Daniel Arsham X Hubolt Collab: €92,000 Limited Edition Pocket Watch
In the spirit of artistic collaboration and horological progress, luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot joins forces with New York-based artist Daniel Arsham, bringing to light the groundbreaking, limited-edition Arsham Droplet. An ingenious take on the time-honored pocket watch, beguiling details of antiquity are intermeshed with masterful feats of technical innovation and engineering to produce an unparalleled timepiece bridging eras, elements, and emotions.
The multi-faceted work of wearable art functions as a nimble pocket watch, breathtaking pendant, and meditative table clock. Swathed in the energetic green of Arsham’s studio logo, and invoking the artist’s signature prowess in evolving familiar objects into mystical “future relics,” the Droplet sparks a significant turning point at the intersection of creativity and horology.
Motivated by the divine fluidity of Mother Nature, dynamic features of titanium, rubber, and sapphire crystal rise and fall together with singular complication and purity. In 99 exclusive iterations, the personal treasure, celebrated collector’s piece, and cosmic family heirloom is further enhanced by a stamp of Arsham’s electrifying monogram.
Whitewall spoke with Arsham about the conception and construction of the world’s first sapphire pocket watch with Hublot, the beauty of imperfection, and an ever-evolving curiosity to play.
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Sources:
Hubolt: https://www.hublot.com/en-gb/watches/mp/arsham-droplet-73-2-mm
Whitewall: https://whitewall.art/lifestyle/hublot-and-daniel-arsham-fuse-past-present-and-future-with-the-arsham-droplet-pocket-watch/
Image credits: Hubolt Official Website