HASTROID SILVER RED

Presented in a limited edition of only 15 pieces, the HYT Hastroid Silver Red watch is a showcase for innovative, avant-garde watchmaking. Featuring the company’s signature proprietary fluidic module within a contemporary three-dimensional setting, this stunning new timepiece brings an excellent mix of icy cool silver and scintillating red to the portfolio. No less complex than previous editions, the Hastroid Silver Red is encased in titanium and is powered by the manual winding calibre 501-CM, developed with watchmaking Maestro, Eric Coudray.

Measuring 48mm across, 52.3mm end to end and with a height of 17.2mm, the case is manufactured from black coated and satin finished titanium. A sculptural work of art in its own right, the housing has a highly unique architecture, with unexpected angles and recesses, and its complex nature is entirely in-keeping with the overall modernistic styling of the watch. Finished with a black coated titanium crown at the two o’clock position, the case is topped with a domed sapphire crystal and is sealed to withstand 30m of water resistance.

Beneath the domed sapphire crystal, the dial is exceptional. Adhering to the design language of the case, it has an outer band of black honeycomb mesh, onto which the luminous white arabic numerals are applied, with a sapphire central panel revealing the remarkable mechanism within. The red central minute hand is skeletonised and tipped with Super-LumiNova, and it hovers just over the minutes index ring at the end of its reach. The power reserve is indicated near the two o’clock position, while the seconds are displayed via a tri-armed pointer at the ten.

Using the HYT patented fluidic module, the hours are displayed via an elevated glass tube encircling the centre of the dial. At the meeting point of the two immiscible fluids within it, one red, the other clear, a defined leading edge indicates the hour. Thanks to their individual properties, it is impossible for the fluids to contaminate one another, and as they push against each other, they are forced through the fine glass capillary by the pair of hydraulic bellows, which dominate the lower section of the dial, expanding and contracting, as they force the fluids around and above the display, before retracting to start again as the time strikes six o’clock.

While the ethos behind this unique method of time is to emphasise the importance of its flow, the technology which enables its fluidic passage is extraordinary. Incredibly, the walls of the bellows are four times finer than a human hair, and the curved glass capillary which holds the fluid is astonishingly slender at only 0.8mm across. The dedication shown by HYT to the development of their patented module is remarkable, and with it, the company have engendered a series of timepieces that are unprecedented within the watchmaking landscape.

On the underside, a sapphire caseback reveals the manual wound Calibre 501 movement. Finished to Haute Horlogerie standards, it is the product of a collaboration and innovations specialist TEC Ebauches, and it is outstanding in its arrangement and execution. Fully wound, the single barrel has a 72 hour power reserve, and the balance pulsates at 28’800 vib/h.

A superb example of a contemporary timepiece, and one which blends artisanship with technical supremacy, the HYT Hastroid Silver Red watch is presented on a black rubber strap with a microfibre embossed inlay, secured to the wrist with a black titanium pin buckle. The model will be a limited release of 15 pieces.

Limited edition of: 15 pieces
Case material: Titanium and black DLC titanium with satin and sandblasted finish
Case back: Sapphire crystal
Movement: HYT Calibre 501-CM manual winding, 28’800 vib/h
Case Dimension: Ø: 48mm, H: 17.2mm
Dial Colour: Black coated brass with,3D black-coated appliqués, luminescent numerals and patented fluidic hour display
Functions: Fluidic retrograde hours, minutes, small seconds, power reserve
Strap description: Black rubber strap with a microfibre embossed inlay and black titanium pin buckle
Power reserve: 72 hours
Vendor Ref: HYT
Water resistant: 3 ATM/30 metres
Watch style: Contemporary haute horlogerie
Warranty: Two year manufacturer's warranty