MP (Masterpiece)
Hublot MP Collection: The Complete Collector's Encyclopedia
Hublot's extreme-complication laboratory, producing mechanical sculptures in runs of 20 to 50 pieces. The MP-05 LaFerrari (2013) remains the collection's defining work: 637 components, 11 series-coupled mainspring barrels delivering a 50-day (1,200-hour) power reserve, a suspended vertical tourbillon, and rotating-cylinder time display. It requires a dedicated miniature power drill to wind. Developed alongside Ferrari's LaFerrari hypercar under designer Flavio Manzoni. The sapphire case variant, machined from seven blocks over 600 hours, is limited to 20 pieces. The MP Collection is the only Hublot product line that reliably appreciates on the secondary market. Titanium examples trade at $180,000 to $350,000; sapphire at $400,000 to $950,000-plus.
Last updated: 2026-04-02
Specifications
History
The MP Collection began as Hublot's platform for pushing the boundaries of what a wristwatch could be. 'MP' originally stood for 'Masterpiece', but the collection quickly exceeded that designation, becoming Hublot's research laboratory for extreme complications, unconventional time displays, and materials at the edge of possibility. The series launched in the early 2010s and found its defining moment in 2013 with the MP-05 LaFerrari, a watch developed in parallel with Ferrari's hybrid hypercar, featuring 637 components, a vertical tourbillon, eleven barrels delivering a 50-day power reserve, and a time display using rotating cylinders instead of hands. It was the most complex watch Hublot had ever built, and it announced the MP Collection's ambition: to create watches that are as much about engineering spectacle as timekeeping.
Iconic References
Buying Guide
- • Ultra-high-net-worth collectors seeking the most technically extreme Hublot
- • Ferrari enthusiasts and car collectors who want the horological equivalent of a hypercar
- • Mechanical engineering enthusiasts who value the 50-day power reserve achievement
- • Collectors building a portfolio of the most technically ambitious watches ever produced
- • Anyone who wants a genuine conversation piece at the highest level of watchmaking
Pricing & Market Data
Retail MSRP
Pre-Owned Market
Market Trajectory
MP Collection pieces appreciate, unlike standard Hublot models. The 50-piece limitation, Ferrari provenance, and technical achievement create a different market dynamic. This is the one Hublot that investment-minded collectors take seriously.
Investment Grade
A-tier for Sapphire (20 pieces, seven-figure territory). B-tier for Titanium and King Gold (50 pieces, stable appreciation). The MP Collection is Hublot's only reliably appreciating product line.
Best Value Pick
The MP-05 LaFerrari All Black at $150,000-$200,000 offers the full 637-component, 50-day-power-reserve, vertical-tourbillon experience in the most understated (relatively speaking) package.
Comparisons
Cultural Significance
Ferrari (brand partnership)
MP-05 LaFerrari
Developed in parallel with Ferrari's LaFerrari hypercar under the direction of Ferrari chief designer Flavio Manzoni. The watch-car parallel is one of the most successful brand collaborations in luxury history.
Collector's Lore
The MP-05 LaFerrari's 50-day power reserve was a world record when launched in 2013. The eleven barrels are arranged like a vertebral column, the watch's architecture consciously mimics an engine.
The miniature winding tool supplied with each MP-05 is not a gimmick: it's a necessity. The energy required to wind eleven mainspring barrels exceeds what human fingers can generate through a crown. It's the only watch in the world that literally requires a power tool.
The sapphire case of the MP-05 requires machining seven individual blocks of sapphire crystal, each taking nearly 100 hours. Total case machining: 600+ hours. For context, a standard steel case takes approximately 2-3 hours.
Only 20 sapphire MP-05s exist. There are more LaFerrari cars (499 units) than sapphire MP-05 watches. You're more likely to see the car than the watch.
Flavio Manzoni, Ferrari's chief designer, worked directly with Hublot's movement designers to ensure the watch's visual architecture mirrored the LaFerrari's engine bay. The collaboration was genuine, not a licensing exercise.
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