H2 Tradition: HYT's Retro Contemporary U-turn
"We have always said that we would never create a classic piece. Having said that, this is exactly what we've done!" Vincent Perriard, HYT's CEO, loves nothing better than exploring the brand's vast capacity for expression. From its very beginnings, the brand has blazed new trails, experimenting, creating, inventing... Its driving force -- innovation -- has propelled all its models to greater heights than anyone could have imagined. And now, HYT has reached the very summit. From this tempting viewpoint, how could HYT not cast a contemplative eye over three centuries of watchmaking? "Fluid innovation is, and will remain, in our DNA", continues Vincent Perriard, "but this doesn't prevent us from playing around with the codes of traditional watchmaking. Fun, experimentation, the joy of surprise: after all, that's what we do best!".
H2...in 1
Contemporary classic or futuristic retro? As its name suggests, the H2 Tradition is a meeting of the two. It is the first HYT with classic guilloché finishes. It is the first HYT with delicate lacquered dials and blued hands. However, underneath this mantle of light, the H2 Tradition has both feet firmly in the 21st century. It retains its hydro-mechanical aesthetic, thanks to the capillary with the blue fluid moving forwards as the hours pass.
It is driven by two bellows positioned either side of 6 o'clock, developed in 2013 on the very first H2. The traditional side is expressed by the diamond guilloché main plate, the ogival shaped crown and its blued hands: HYT wanted it to be classical and easy to read, with the most subtle of aesthetics.
Apparent simplicity
This constant balance between tradition and modernity is more complex than it seems. HYT had to modify the design of the H2's calibre. The goal? To give it a more classic appearance, in line with the aesthetic canons of Haute Horlogerie.
The balance, for example, has been recentred to provide room on the dial for the minutes. This simple shift meant a large part of the movement's design had to be overhauled, a feat once again achieved by HYT's long-standing partners, APRP. The case has also been re-designed, with the crown protector removed, in yet another nod towards the codes of watchmaking tradition. The finish of the H2 Tradition also required a number of adjustments. To allow for a diamond guilloché finish in rhodium-plated nickel silver on both sides, the main plate, for example, had to be made slightly thicker, which in turn meant new tolerances had to be calculated for the movement. All the bridges have been modified, reconstructed, polished, hand-bevelled. As with all HYT's creations, the H2 Tradition is best appreciated in terms of perspective and volume.
"While the initial idea to create a classic HYT was simple enough, in practice, ways of preserving the identity of the piece, whilst imbuing it with codes which are not naturally its own, had to be constantly found. Its a fantastic challenge, suggested by our collector customers, and one that we have met with aplomb", concludes Vincent Perriard.
Limited Edition of 50 Pieces
Technical Specifications: Ref. 248-TW-10-BF-AB
The case, in polished, microblasted and satin-finished 18kt white gold and titanium, measures 48.8mm x 17.9mm. It has a screw-down titanium dynamometric crown, a titanium case middle with light anthracite grey PVD coating. Rider at 6 o'clock, Roman numeral, titanium filled with blue varnish. It has double AR-coated sapphire crystals and it is water resistant to 50 meters.
Movement is the Swiss manual-wind HYT in-house caliber with 28 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 8 days. It has microblasted and stainless steel polished bridges with polished and locked internal angles, a diamond guilloché main plate in rhodium-plated nickel silver, and rhodium-plated bellows. Functions are: retrograde fluidic hours; minutes, seconds, and crown position indicator (H-N-R).
The hour dial is lacquered varnished with rose gold treatment and black Roman numerals. The minute and seconds dials are lacquered varnished with rose gold treatment and blued minute and seconds hands. Black indices (minutes, seconds) and Arabic numerals.
It comes on a patent blue alligator leather strap with a titanium deployant.
H2 Tradition 腕表：HYT 向复古时尚的华丽转身
" 我们总是说我们永远不做传统经典作品。然而很明显，那正是我们所做的。"
HYT 首席执行官文森特•佩里亚德 (Vincent Perriard) 最热衷于发掘品牌无限的表达潜能。品牌从创立
之初就选择另辟蹊径，实验、创造、发明......HYT 的驱动力 -- 创新 -- 将品牌的众多表款推向了他人难
以想象的高度。如今，HYT 已如日中天。站在如此有吸引力的立场，HYT 怎能不对制表业长达三个世
纪的悠久历史重新进行一番思索和审视？
" 永不停止创新 -- 这是我们现在以及未来永远不变的基因，"文森特•佩里亚德接着说道，" 但这并不妨碍
我们围绕传统制表准则进行不同的尝试。毕竟，营造趣味、不断尝试、创造惊喜 -- 这是我们最擅长
的！"
H2，传承与创新共存
时尚经典派还是未来复古派？H2 Tradition 表如其名，是这两者的结合体。它是HYT 首款带有经典网
格状饰纹的腕表，也是HYT 首款具有精美漆面表盘和蓝色指针的腕表。
然而，在承袭这一传统制表衣钵的同时，H2 Tradition 仍然脚踏实地立足于21 世纪。腕表保留了液压
机械之美 -- 毛细管中的蓝色液体随着时间的流逝向前流动。
此款腕表由位于6 点钟位置左右两侧的两根波纹管驱动，该装置是于2013 年为最早的H2 腕表开发的。
钻石网格状主夹板、尖顶表冠以及蓝色指针彰显着腕表的传统特色：HYT 希望它成为经典之作，易于
读取，并具有最精妙的唯美质感。
简洁明了
在传统与时尚之间保持恒定的平衡比看起来要复杂得多。HYT 必须改变H2 机芯的设计。这样做的目
的是为了让腕表具有更加传统经典的外观，符合高级制表的审美标准。
例如，重新确定了平衡摆陀的中心，从而为分钟盘提供空间。这样简单的移位意味着机芯的大部分设计
都必须彻底改变，这是HYT 的长期合作伙伴APRP 完成的又一项壮举。表壳也同样进行了重新设计，
表冠的保护装置被移除，这是向传统制表准则的又一项靠拢。
此外，H2 Tradition 腕表的装饰也需要大量调整。例如，为了能够在镀铑镍银的主夹板两侧都饰以钻
石网格状饰纹，主夹板必须略厚一些，这意味着要为机芯重新计算容差。所有板桥都需要进行调整、重
造、抛光和手工倒角处理。如同所有HYT 作品一样，H2 Tradition 腕表在空间布局和容纳能力方面最
值得称道。
" 虽然' 打造经典HYT' 这一初衷非常简单，但在实践中必须不断寻找能够让腕表在保留自身个性的同时又
融入' 格格不入' 的外来准则的方法。这是一项刺激又奇妙的挑战，我们的收藏家客户建议我们这样做，
而我们也泰然自若地实现了这一点"，文森特•佩里亚德总结道。
规格
H2 Tradition 腕表
表壳： 白金和钛金属，带抛光、微喷砂和缎光修饰
- 直径：48.8毫米
- 厚度：17.9毫米
- 旋锁式钛金属弹力表冠
- 钛金属主体表壳，带浅黑灰色PVD镀层
- 6点钟位置设有扶手，上面标有罗马数字，钛金属喷涂蓝色漆
- 带防眩涂层的拱形蓝宝石水晶玻璃表镜 (呈盒状)
- 旋锁式蓝宝石表后盖
- 防水深度50米
功能：逆跳式流体显示小时；分钟、秒钟
- 表冠位置指针 (H-N-R) (调时-空档-上弦)
机芯：HYT 独创手动上弦机械机芯
- 21,600振次/小时，3赫兹，28颗宝石
- 微喷砂精钢抛光板桥，带抛光锁止内角
- 带有钻石网格状饰纹的镀铑镍银主夹板，镀铑波纹管
- 192小时 (8天) 的动力存储
表盘：
- 漆面小时盘，经过4N处理，黑色罗马数字
- 漆面分钟盘 (12点钟位置) 和秒钟盘 (2点半位置)，经过4N处理；蓝色分钟指针
- 黑色时标 (分钟、秒钟) 和阿拉伯数字
表带：
- 专利蓝色鳄鱼皮表带，钛金属折叠表扣
限量50 枚；编号：248-TW-10-BF-AB.
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