Lot Essay
In the world of luxury watches, the Hublot MP-05 La Ferrari is ultra-luxury, the most expensive and high-end timepiece yet produced by the Hublot and Ferrari collaboration. The present watch in black PVD.-coated titanium is the classic iteration of this extraordinary horological masterwork.
Hublot is the official watchmaking partner of Ferrari, the incredible MP-05 La Ferrari watch is designed to have the appearance of the engine bay of its namesake, Ferrari’s ‘LaFerrari’ F1-derived hybrid. The style of the case captures the car’s curves and contours, the crystal representing the glass ‘engine’ cover.
Designed as an entity to showcase the extraordinary bespoke manually-wound movement, the MP-05 is a considerable watchmaking achievement, with 637 parts and a 50-day power reserve provided by a system of 11 sequential spring barrels, this watch has the longest power reserve of any watch in the world. The barrels resemble a bank of exposed engine cylinders, to either side is a pair of green anodized aluminium rollers with luminous numerals to display the time, at the lower end, a small seconds indication rotates with the vertical one-minute tourbillon. To wind the watch, a special winding ‘pistol’, modelled on an F1 wheel changing tool is provided which is inserted at the top of the case. The time indications are adjusted from the underside via a flush crown with a special tool on a Ferrari key fob.
Hublot’s ‘La Ferrari’ is a masterpiece of horological engineering, offered in exceptional condition and with full set of accessories, it affords both watch and car collectors the opportunity to obtain this most prized of all Hublot’s creations.
Hublot is the official watchmaking partner of Ferrari, the incredible MP-05 La Ferrari watch is designed to have the appearance of the engine bay of its namesake, Ferrari’s ‘LaFerrari’ F1-derived hybrid. The style of the case captures the car’s curves and contours, the crystal representing the glass ‘engine’ cover.
Designed as an entity to showcase the extraordinary bespoke manually-wound movement, the MP-05 is a considerable watchmaking achievement, with 637 parts and a 50-day power reserve provided by a system of 11 sequential spring barrels, this watch has the longest power reserve of any watch in the world. The barrels resemble a bank of exposed engine cylinders, to either side is a pair of green anodized aluminium rollers with luminous numerals to display the time, at the lower end, a small seconds indication rotates with the vertical one-minute tourbillon. To wind the watch, a special winding ‘pistol’, modelled on an F1 wheel changing tool is provided which is inserted at the top of the case. The time indications are adjusted from the underside via a flush crown with a special tool on a Ferrari key fob.
Hublot’s ‘La Ferrari’ is a masterpiece of horological engineering, offered in exceptional condition and with full set of accessories, it affords both watch and car collectors the opportunity to obtain this most prized of all Hublot’s creations.