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The Enzo had no companion watch, but its successor, the Ferrari LaFerrari, does. Created by Hublot “entirely in parallel with the car” and “alongside the Ferrari teams,” the MP-05 LaFerrari tribute watch is a similar test of how much gobsmacking gadgetry can be packed into a chassis. The manually-wound watch has 11 barrels set in a spine down the center that work together to provide a 50-day power reserve. So yes, it does need to be wound, but only once every seven weeks.
Hublot says the movement, engineered in-house, has 637 components. It has more pieces than any other movement Hublot has ever designed, and it gets a tourbillon to further showcase the “demonstration of watchmaking virtuosity.” The face is sapphire crystal, the case is black PVD titanium and features an open case-back, the strap is rubber with a PVD titanium buckle. Time is told via the barrels to the right of the the spine on the right - it’s 10:05 on the watch above. To the left are the barrels displaying the amount of power remaining.
Hublot hasn’t disclosed the price, so you know what that means. There will be 50 tribute watches made, each sent in a presentation case wrapped in Schedoni leather and carbon fibre and including the miniature power tool you need to wind the timepiece. You can read all about it in the press release below, and for true watch geeks there’s also an in-depth wrists-on video of the MP-05, performed by ABlogtoWatch.com.Continue reading Amazing LaFerrari tribute watch more intricate than the real thing [w/video]
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