With the Tourbillon Conique, HYT had already written a new page in its history, pairing its fluidic time display with a tourbillon for the very first time, developed with master tourbillon maker Éric Coudray. Today the Swiss brand opens a new chapter around this spectacular architecture: Bespoke.
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- The Tourbillon Conique, a new expression of HYT haute horlogerie
- Three spheres in motion around the tourbillon
- Time made visible by two fluids
- The Bespoke Atelier as a creative space
- Personalisation right to the heart of the movement
- Colour as a common thread
- A creation that begins with an intention
- The collector at the heart of the process
- A new take on exclusivity
- Haute horlogerie between engineering and personal expression
- Frequently asked questions
Going well beyond simple customisation, the HYT Bespoke Atelier invites the collector to take a direct part in designing their timepiece. Materials, colours, treatments, finishes and mechanical details all become ways of giving the Tourbillon Conique a truly singular identity.
Exclusivity, then, no longer lies solely in the rarity of the watch. It begins at the design stage, in a dialogue between the collector and the HYT teams.
The Tourbillon Conique, a new expression of HYT haute horlogerie
The Tourbillon Conique is one of the most ambitious mechanical architectures ever developed by HYT. The first tourbillon in the brand’s history, it was designed with master watchmaker Éric Coudray around a three-dimensional vision of mechanics.
At the heart of the piece beats the 701-TC hand-wound mechanical calibre. It comprises 533 parts, 159 of which are devoted to the tourbillon cage alone.
Its construction stands out above all for the inclination of its main regulating and escapement organs. The balance spring is tilted at 30 degrees, the escape wheel at 15 degrees and the pallet lever at 23 degrees.
The tourbillon cage, for its part, completes a full revolution in just 30 seconds.
This tilted construction gives the movement unusual depth. The tourbillon is not merely on show: it becomes a genuine architectural element of the watch, its different levels revealing themselves from different angles.
Three spheres in motion around the tourbillon
The mechanical animation of the Tourbillon Conique does not stop at its rotating cage.
Three spheres orbit this architecture, turning four, five and six times per minute respectively. Their constant motion lends the piece an almost kinetic dimension.
These moving elements interact with the tourbillon and help bring the entire mechanism to life. Each rotation subtly alters how the composition is perceived, reinforcing the sense of continuous motion that defines the HYT approach.
In this three-dimensional architecture, the mechanics are not hidden behind a traditional dial. They become the show itself.
Time made visible by two fluids
Yet the Tourbillon Conique remains deeply true to HYT’s DNA with its fluidic hours display.
Two immiscible fluids advance inside a glass capillary. The boundary between them traces the passing of time and provides a retrograde reading of the hours.
This technology, developed and manufactured by Preciflex SA, is one of HYT’s signatures. It gives the flow of time a physical dimension: time is no longer simply indicated by a hand, but seems to genuinely move inside the watch.
Bringing this fluidic indication together with the tilted tourbillon creates an architecture in which mechanics and fluidic technology share the same space.
It is precisely this richness that makes the Tourbillon Conique such fertile ground for personalisation.
The Bespoke Atelier as a creative space
With its Bespoke approach, HYT now lets collectors have a say in many elements of the watch.
The case can be made in 5N gold or titanium, or given a DLC titanium finish or various other treatments. These choices profoundly shape the overall look of the timepiece, starting with its outer structure.
The dial opens up another particularly vast field of expression.
Guilloché work, mother-of-pearl, structured patterns, hardstones or gem-setting can all be considered. HYT notably mentions agate, malachite and lapis lazuli among the stones that may feature in the composition. Engraving and hand painting round out the options offered by the Atelier.
The dial thus becomes more than a display surface: it is a true canvas for the world imagined by its future owner.
Personalisation right to the heart of the movement
The Bespoke approach, however, does not stop at the visible elements of the case and dial.
The movement itself can be personalised through various treatments and colours applied to certain components. The collector can also have a say in elements of the tourbillon, the balance, the counterweights, the Super-LumiNova and even the crown.
This possibility gives the project a special depth. Personalisation is not merely aesthetic: it is woven directly into the mechanical architecture of the 701-TC calibre.
The three moving spheres are also a canvas for expression.
They can be made of sapphire, glass, diamond or coloured stone. Their material and hue can therefore play a full part in the visual identity of the piece.
Treated with Super-LumiNova, some of these surfaces also offer a second reading of the watch in the dark.
Colour as a common thread
In a creation this complex, no choice seems to be considered in isolation from the others.
The colour of a stone can echo that of a mechanical component. The case material can enhance a hue chosen for the dial. Luminous elements can carry the composition on into the dark.
HYT’s signature fluid also completes this palette and becomes an integral part of the composition.
It is this holistic approach that allows the Bespoke Atelier to go beyond mere option-based customisation. Every decision has to find its place within the overall architecture of the Tourbillon Conique.
Material, light, colour and mechanics gradually build an identity unique to each piece.
A creation that begins with an intention
Every Bespoke project starts with an idea.
It might be a colour, a material, an aesthetic world, a mechanical detail or simply the wish to give the Tourbillon Conique a personal expression.
This initial intention becomes the starting point for a dialogue with the HYT teams.
The collector brings their vision and desires. The brand’s teams put their expertise to work in bringing them to life, working on material pairings, chromatic balance, aesthetic coherence and technical feasibility.
As the project takes shape, each choice is tested against the constraints and demands of the watchmaking architecture.
For personalisation can never come at the expense of the Tourbillon Conique’s identity. Every intervention must keep the whole coherent and preserve the mechanical strength that lies at the heart of the piece.
The collector at the heart of the process
This approach places the future owner in an unusual position for a haute horlogerie creation.
They are not simply choosing an existing reference from a handful of configurations. They take part in shaping it from the very first stages.
The Bespoke Atelier thus becomes a space for dialogue where the collector’s vision meets HYT’s savoir-faire.
The brand’s expertise comes into play to turn an intention into a coherent, technically feasible composition. Each detail is gradually integrated into the architecture of the timepiece until it forms a harmonious whole.
This relationship between personal creation and watchmaking mastery is one of the most distinctive aspects of the Bespoke approach.
A new take on exclusivity
With the Tourbillon Conique Bespoke, HYT broadens its very idea of the exclusive timepiece.
Rarity no longer rests solely on the number of watches produced. It is also built around the creative process itself.
Each project is born of a personal intention, evolves through choices of materials and colours, then takes shape through a dialogue with the manufacture’s teams.
The result is a piece designed from the outset together with the person who will wear it.
In the case of the Tourbillon Conique, this approach takes on a special dimension. Its three-dimensional architecture, tilted tourbillon, rotating spheres and fluidic display offer an exceptionally rich territory for expression.
HYT is therefore not just offering collectors the chance to personalise a watch. The brand opens the doors of its mechanical universe so they can write their own interpretation of it.
Haute horlogerie between engineering and personal expression
Ultimately, the Tourbillon Conique Bespoke sums up a philosophy dear to HYT: turning mechanics into a spectacle and time into a living material.
With the 701-TC calibre, the tourbillon developed with Éric Coudray, the three moving spheres and the fluidic display by Preciflex, the brand has a particularly expressive architecture at its disposal.
The Bespoke Atelier adds a further dimension to this construction: that of personal creation.
In a piece where every component plays a part in staging time, personalisation logically could not be limited to choosing a dial colour or a strap.
It extends to the case, the materials, the decoration, the mechanical components, the luminous elements and even the spheres orbiting the tourbillon.
The collector imagines. HYT builds, shapes and sets it in motion.
It is in this meeting between a personal vision and an extraordinary mechanical architecture that the Tourbillon Conique Bespoke now finds its new dimension.
Technical specifications
| Brand | HYT |
|---|---|
| Collection | Tourbillon Conique Bespoke |
| Movement | 701-TC hand-wound mechanical calibre |
| Development | HYT with master tourbillon maker Éric Coudray |
| Number of components | 533 |
| Tourbillon cage components | 159 |
| Balance spring inclination | 30° |
| Escape wheel inclination | 15° |
| Pallet lever inclination | 23° |
| Tourbillon cage rotation | one revolution in 30 seconds |
| Spheres | three rotating elements, at 4, 5 and 6 revolutions per minute |
| Hours display | retrograde and fluidic |
| Fluidic technology | two immiscible fluids in a glass capillary |
| Fluidic technology | developed and manufactured by Preciflex SA |
| Bespoke case | 5N gold, titanium, DLC titanium or various treatments |
| Dial personalisation | guilloché, mother-of-pearl, structured patterns, hardstones, gem-setting, engraving and hand painting |
| Stones mentioned | agate, malachite, lapis lazuli |
| Mechanical personalisation | treatments and colours for certain components, tourbillon, balance, counterweights, Super-LumiNova and crown |
| Customisable spheres | sapphire, glass, diamond or coloured stone |
| Fluid | customisable as part of the piece’s colour scheme |
Frequently asked questions
A personalisation programme for the Tourbillon Conique, HYT’s first tourbillon. Through the Bespoke Atelier, the collector takes part in designing their watch: materials, colours, decoration, mechanical components and luminous elements.
The 701-TC hand-wound mechanical calibre, developed with master tourbillon maker Éric Coudray. It has 533 components, 159 of them in the tourbillon cage, which completes one revolution in 30 seconds.
Because the regulating organs are tilted: the balance spring at 30°, the escape wheel at 15° and the pallet lever at 23°. Three spheres rotate around the tourbillon at 4, 5 and 6 revolutions per minute.
Through HYT’s signature fluidic display: two immiscible fluids advance through a glass capillary and the boundary between them indicates the hours in retrograde fashion. The technology is developed and manufactured by Preciflex SA.
The case (5N gold, titanium, DLC titanium), the dial (guilloché, mother-of-pearl, hardstones such as agate, malachite or lapis lazuli, gem-setting, engraving, hand painting), certain movement components, the crown, the Super-LumiNova and the spheres, in sapphire, glass, diamond or coloured stone.
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