H2
Case: black DLC-finish titanium, screw-down dynamometric crown sheathed in rubber, sapphire back Diameter: 48.8 mm Movement: mechanical hand-wound (exclusive HYT calibre, 192-hour power reserve), 445 parts, decorated black PVD-finish shot-peened titanium bridges with titanium-coloured satin-brushed accents, rhodium-plated bellows Functions: retrograde fluid hours, minutes with jumping hand at 30 minutes, crown position indicator (T-N-W) and temperature indicator Dial: sapphire minute dial
Water resistance: 50m Strap: rubberised anthracite alligator leather with titanium pin buckle Limited series: 50
Following on from the first trilogy of models featuring a hydromechanical display and movement, HYT introduces H2, a timepiece that is even more technically complex and aesthetically accomplished. This hybrid interpretation of the concept has been given an architectural stage-setting better serving the purpose of the H2’s mechanical nature. The symbiosis between horology and the fluidic system is all-pervasive in this model, with the sloping position of the V-shaped pair of bellows creating a strikingly voluminous effect, especially since the structured minutes hand jumps after 30 seconds to avoid the bellows. Various cams, feeler-spindles and pistons add to this impression of a scene from the famous film Modern Times, miniaturised to fit on the wrist. At 12 o’clock, the impressive sprung balance appears above the H-N-R crown-position indicator at 3 o’clock, as well as the thermal indicator at 9 o’clock mirroring the optimal temperature range for the watch when worn. The twin barrel visible through the back of the black DLC-finish titanium ase ensures an eight-day power reserve. HYT continues to forge its unique hydromechanical path.