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HYT
HYT pioneered the use of liquid-filled capillary tubes to display the time mechanically, blending fluid mechanics with traditional horology.
- Founded
- 2012
- Founder
- Lucien Vouillamoz, Vincent Perriard, and Patrick Berdoz
- Country
- Switzerland
- Headquarters
- Neuchâtel
- Status
- Independent (relaunched after 2023 restructuring)
- Signature materials
- Titanium, ceramic, sapphire crystal, colored fluid capillary systems
- Signature movements
- Mechanical movements coupled with proprietary bellows-driven fluidic hour modules
- Notable designers
- In-house design studio
- Collections
- 4
Every collection
Collections & specifications
H0
2012
HYT's debut model introducing the patented fluid-filled capillary hour display driven by two bellows.
- Category
- Fluidic complication
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Titanium
- Sizes
- 48.8mm
- Dial
- Curved capillary tube tracing the hour scale
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap
- Movements
- Mechanical movement with fluidic module by Chronode/Preciflex
- Movement type
- Manual
- Power reserve
- 8 days
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Complications
- Fluidic hour display · Power reserve
- Key references
- H0
- Price band
- USD 50,000 – 90,000
H1
2012
Refined, slimmer follow-up to the H0 with the same liquid capillary hour indication in a more wearable case.
- Category
- Fluidic complication
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Titanium, black DLC-coated titanium
- Sizes
- 48.8mm
- Dial
- Curved capillary tube hour display
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap
- Movements
- Mechanical movement with fluidic module
- Movement type
- Manual
- Power reserve
- 65 – 192 hours
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Complications
- Fluidic hour display · Retrograde minutes
- Key references
- H1, H1.0
- Price band
- USD 55,000 – 95,000
Hastroid
2018
Angular, asteroid-inspired case shape housing HYT's fluidic time display alongside a retrograde minute indicator.
- Category
- Fluidic complication
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Titanium, carbon
- Sizes
- 51mm
- Dial
- Angular capillary tube hour display
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap
- Movements
- Mechanical movement with fluidic module
- Movement type
- Manual
- Power reserve
- 120 hours
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Complications
- Fluidic hour display · Retrograde minutes
- Key references
- Hastroid
- Price band
- USD 90,000 – 140,000
Moon Runner
2021
Sports-oriented fluidic watch adding a moon-phase display to HYT's signature liquid hour indication system.
- Category
- Fluidic complication with moon phase
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Titanium
- Sizes
- 48.5mm
- Dial
- Capillary hour display with moon-phase aperture
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap
- Movements
- Mechanical movement with fluidic module
- Movement type
- Manual
- Power reserve
- 65 hours
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Complications
- Fluidic hour display · Moon phase
- Key references
- Moon Runner
- Price band
- USD 60,000 – 100,000