# Customizable Digital Chronographs (UPDATE) The HD3 Slyde Fuses High-End Looks with New Technology By Taylor Keefe | Published 2011-11-03 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hd3-slyde References: [highsnobiety](http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2011/11/02/hd3-slyde-watch/) & [colette.fr](http://www.colette.fr/#/eshop/article/30812574/hd3-montre-slyde/95/) The new HD3 Slyde will have many people taking a second glance at your wrist and not at that new [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coachai) you just bought. The Swiss-made [luxury timepiece](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-escale) blends 21st century watchmaking, with cutting edge technology and eye popping designs. The watch was inspired by smartphone technology, meaning that a person can slide their finger across a touchscreen, generating an unlimited amount of time-reading formats from a variety of high-end virtual modules. The simple-to-use [tactile screen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/golden-concept-x-blvck-paris) lets users create a customized watch with little effort, suitable for any event, desire or occasion. This luxury gadget does come with a hefty price tag though. Starting at 5,200 Euros, only time will tell how long it takes to save up for one of these. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Customizable Luxury Timepieces:** The blending of cutting-edge technology and customizable features in luxury watches presents opportunities for companies to innovate new products for the high-end market. - **Touchscreen Watches:** The use of touchscreen technology in the HD3 Slyde watch demonstrates an opportunity for companies to develop other wearable devices with tactile functionality. - **High-end Virtual Modules:** The ability to generate an unlimited amount of time-reading formats from virtual modules presents an opportunity for companies to develop customizable software that can be used on a variety of devices. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Luxury Goods Manufacturing:** The HD3 Slyde presents opportunities for luxury watch manufacturers to incorporate customizable technology features into their products and capture a younger, tech-savvy audience. - **Wearable Technology:** The HD3 Slyde demonstrates opportunities for wearable technology manufacturers to develop streamlined, customizable devices with tactile screens. - **Virtual Module Software Design:** The high-end virtual modules featured in the HD3 Slyde present an opportunity for software designers to create customizable, cutting-edge time-reading technology for different device use cases. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Durable Luxury Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/durable-luxury-watches-the-new-full-metal-gshock-models-are-rugged-but-eleg.md) - [Open-Concept Retro-Style Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amida-digitrend-open-sapphire.md) - [Galaxy-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ur-100v-lightspeed.md) - [Melting Crystalline Dial Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hublot-mp17-meca10.md) - [Fanciful Futuristic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hublot-mp10-tourbillon.md) - [Luxe Joystick Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-hole-tourbillon.md) - [Modular Chronograph Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bamford-mayfair-20.md) - [Collaborative Retrograde Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-timechanger.md) - [High-End Timepiece Smartwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hublot-big-bang-e-gen-3.md)