Quick specs HYT S1 Titanium TimeForArt 2024
Price: to be auctioned, estimated approx. $ 72,000 | approx. € 66.400 | approx. £ 55,400 | CHF 62’000 – sold for $ 48,260
Size: 45.3 x 46.3 mm
Reference: H03347-A – limited to 1 piece
The HYT S1 Titanium TimeForArt 2024 is a one-of-a-kind watch created for the TimeForArt auction. This event is dedicated to supporting contemporary art and artists, with all proceeds going toward exhibitions and programs. The auction is on December 7th, 2024, as part of The Phillips New York Watch Auction.
This S1 Titanium, with its hydromechanical design, is a unique blend of engineering and artistic craftsmanship. Its fluidic time display sets it apart from traditional timepieces, marking HYT’s innovative approach to watchmaking since its founding in 2012. The TimeForArt 2024 edition offers a dark, minimalist aesthetic, contrasting with the more traditional appearance of earlier models. Although it shares a lot with this HYT S1 Titanium Japan Limited Edition.
HYT’s retrograde fluidic hour display
The S1 Titanium TimeForArt 2024 features a 45.3-millimeter black-coated titanium case. The watch’s case is 17.2 millimeters thick, making it a substantial piece on the wrist. It has a black-coated brass dial and rhodium-plated appliques.
However, the most striking feature of this timepiece is its retrograde fluidic hour display, using black fluid in a capillary tube to indicate the passage of time. The minutes are shown by a central hand, and the overall design is emphasized with a black honeycomb flange.
The HYT S1 Titanium TimeForArt 2024 has a power reserve of 72 hours
Powering the S1 Titanium is the HYT caliber 501-CM, a hand-wound movement. It offers a 72-hour power reserve, which allows the watch to run for three days when fully wound. The movement itself is a feat of engineering, with fine sandblasted and satin finishes, all with a contemporary black coating.
The movement operates the fluidic hour system through two flexible bellows that compress and expand, moving the liquid through a capillary tube. This unique mechanism, inspired by ancient clepsydras, has earned HYT recognition within the watchmaking industry. The display resets every 12 hours, with the black fluid retreating in a retrograde motion, a visually captivating feature.
Estimated price for the S1 Titanium TimeForArt 2024
The watch comes with two strap options: a black rubber strap and a black Velcro strap. A quick-release system allows you to easily switch between the two. The straps fasten with a pin buckle made from black-coated titanium, which matches the watch’s case.
Its estimated price, or auction minimum, is around CHF 62,000, so the high-end category.
| Technical data and specifications of the HYT S1 Titanium TimeForArt 2024 |
| Reference number: H03347-A – limited to 1 piece |
| Movement: HYT caliber 501-CM | Hand-wound | Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) | Parts: 352 | Jewels: 41 | Hours on 12-hour retrograde fluid display (liquid inside borosilicate capillary tube), minutes, small seconds, power reserve (all indicated with hands) | Power reserve: 72 hours |
| Case and dial: 45.3 x 46.3 mm | Black coated satin finished titanium | Thickness: 17.2 mm | Sapphire with anti-reflective coating | Open-worked dial with black coated brass | Rhodium plated appliques with white decals and white super-luminova | Black liquid hour tube | Black gold satin-finished minute, small seconds, and power reserve hands with white super-luminova tip | Black coated titanium crown | Transparent case back | Water resistance: 5 ATM / 5 bar / 50 meters / 165 feet |
| Strap: Pure black rubber strap | Additional pure black Velcro strap | Pin buckle in black coated titanium |
| Price HYT S1 Titanium TimeForArt 2024: to be auctioned, estimated approx. $ 72,000 | approx. € 66.400 | approx. £ 55,400 | CHF 62’000 – sold for $ 48,260 |
| Website: www.hytwatches.com |