Artist and Designer Samuel Ross has defined his perspective through the arts, through developing architecture for the body. Through founding both companies A-Cold-Wall***, since 2015, and SR_A since 2019, Ross has pioneered a signature design language that has translated to immersive, radical collaborations, developing and establishing a global, esteemed cult audience. This has been achieved by developing a new millennial perspective in luxury goods, the arts and fashion through his European atelier SR_A – co-founded in the same year he was awarded the Hublot Design Prize.

AUTOMATIC TOURBILLON

Hublot has reinvented creativity in a modern interpretation of the mechanical watch movement. Void of a conventional dial, the MECA-10 makes visible and aestheticizes something that is normally hidden. Inspired by Meccano-type construction systems, the MECA-10 is a masterclass in micromechanical engineering and a creatively intriguing spin on how we perceive mechanics and the motion of time itself. Like a construction that’s fashioned layer by layer, brick by brick, the Big Bang MECA-10 offers something to discover in every element from every angle, where the interconnection between them creates a dynamic choreography.

RUBBER

In 1980, Hublot revolutionized watchmaking by combining an 18K gold case with a rubber strap, creating for the first time a new type of watch. This daring alliance established the first expression of the “Art of Fusion” which has become the Manufacture’s sign of recognition. Since then, rubber has emerged as one of Hublot’s flagship materials and an emblem of its modern approach to watchmaking.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Case Size : 44mm

Material : Shiny microblasted titanium and frosted gray carbon (cool mix of materials!)

Bezel : Satined and shiny microblasted titanium

Water Resistance:  30 meters (3 ATM)—good for light splashes, but not for diving.

Crystal : Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment (great clarity and scratch resistance)

Dial : Sapphire crystal with luminescent indexes at 4h, 7h, and 9h—dark blue and light blue SuperLuminova for visibility in low light.

Movement : HUB6035 Manufacture automatic tourbillon—prestigious and complex, adding significant value.

Power Reserve : 72 hours (nice long reserve, so you won’t need to wind it daily).

Strap : Comes with dark blue smooth rubber and an additional black rubber strap.

Clasp : Titanium deployant buckle clasp (secure and comfortable).