Vincent Perriard
WATCHMAKING MIND BACKGROUND VINCENT PERRIARD STARTED HIS WATCH CAREER AT AUDEMARS PIGUET, WHERE HE WAS IN CHARGE OF WORLDWIDE MARKETING. HE WORKED BRIEFLY FOR THE SWATCH GROUP IN NEW YORK AND THEN BECAME PRESIDENT OF CONCORD. IT WAS THE END OF 2010 WHEN HE MET LUCIEN VOUILLAMOZ, ONE OF THE PARTNERS OF HYT, AND WAS SHOWN AN INVENTION OF LIQUID MOVING IN A CAPILLARY (OR GLASS TUBE) AND THAT CAN BE USED TO DISPLAY TIME. PERRIARD THEN PARTNERED WITH VOUILLAMOZ TO CREATE HYT.
DESIGN SIGNATURES HYT STANDS FOR HYDROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, WHICH COMBINES TRADITIONAL WATCHMAKING WITH INNOVATIVE MATERIALS AND THE BRAND’S PATENTED MOVING, LIQUID RETROGRADE DISPLAY. THE COMPANY’S FIRST WATCH, THE H1, FEATURES A HANDWOUND MOVEMENT WITH 65-HOUR POWER RESERVE AND A STRAIGHT PISTON CONFIGURATION ON THE DIAL. THE H2 IS A LEANER VERSION OF THE H1, WITH A 192-HOUR POWER RESERVE AND A V-SHAPED PISTON CONFIGURATION.
BRAND PHILOSOPHY THE BRAND KEEPS PRODUCTION NUMBERS LOW, CREATING ONLY ABOUT 600 WATCHES PER YEAR. EACH MODEL COMES IN LIMITED NUMBERS BETWEEN 20 AND 50 PIECES. HYT PLAYS WITH MATERIALS INCLUDING GRAPHITE, TITANIUM, PLATINUM, BRONZE AND TECH-ALLOYS LIKE ALUMEN, AS WELL AS VARIOUS COLOURS OF FLUORESCENT LIQUID. SWISS WATCH ASSEMBLY AND MOVEMENT MAKER CHRONODE DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURES THE MOVEMENTS, WHILE HYT’S SISTER COMPANY PRECIFLEX, LED BY VOUILLAMOZ, SUPPLIES THE BRAND’S LIQUID COMPONENTS.