Antikythera Watch by Hublot at the BaselWorld 2012
The Swiss watch company Hublot, known worldwide for its exclusive models, never ceases to amaze the audience. Proof of this can serve the brand’s novelty, called Antikythera (Masterpiece MP-04 Antikythera 904.NX.4101.RX). This excellent model was presented at the world exhibition BaselWorld 2012.
Six months ago, in the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Paris, was presented the mechanism Antikythera, which was subsequently developed by Hublot, striving to achieve new and innovative discoveries in the field of watchmaking. Antikythera is an incredibly complex movement, which was created in Greece over two thousand years ago. The caliber is equipped with a unique feature - it is with incredible accuracy indicates the position of the sun and the moon, solar eclipses and lunar phases. Forgotten for a couple of years, an invention that was found at the bottom of the sea now revived in a watch by Hublot.
The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient computer, whose establishment dates back to 100 BC. The mechanism was built by the Greeks, but disappeared for 2000 years and was re-discovered in 1901 at the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera.
The novelty Antikythera was first presented at the world exhibition BaselWorld 2012. It's not just a watch, but it in the first the watch tribute to the ancient world. Jean-Claude Biver has presented to the world only four instances, and only one of them was presented at BaselWorld 2012. This model will be presented in a museum in Athens; the second copy will be sold at auction, the profits of which will go to fund the Archaeological Museum of Athens. The third copy will remain in the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Paris, and the fourth - will remain in the own museum of Hublot.
The Antikythera watch is a masterpiece that combines the best traditions of ancient and modern times.
The case of the model with dimensions 49.90 mm x 49.05 mm and thickness 20.83 mm is made of titanium with lateral inserts in black PVD coating. On the top and bottom of watch there are crowns, made of titanium with a PVD coating. The crown, located at the 6 o’clock position, is used to establish the time, and located at the 12 o'clock position the crown provides for correction of astronomical indications: age of the moon relative to the position of the sun.
The original dial of the novelty is a great disk with the Greek texts, which is protected by an anti-reflective sapphire crystal. All the beauty of the complex mechanism with two very different hands and tourbillion is visible not only from the front, but also through the back side of the watch.
The watch water resistant is 30 meters. The novelty is collected on the basis of an exclusive mechanism Hublot Antikythera calibre 2033-CH01 with manual winding and the functions of hours, minutes, and seconds – by means of the "flying" tourbillion on ball bearings. The mechanism has a power reserve of 120 hours.
The novelty is available on a black rubber strap, which harmonizes with the black bezel. The sporty strap has been designed specifically for this model.
