A tear-jerker for watch lovers and sound fetishists worldwide! webChronos' "Discovering the World of Luxury Watches through Sound" series is a 4K video focused on the sounds of watches. Enjoy the sounds of the watch while savoring the beautiful movement and the movement of the hands in 4K resolution. Perfect as background music while you work, or as a companion for an after-work drink. This time, we're introducing the 1-hour version of the HYT "H5," which displays the time by means of a liquid passing through a tube (capillary). Headphones recommended.
HYT "H5"
Filming and editing: Masato Yoshie
Equipped with a new movement that allows for more linear control
This episode of "Exploring the World of Luxury Watches through Sound" features a one-hour video of the H5, released by HYT in 2019. The beautiful 4K footage shows how the liquid passing through the capillary works.
In addition, to clearly convey the movement of the retrograde liquid, we have once again incorporated double-speed playback.
You can see not only the flow of liquid inside the capillary, but also the movement of the bellows that pushes the liquid out, and the cam that controls the barrel and is coaxial with the bellows, scenes that even the owner would find difficult to perceive!
Of course, we also recommend the pleasant beat sound of 28,800 vibrations per hour.
Sightseeing spots
0:00 Luminous image cut
0:19 Case tilt
0:25 Dial movement
0:40 Rotating case side
0:46 Bellows Up←Key Points
0:55 Close-up of the escapement
0:59 Case back up
1:11 Rotating case back
1:16 Temp up
1:23 Liquid display cam & lever up←Key Points
1:33 Bellows Up←Key Points
1:38 Rotating case back
1:51 Capillary Up←Key Points
2:00 Liquid movement double speed←Key Points
2:12 Cam, lever and bellows movement (double speed)←Key Points
2:23 Start of the 1-hour endurance race
Introduction model details
Manual winding (Cal. 501). 41 jewels. 28,800 vph. Power reserve approximately 65 hours. Stainless steel (diameter 48.8mm, thickness 20.8mm). Water resistant to 50m. Limited to 25 pieces worldwide. 7,910,000 yen (excluding tax).
HYT produces "fluid mechanical watches," which tell the time using liquid. The company is known for releasing new models every year that maintain this concept, and the H5, the main focus of this article, was released in 2019.
The movement, Cal. 501, was developed not by the previous developers, Soprod or AP Renaud et Papi, but by a new partner. As can be seen in the video at double speed, the bellows control cam has been made larger and divided into smaller parts, allowing for a more linear liquid time display.
