. Semi-translucent sapphire reveals the Meca-10's industrial heartbeat while warping light through crystalline surfaces that bend reality. This isn't decoration—it's temporal sculpture, where every curve defies conventional chronometry.
Fictional Archaeology Realized
Arsham's signature aesthetic transforms the dial into speculative artifact. Ghosted sapphire, irregular apertures, and sprayed contours aren't quirks—they're provocations that treat temporality as texture. The piece exists in multiple timelines simultaneously, challenging our relationship with both past and future through deliberate disturbance.
Cultural Disruption Manifest
As luxury objects increasingly blur art and utility, the MP-17 positions itself as curatorial statement. It transcends accessory status to become wearable narrative—a piece that demands attention not for its price point, but for its conceptual boldness in an era of homogenized design.
Brutalist, beautiful, and quietly radical—this is time told with intention.
