HYT

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: HYT H0 Gold Blue Fluid

HYT has been a source of intrigue in the watch community ever since it debuted to immense buzz at Baselworld 2012. In the intervening years, the iconoclastic “hydro-mechanical horologists” at the Neuchâtel-based brand have introduced numerous variations on the original model, dubbed H1. I have long been curious about how one of these highly individualistic...

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Oct 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Creative Design Meets Dive Watch Specs in the NOVE Atlantean Automatic

Since its founding in 2015, NOVE has established itself as creatively driven, boutique. Specializing in creating beautiful, handcrafted Swiss made timepieces as art, the brand has consistently produced watches for those who value time and share an authentic passion for contemporary and innovative designs. In the Atlantean Automatic, you find one of the brand’s latest...

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May 24, 2022 by WatchTime

Rolling with the Flow: HYT Unveils New Collection Adding Waves of Light to its Liquid Time Display

The “hydromechanical horologists” at the iconoclastic Swiss watchmaker HYT are well known for their unique and fascinating style of design. Last week, the luxury brand again showcased its penchant for the avant garde, expanding its portfolio with a new collection known as Flow. The Flow collection, described by the brand as “enlightening, dynamic, and technical,”...

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Oct 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Debuting at WatchTime New York 2019: The New HYT H5

The inventive “hydromechanical horologists” at HYT have unveiled a new twist to its unique time-telling system, in which two liquids in micro-tubes, rather than hands, trace the passing of the hours. The just-announced H5 model, powered by the new proprietary Caliber 501 and making its public debut in just two days at WatchTime New York,...

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Oct 23, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Boasting Cutting Edge Technology, G-SHOCK Introduces Its Latest MT-G

G-SHOCK’s premium MT-G collection of timepieces has long been found at the crossroads of bold style and cutting edge technology, and with the new MTGB3000BD1A that trend only continues. Found as part of the larger MTGB3000 series, the watch is constructed of stainless steel, fine resin, and carbon, and features a renewed Dual Core Guard Structure...

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May 18, 2022 by WatchTime

EVENTS:

Announcing the 36 Presenting Watch Brands at WatchTime New York 2019

Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone out there is having a fun and safe start to the holiday weekend. To commemorate Independence Day, we’re happy to announce a majority of the watch brands that will be presenting at this year’s WatchTime New York show. Over the past five years, the two-day WatchTime New York...

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Jul 4, 2019 by WatchTime

COUNTDOWN TO WTLA:

Back in Black: The New HYT H1.0 Black Fluid Will Be Shown at WatchTime Los Angeles

HYT will be showcasing its updated H1.0 watches at WatchTime Los Angeles on May 3-4 of this year, and leading the collection will be its latest Black Fluid model. The watch was released in February 2019 after the brand first revealed the Blue, Green, and Red Liquid editions a month earlier at SIHH. Together, the watches have...

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Apr 18, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

EVENTS:

WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 3

As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 – 4, 2019. We’ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles — just minutes from Staples Center — for two days to bring you the best in luxury timepieces. For those who...

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Mar 15, 2019 by WatchTime

SIHH 2019 REVISITED:

HYT H0 “Time is Precious” Offers a New Type of Liquid-Crystal Time Display

HYT continues to expand the horizons of what’s possible with its unique micro-fluidic time displays, introducing this year at SIHH a new model in its H0 collection that combines the technical innovation of its proprietary colored-liquid-filled tubes with the aesthetic boldness of a kaleidoscopic marquetry dial. Playfully dubbed the H0 Time is Precious, the watch...

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Feb 8, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Colorful Craniums: HYT Skull 48.8 Launches in Green, Red, and Blue

The "hydro-mechanical horologists" at HYT are expanding their collection of skull-themed timepieces with three new titanium-cased models, each with a new galvanized, opaline-varnished skull dial in green, red, or blue, to match the hue of each watch's fluidic hours display.

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Sep 22, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

“Sound” Investments: 10 Notable Minute Repeaters and Chiming Watches

WatchTime takes a look at 10 notable minute repeaters - and other, even more sophisticated, chiming watches - such as the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Striking Time and the Ulysse Nardin Stranger.

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Jul 13, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Announcing The 15 (+2) Prize-Winning Watches at the 2018 Red Dot Design Awards

Fifteen watches have won the coveted international Red Dot design prize in 2018, with two additional watches winning Honorable Mention awards, which the jury grants for well-executed details. Two of the 15 top watches were honored with the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best award: the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic and the TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Luxury Kit.

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Apr 23, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

SIHH 2018 REVISITED

The Flow of Time: HYT Reaches New Heights with the Updated H20 Watch

Time flies — or, in this case, flows. HYT unveiled its original "hydromechanical" watch, the HYT H1, at Baselworld 2012. In the years since, we've seen the iconoclastic brand introduce new technical updates, new colorways, and a variety of other innovations. This year, HYT showed its wares at January's SIHH watch salon, with its headliner being the new HYT H20 watch.

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Mar 16, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

A HEAD FOR HOROLOGY

4 Skull Watches We Can’t Get Out of Our Heads

With unique pieces from HYT, Richard Mille, Speake-Marin, and Bell & Ross, here are four examples of skull watches that may entice more than scare you.

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Jan 4, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

PROFILE

Pipe Dreams: The Evolution of HYT Watches

HYT has big plans for its liquid-filledglass-tube time-display technology. According to brand CEO Vincent Perriard, watchmaking is “just the tip of the iceberg.”

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Sep 28, 2017 by Norma Buchanan

SIHH 2017 Preview:

HYT’s First Pocketwatch is a Glowing Skull (Watch the Video)

HYT unveiled its first skull-themed watch in 2015. At this year's SIHH watch salon in Geneva, the indie brand introduces the Skull Pocket, the first HYT watch to combine the skull motif with mechanical light technology.

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Jan 14, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

From the Archives

Look, Ma, No Hands: 10 Watches That Tell Time Differently

WatchTime's list of 10 unusual watches - including the HM3 Megawind by MB&F and Ulysse Nardin's Freak Diavolo - that deviate from the conventional time-telling style, finding creative alternatives to hour and minute hands.

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Jul 12, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s May-June 2016 Issue is On Sale Now!

The May-June 2016 issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now, featuring our test of the Panerai Luminor Submersible Flyback, complete coverage of the new timepieces from SIHH, a timeline tracing the history of the pilot watch, and more.

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May 17, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2016

HYT H2 Tradition: Futuristic Meets Retro

The "hydromechanical horologists" of indie watch brand HYT made a splash at recent Baselworlds with timepieces like the H1, H2, and H3. This year, the brand wowed the SIHH 2016 crowd with the new HYT H2 Tradition — the first HYT to meld cutting-edge technology with horological classicism.

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Feb 24, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Monochrome Monday: The HYT H3 Debuts At Baselworld 2015

Back in 2012, HYT introduced a watch that was a real blast in the world of watchmaking, by integrating a liquid directly into the movement and using it as an instrument to indicate time. One year after this first attempt named HYT H1, the company came back with a new watch, even more exiting and technically...

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Apr 6, 2015 by Brice Goulard

Looking Time in the Eye: Two New HYT Skull Watches

Skulls are a popular motif in luxury watches lately — check out our list of some of the most notable ones — and now HYT, one of the most unconventional watchmakers out there, gets in on the act in its own unique “hydromechanical horology” style with the release of the HYT Skull, available in two...

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Jan 15, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime.com’s Top 10 Watch Brand Videos

We’ve added a lot more videos to Watchtime.com over the past year, and many of you have noticed. The videos — most created and provided by some of the top watch brands — have become one of the most popular features on the site. Below, we count down your current favorite watch videos, ranked by...

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Jan 12, 2015 by WatchTime

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