As MR PORTER is ramping up its watch offering, the online retailer for men’s luxury fashion has been releasing several limited-edition watches. Their latest exclusive release is an exclusive limited edition watch with HYT, the independent watchmaker specialized in fluidic indication of the time. Let’s take a closer look at this bold statement, with full black attire.
Since 2012, HYT stands apart in the watchmaking world with its singular concept, revolving around fluids to display time. Presented in 2019, the H1.0 is an evolution of the H1 based on the aesthetics of the H0, and which marked a return to the origins of HYT, focusing the attention on the fluidic hour indication. The highly-graphic H1.0 uses a rounded domed sapphire crystal to showcase a fluidic time indication visible from all angles and the striking 3D architecture of the movement. The smooth curves and soft lines of the watch are rounded like a pebble and offer a highly tactile experience.
MR PORTER and HYT have selected the H1.0 for this collaboration piece. This specific model is presented in a sleek black-on-black fluid, dial, case and strap combo highlighted by striking red accents. The 48.8mm case is fashioned out of stainless steel, coated with black PVD and is water-resistant to 50m. Turning the watch over, the exhibition case back offers an unimpeded view of the movement decorated with bevelled and Geneva stripes bridges, and equally dark-coated.
The watch is powered by the hand-wound calibre 401 based on the inaugural movement developed together with the Le Locle-based movement manufacturer Chronode. The 35-jewel mechanism runs at 4Hz with 65 hours of power reserve. Besides the fluidic hours indicated by the meniscus that separates the black and transparent fluids, it displays the minutes in the central sub-dials flanked on each side by a small seconds and a power reserve indication. Two oblongs opening in the anthracite dial reveal the pair of multi-level bellows driving the fluids in the borosilicate capillary. In the ribbed sides of the case, cut-outs mark the hours in white/red.
The HYT H1.0 X MR PORTER is worn on a black rubber strap closed by a colour-matched DLC-titanium folding buckle. Price is set at EUR 58,000 (taxes included). A limited-edition of 5 pieces, it is available exclusively with MR PORTER here. And for more information about HYT, please visit www.hytwatches.com.