An evocative table clock from Hublot
Working together with the Jura-based L’Epée manufacture, Hublot has produced an oversized version of its famous MECA-10 manufacture movement for use in a table clock
Hublot’s unveiling of its MECA-10 movement in January 2016 impressed haute horlogerie aficionados. The manufacture had reinvented the manual movement, offering peerless performance as well as a unique style inspired by the Meccano construction system. The unusual skeleton architecture gives the movement an arresting three-dimensional depth, which is clearly visible through the bridges and case back. Its exceptional 10-day power reserve – now an imperative for any decent manual calibre – is displayed on a disc that can be read on the dial.
In 2020, Hublot has introduced a unique product in an oversized version. The MECA-10 has been made four times larger for use in a table clock, while fully preserving its original specifications, including its 10-day power reserve.
In order to enlarge its MECA-10 movement, Hublot enlisted the services of the L’Epée manufacture. The world-renowned clockmaking expertise of this Jura-based company made it a natural choice for the collaboration, and because designing a wristwatch is very different from creating a table clock, it also gave Hublot an opportunity to showcase its famous “Art of Fusion” approach in a new branch of horology. This particularly impressive result was achieved by combining the expertise of the designers, constructors and master horologists at Hublot and Epée.
Strikingly similar to the original, the Hublot MECA-10 table clock is, in essence, an oversized version of its predecessor. Its spacious 19.60 by 18.10cm case houses the precious movement, which comes in two versions. The first features Meccano-inspired angles and a ring in polished satin-finished steel and transparent composite. The second is covered with black PVD and the bridges supporting the gear trains are also coated in black. The notched crown at 3 o’clock is rubber-coated for a better grip when manually winding the movement.
Like the wristwatch version from which it takes its inspiration, the MECA-10 clock movement features a 10-day power reserve that is displayed on an indicator at 6 o’clock.
These two precious editions of the MECA-10 table clock, the fruit of a close collaboration between Hublot and L’Epée, are exclusive limited-edition pieces reserved for true aficionados.
