April 2021 may seem far away but in fair organisation terms, especially amidst COVID-19, it is not, and so the perhaps expected announcement by Watches & Wonders that next year’s Geneva fair will again be solely digital, has come to… Read More ›
HYT
NEW: HYT FLOW
In 2017 HYT launched the H4 Neo, a manually-wound watch with a light source (module) that could be activated on demand. A LED-lit version of the H4, it was an unexpected diversion for a brand known for its fluid timekeeping…. Read More ›
HYT : H²O Black and Blue Limited Editions
In 2012 when HYT unveiled its original hydro-mechanical watch it was one of the year’s headliners, both for its incredibly modern good looks, and for its innovation. In the years since then, they have proven themselves as survivors in a… Read More ›
HYT : H3 Iceberg
In 2015 HYT launched a radically new look to their liquid display watches in the form of the H3, with a linear time indicator using two bellow mechanisms located on in the top right and left corners of the case…. Read More ›
HYT : an Australian arrival and the H1 Iceberg 2
In 2012 HYT burst into the watch industry with the H1, an attention-grabbing and incredibly innovative watch that truly was unlike anything that people had seen before. It was rapidly followed in succession by the H2 in 2013.Unmistakably 21st century in their looks but… Read More ›
NEWS : HYT and Preciflex SA raise 23 million CHF
Maker of liquid time-telling wristwatches and SIHH 2016 newcomers HYT have announced a successful fundraising effort for their upcoming new collections, with investors including Nestle CEO Peter Brabec-Letmanthe and a Swiss private asset management company joining the investor fold. Beat… Read More ›
NEWS : Nine new brands to join SIHH 2016, one to leave
SIHH 2016 will be quite a different proposition to SIHH of recent times, with a new ‘Carré des Horlogers’ (Watchmaker’s Square) featuring nine new brands/ independents joining the Richemont powerhouses, and the departure of Ralph Lauren from the Salon International… Read More ›
HYT presents the new H2
The HYT team have announced the new H2, a further development of last year’s H1 using the same basic concepts and technology, this time created in collaboration with Renaud & Papi. You can read more about the H1 at the… Read More ›
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2012 winners
The 2012 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève took place on Thursday November 15 at the Geneva Grand Théâtre, with TAG’s Mikrogirder taking out the top award, and MB&F’s Legacy Machine N°1 garnering two, including the Public Prize. Congratulations to all… Read More ›
Liquid time keeping – welcome to the H1
So the watch chatter in the last week has increased, with pre-SIHH announcements, Peter Speake-Marin’s astonishing new Renaissance tourbillon minute repeater, and a fun piece that has piqued my interest – a new brand called HYT (Hydro Mechanical Horologists), whose… Read More ›
