World's 1200 Top Watch Brands & Watchmakers: H

The HAMILTON Watch Company was originally formed to produce high quality pocket watches and wristwatches, from mid-range to luxury. Hamilton would become a corporate conglomerate diversified in other operations. The Hamilton brand currently belongs to The Swatch Group.

The Hamilton Watch Company was established in 1892 when the Keystone Standard Watch Company was forced into bankruptcy and sold at a sheriff's sale to a group of Lancaster, Pennsylvania entrepreneurs whose "objective was to build only watches of the highest quality." During this same year, a merger took place between the newly established Lancaster based watchmaking concern and the Aurora Watch Company of Illinois. A decision was made to name the new company after James Hamilton, owner of a large tract of land which was granted to him from William Penn and included what is now the city of Lancaster. The new company would be known as The Hamilton Watch Company. Its first series of pocket watches, the Broadway Limited, was known as the "Watch of Railroad Accuracy," and Hamilton became popular by making accurate railroad watches. Hamilton introduced its first wristwatch in 1917. This watch was designed to appeal to men entering World War I and contained the 0-sized 17-jewel 983 movement originally designed for women's pendent watches. The introduction of the 0-sized wristwatch was the start of a line of wristwatches that included some of the finest American wristwatches made.

In 1957, Hamilton introduced the world's first electric watch, the Hamilton Electric 500. It was available in a variety of non-traditional asymmetrical case styles including the Ventura. In 1962, Hamilton entered into a joint venture (60% owned by Hamilton) with the Japanese watchmaking firm Ricoh to produce electric watches meant primarily for the Japanese market. The electronic components were produced at Hamilton's Lancaster factory while production of the mechanical works and final assembly was undertaken in Japan. Although production levels of Hamilton-Ricoh watches was high (over 1000 per month), demand was low and consequently, the Hamilton-Ricoh partnership was unable to compete with the substantial market presence of Seiko. The partnership was dissolved in 1965, with the remaining Hamilton-Ricoh electronic movements (marked "Ricoh 555E") re-cased as "Vantage" and sold in the U.S. In 1969, the Hamilton Watch Company completely ceased its American manufacturing operations with the closure of its factory in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, shifting the entire balance of its manufacturing operations to the Buren factory in Switzerland. In 1971, the Omega & Tissot Holding Company Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH) purchased the Hamilton brand and utilized the Hamilton name for a number of branding efforts, including numerous quartz watches in the 1980s. Through the enforced merger of SSIH and ASUAG Groups in 1984, Hamilton has become a subsidiary of the now denominated The Swatch Group Ltd.

HUBLOT is a Swiss enterprise creating luxury watches and founded in 1980 by Maksim Kuts. The company currently operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of France's LVMH. It currently makes the most expensive watch in the world, the "$5 million".

A scion of the Italian Binda Group dynasty, best known for making Breil watches, Carlo Crocco left the company in 1976 to strike out on his own and create a new watch company. Moving to Switzerland he formed MDM Geneve and set about designing a watch that he named the Hublot after the French word for "porthole". The watch that he created featured the first natural rubber strap in the history of watchmaking. It took 3 years of research to create the strap. Despite failing to attract a single potential customer on the first day of its debut at the 1980 Basel Watch Fair, the watch quickly proved to be a commercial success with sales in excess of $2m in its first year.

Carlo Crocco, preoccupied by his own design work and many activities for the Hand-in-Hand Foundation, a charity helping deprived children all around the world, set out to look for the man who could oversee his watchmaking business. In late 2003, Jean-Claude Biver, then president of Swatch Group's Omega division, met Carlo Crocco, and in May 2004, Biver assumed duties as CEO, becoming a board member and minority shareholder in Hublot Watches. Upon his arrival, Biver set about creating a new flagship collection that was unveiled in Basel in April 2005, with the Hublot "Big Bang" chronograph. It was an immediate success and orders increased threefold in one year. A few months later, in November 2005, the Big Bang chronograph was awarded internationally, receiving the "2005 Design Prize" in the "Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix", the "Sports Watch Prize" at the "Watch of the Year" ceremony in Japan, and the Middle Eastern Prize for the "Best Oversized Watch" at the Editor’s Choice "Watch of the Year" in Bahrain. Following the arrival of Biver in 2004, the brand's sales hit 24 million Swiss francs and by the end of 2006, sales were bordering on the 100 million Swiss franc mark.

To increase the public profile of their brand Hublot have engaged in a number of sponsorship deals. In April 2010 Hublot became the official time keeper of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They have also been involved in a tie-up with the Financial Times, sponsoring the newspaper's iPad app. Hublot and Ferrari announced during the 2011 Ferrari World Finals at Mugello a long-term strategic partnership which will officially start on 1 January 2012, making Hublot Ferrari's "Official Watch" and "Official Timekeeper". The partnership has so far been slowly built on two timepieces, the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Magic Gold and Big Bang Ferrari Titanium, that Hublot have consistently toured at world locations throughout 2012.

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• H3TACTICAL - since 2002. Sturdy Swiss watches equipped with Swiss H3 selfpowered permanent illumination system. Sole watch supplier of the Swiss Army for several years.
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• H. MOSER & CIE. - since 1828.
• H. Moser & Cie Introduces An Endeavour Timepiece That Comes Complete With A Virtual World - "H. Moser & Cie has created a new virtual dimension for the launch of it’s most modern timepiece yet, and it combines virtual reality with Swiss tradition and craftsmanship. The watch, and the concept, are dubbed Genesis, or 01100111 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01101001 01110011, as it is written in binary code. The Endeavour Center Seconds Genesis is a limited edition of 50 pieces. It has a three-dimensional printed titanium crown and bezel, which appear pixelated. The case is microblasted steel, and the dial is Vantablack, the blackest black coating that Moser pioneered the use of for watch dials."
• H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack - The Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack in a striking play of contrasts. The warmth of the gold contrasts with the absolute black of the Vantablack, while the hour-markers on the dial seem to pierce the blacker than black surface.
• H. Moser & Cie creates million-dollar watch made of Swiss cheese - "The Swiss Mad Watch."
• H. Moser & Cie Unveils Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack Gold Watch - "For those in the watchmaking know, the use of Vantablack is relatively new. Not only that, but combining this high-tech ultra-black substance with precious materials like 18-karat gold is also not the norm. But then independent Swiss watch brand H. Moser & Cie. is anything but normal. This brand is all about stepping outside the proverbial box and shaking the world up with its extremes. It did just that with the vintage-styled Streamliner that it first unveiled in early 2020 that met with a lot of raised eyebrows. Now it does it again with the Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack 18-karat gold watch."
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• H.STERN - since 1945. Women's.
• Haas Neveux Watch Database - Haas Neveux & Cie, Geneve, Suisse. Database of watches. Leopold Haas 1827-1915, Benjamin Haas 1828-1925.
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• Habring - "Mechanical watches made with love." Since the beginning in 2004, every HABRING² is made-to-measure produced by hand, using components of highest quality.
• HAFFSTREUNER - "Special watches for special people."
• HALBARD RIOGA
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• Halcyon - since 2023. "Bring a sense of tranquility and elegance of porcelain to the art of time-reading."
• Watch review: Halcyon Origin Dragon With Enamel-Painted Porcelain Dial - "Halcyon is a newer watch brand from China that launched via a successful campaign on Kickstarter. The brand has released a few watches so far, each featuring a different limited-edition, hand-painted porcelain dial featuring the same watch case style. Halcyon is based in the city of Jingdezhen, China, which, for over 1,500 years, has also been a home for traditional forms of porcelain and pottery making."
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• HALDA - founded in 1887.
• HALDI
• HALDIMANN
• H1 FLYING LYRA
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• HAMILTON - "The American Brand Since 1892."
• 6 Vintage Hamilton Watches Have Cameos In ‘Oppenheimer’ - "Three of the main characters are seen wearing Hamilton watches. However, in this case, instead of wearing current production models, Hamilton and Nolan chose to achieve the highest level of period accuracy and expression of character through vintage timepieces from 1930s and 1940s. All of the vintage models were sourced by Hamilton from its network of collectors and enthusiasts."
• Hamilton Watches Unveils The Jazzmaster Performer Collection - "Hamilton watches Jazzmaster collection has been updated with the new Jazzmaster Performer line that offers a number of finished options for men and women. The steel watches come in case sizes of 42mm, 38mm and 34mm and have a price ranging from approximately $1,000 up to approximately $2,300."
• The Watches Of Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Movie - "Cillian Murphy Wears Three Vintage Hamiltons As J. Robert Oppenheimer In Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'."
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• KHAKI AVIATION
• ODCX-02
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• hammacher schlemmer - since 1848.
• clocks - all models.
• talking analog watch - the watch automatically synchronizes nightly with the atomic clock in Ft. Collins, CO, U.S.A.: US$99.95.
• watches - all models.
• Hanhart Chronographen - founded 1882.
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• Hanhart 417 C Bicolor Flyback 39 - Please note: deliveries of the new 417 C Bicolor Flyback 39 will start from the end of October 2023.
• HANOWA - Swiss sports and military watches.
• REVENGE CHRONO ALARM
• Harold Pinchbeck - since 1923. "Luxury English Watches."
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• HARRY WINSTON - founded in 1932. "Through its collections, the House of Harry Winston reinterprets time in the most elegant way. Enter a world of pure luxury and know-how to explore our exceptional creations."
• Harry Winston Debuts New Diamond Ocean Biretrograde Watches - "New models in Harry Winston’s Ocean Biretrograde collection reaffirm the brand’s status as one of the world’s most important purveyors of diamonds."
• Harry Winston Unveils Year Of The Rabbit Watch Based On The Jade Rabbit Legend - "For Chinese New Year, certain top watch brands help celebrate by introducing a timepiece geared for that year’s zodiac sign. This year’s Chinese New Year celebrates the rabbit, a creature that symbolizes generosity, ingenuity and empathy. Now, Harry Winston releases its Premier Chinese New Year Automatic 36mm watch, which recalls the legend of the Jade Rabbit."
• Harry Winston’s Colorful Candy Timepieces - "The inspiration for the Winston Candy was a series of archival sketches dating back to the 1950s and 60s. The drawings included brightly colored cocktail rings in unexpected shades, which fit right into Harry Winston’s jewelry aesthetic of pairing fancy-shaped stones with round brilliant-cut diamonds, as well as the use of intriguing color combinations. The 'King of Diamonds' obviously also enjoys color."
• Histoire de Tourbillon & Opus - "Histoire de Tourbillon & Opus collections embody Harry Winston’s visionary spirit and determination to explore new dimensions. Through these collections, the House demonstrates the technical mastery and artistic emotion of fine watchmaking in its most innovative and daring form."
• Harry Winston Emerald Collection - "Celebrating its founder, Mr. Harry Winston’s historic fascination with form, the House of Harry Winston presents the Emerald Collection, a series of contemporary timepieces that recall the sophistication and strength of Mr. Winston’s preferred diamond-cut - the emerald-cut."
• High Jewelry Timepieces by Harry Winston - "The High Jewelry Timepieces capture the beauty and brilliance of the Harry Winston Jewelry collections, demonstrating the House’s fine jewelry expertise and heritage of creativity in craftsmanship and design."
• HW Harry Winston The Ocean Collection - "A modern balance of sporty elegance and technicity, the Ocean collection drives contemporary aesthetics universe. With models proposed for men and women, this collection is a true state of mind."
• Latest watch models - "Premier Collection, High Jewelry Timepieces, Ocean Collection & Avenue Collection."
• HARWOOD WATCH CO. SWITZERLAND - "The World's First Manufacturer of Automatic Wristwatches." Patented 1924.
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• Haspel - "New Orleans, 1909. Made in USA." Men's.
• HAUREX ITALIA
• HAUTLENCE
• HD3 SLYDE
• HEBDOMAS - since 1888.
• CLASSIC GOLD
• HEBE - since 1900.
• CHRONOGRAPHS
• HEIQN
• HÉLI REYMOND
• COLLECTION
• HELLO KITTY - watches & fun clocks.
• HELSON - dive and sports watches.
• HENRI DUVOISIN - since 1904.
• COLLECTION
• HERITAGE WATCH MANUFACTORY
• TENUS
• HERMÈS - since 1837. All models. Men's.
• HERMÈS - since 1837. All models. "Luxury watches for women." Women's-
• A Visit To The HermÈs Manufacture Shows That The Brand Takes Watchmaking Very Seriously - "A photo report of a visit to the sites where Hermès produces and assembles its cases, dials, and leather straps."
• HermÈs Adds A World-Class World-Timer To Its Arceau Collection - "The watch division of Hermès has become distinctive for its decorative dials coupled with interesting complications, and the result is a unique approach to the classic genres of watchmaking. The Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is the latest example: it’s a standout in the world of World Time watches."
• HermÈs billionaire wants to bequeath fortune to his former gardener - "A descendant of Europe’s richest family has reportedly begun a process to adopt his middle-aged former gardener, planning to leave him at least half of his roughly €12 billion ($13 billion) fortune."
• The HermÈs Arceau Le Temps Voyageur Reinterprets the Travel Watch - "The surprising Travelling Time watch with a magical satellite sub-dial gliding over an imaginary equestrian planet."
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• Apple HermÈs Watch - "Double Tour."
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• Apple HermÈs Watch Silver Stainless Steel Case with Gourmette Double Tour - "The stainless steel case is durable and polished to a shiny, mirror-like finish. The Gourmette Double Tour band features the iconic Hermès chain in supple, handcrafted leather and wraps gracefully twice around the wrist."
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• HERMÈS Arceau WATCH
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• HermÈs Arceau Le Temps Voyageur world timer
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• HERMÈS Cape Cod WATCH
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• HERMÈS Heure H WATCH
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• HERMÈS KELLY WATCH - "Yellow-gold plated steel watch with Kelly lock case, matte white dial, 20 × 20 mm, long strap in black Barenia calfskin."
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• HERMÈS Arceau Moonphase Retrograde pocket watch
• Hermle Clocks - founded in 1922 in the Black Forest region of Southern Germany.
• HIGH STREET WATCHES - since 1999.
• SKELETON WATCH
• HIRSH LONDON
• Hitler's Wristwatch - made by Eszeha in 1939. Click HERE to see photo.
• HMT Watches - founded in 1953.
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• Holland & Sherry
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• Holzkern - "Wood & Stone Watches."
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• Hoptroff - "Hoptroff No. 16 Atomic Wrist Watch For 1000 Year Accuracy."
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• Horage - since 2007. "Swiss Performance Watchmaking." Hand crafted Swiss made tourbillon, micro-rotor and automatic watches made in the heart of the Swiss watch industry.
• HOROSWISS
• DRY COMPASS WATCHES
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• HOROLOGICAL MACHINES - by MB&F. Since 2005. "Contemporary machines inspired by our childhood." MB&F is an artistic concept laboratory based around a simple idea: to assemble collectives of independent watchmaking professionals to develop radical watches - Horological or Legacy Machines. By nurturing teams of talented individuals, harnessing their passion and creativity and crediting each person’s essential role, MB&F uses their synergy to become much greater than the sum of its parts. Respecting tradition, but never constrained by it, we reinterpret traditional, high-quality watchmaking into three-dimensional kinetic sculptures. All collections.
• MACHINE NO. 1 - "Launched in 2007, Horological Machine No.1 was an innovative and totally original timepiece: it was the world’s first movement with four barrels connected in both parallel and series, as well as the first wristwatch movement to have energy transmitted to the regulating system from two sources simultaneously."
• MACHINE NO. 3 - "First launched in 2009, Horological Machine No.3 was far outside existing timekeeping references and marked the beginning of an iconic series."
• MACHINE NO. 4 - "The HM4 engine is the culmination of three long years of intensive development. Each of the 311 components was developed specifically for this calibre. Horizontally-configured dual mainspring barrels drive two vertical gear trains, transferring power to the twin pods indicating hours and minutes on the right, power reserve on the left. With the dials perpendicular to the wearer’s wrist, HM4 might be described as the perfect pilot’s watch."
• HOUR-LAVIGNE - since 1848.
• HOWARD MILLER - since 1926. The largest grandfather clock company in the world.
• HTO WATCHES
• GRAND VOYAGEUR COLLECTION - inspired by the 93.700 platform clocks of the French railway network.
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• Huawei Watch GT - "Slim. Beautiful. Strong." This watch is resilient to accidents because of its ceramic bezel design, stainless steel shell and DLC coating. Measuring in at a mere 10.6 mm and featuring a double crown 1.39" 454 x 454 AMOLED screen, it's remarkably vibrant and slim. 2-Week Battery Life, Travel without Limits.
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• Huawei's new smartwatch hides a pair of true wireless Bluetooth earbuds inside - "During the summer of 2018, we told you about a patent that Huawei filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for a smartwatch that stores a pair of wireless Bluetooth earbuds. Now here we are, almost four and a half years later, and the beleaguered Chinese manufacturer is now teasing such a device. Huawei posted a video on Chinese social media site Weibo that listed yesterday's date at the end of the clip presumably to promote the unveiling of the device. However, no announcement took place (more on that later)."
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• HUBLOT - founded 1980. "Hublot - Swiss Luxury Watches & Chronographs for Men and Ladies." Subsidiary of LVMH.
• HUBLOT - Wikipedia.
• Hublot & Takashi Murakami Unveil Unique Rainbow Gemstone Watch, NFT - "Tonight, at the Glass House in New York City, Hublot continues its journey with famed artist Takashi Murakami on a new NFT and watch adventure. The big announcement: the unveiling of 13 unique watches sold with unique NFTs. At the event, Hublot and Murakami released just one of the pieces: the unique Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami Black Ceramic Rainbow watch. The other 12 will make their official debut during the upcoming Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023 exhibition in late March."
• Hublot Celebrates The Return Of Yellow Gold With Six Limited Editions In Core Collections - "The yellow gold watch, which has been overshadowed by stainless steel for the past two decades, is making a comeback. Hublot is participating in the renaissance with six special-editions in yellow gold across its core collections, including Classic Fusion Chronograph, Big Bang Integral, Big Bang Unico and Spirit of Big Bang."
• Hublot Debuts Big Bang Millennial Pink Watch - limited edition of 200 timepieces.
• Hublot Just Used AI to Design Its Watches - "One watch brand not short on out-there ideas is Hublot. With its Big Bang series, it skilfully blends all kinds of weird and wonderful materials including ceramic, cermet, Kevlar, tungsten, magnesium and rubber into shamelessly hench watches beloved of millionaires and sportsmen, and especially millionaire sportsmen."
• Hublot Leads The 2022 Charge To Yellow Gold Watches - "Back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, watches were predominantly made from noble metals and in the realm of gold that meant yellow was king. Sure, there were a host of watches that came out in two-tone and even three-color gold, but predominantly yellow gold reigned supreme. Then, in the late 1990’s rose gold came on strong and by the turn of the new millennium, pink and rose gold were giving way to even darker hues of 5N rose gold - a trend that would last decades. Now, though, we are witnessing a resurgence of interest in yellow gold watches and Hublot is one of the brands leading the charge for 2022."
• HUBLOT MP-10 TOURBILLON WEIGHT ENERGY SYSTEM TITANIUM IS FUTURISTIC TIME TELLER WITH VERTICAL DISPLAY - "There are a few in the haute horlogerie that do futuristic, fiercely unconventional timepieces like the MB&F. Hublot for 2024 has gone seriously unconventional with the novel MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System Titanium watch that sways afar with its display and functioning."
• Hublot’s Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater - "So what’s a minute repeater anyway? First of all, it’s one of my favorite complications in all of watchmaking, not only because it’s a challenge to construct, but also because it adds an aural feature I really enjoy. Minute repeater watches comprise an independent chiming mechanism that strikes different tones for hours, quarter hours, and minutes with the help of two small hammers, actuated on demand."
• BIG BANG Collection - "Hublot’s flagship model, the Big Bang has revolutionized the watchmaking universe with its extraordinary design. A contemporary icon, it is constantly reinventing itself - leaving room for all the technical and aesthetic daring. More than a watch: a state of mind."
• Classic Fusion Collection - "Unique, strong and essential, the Classic Fusion collection reinterprets classic elegance with Hublot’s incomparable touch. A resolutely unique style, available in a wide variety of movements, designs, materials and colors."
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• Gold Caviar Diamonds
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• LaFerrari - limited edition of 50 pieces.
• MP - "Born with innovation in mind, the models of the MP collection represent the fusion between revolutionary movements and spectacular designs. Embodying pure prowess, they invite us to look at time in a new light."
• Novelties - "Explore all of our unique range of watches to find the perfect Hublot for you."
• SPIRIT OF BIG BANG - "Hublot has adapted the spirit of Big Bang in an exclusive 'barrel' shaped collection. With their clever multi-layer construction, the cases open the way to countless combinations of materials, colors and finishes."
• HUET BROTHERS
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• HUGO BOSS WATCHES - black & orange watches.
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• HUGO BOSS - men's.
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• HUGO BOSS - women's.
• HUGUENOT
• GENT'S COLLECTION
• Hush Puppies - have defined casual comfort since 1958.
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• HYSEK - since 1997.
• COLLECTIONS - All models.
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• HYT - since 2012. "Challenge Everything." HYT is the only watchmaking company to display time with fluids. Ultimate innovation combined with extreme mechanical machines create one of the most unconformist watch ever created. HYT was born in 2012 from a dream of using liquid to display the time on a mechanical watch. The independent Swiss watchmaker has developed a very personal approach to the art of watchmaking, guided by the ambition to return to the very sources of timekeeping as they were first established many thousands of years ago: the Clepsydra.
• Hands-On Debut: HYT T1 Watches With The Brand’s First ‘Closed’ Dials - "2024 sees perhaps the third or even fourth 'relaunch' of the interesting Swiss watch brand HYT. The new star collection for the 'hydromechanical horologists' is the HYT T1, which debuts in four model variations that I have photographed for you here."
• Discover our collections - Conical Tourbillon, Hastroid & Moon Runner collections.