# Hydro-Mechanical Wristwatches HYT's Watches Boast Movement by Liquid Propulsion By Amy Duong | Published 2019-04-23 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydromechanical-wristwatches References: [highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/hyt-watches-browns/) & [farfetch](https://www.farfetch.com/shopping/men/hyt-h1-alinghi-watch-item-13891993.aspx?fsb=1&clickref=1011l6cGFY5K&utm_source=highsnobiety&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PHUS&utm_term=USNetwork) Luxury Swiss watchmaker HYT introduces its lineup of hydro-mechanical wristwatches at retailer Brown's. It focuses on traditional Swiss watchmaking methods and incorporates [mechanical movements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handcrafted-mechanical-timepieces) with initiate liquid propulsions. This intricate engineering use two bellows of flexible reservoirs. One of these are made with a colored liquid and the second features a transparent liquid. Traditional mechanics trigger the system through a piston, which launches the bellows to compress and widen out as the hour passes. In addition to the special hydro-mechanical system, the watches are finished in luxurious details. There are [sapphire crystal faces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hm11-art-deco), yellow gold faces, DLC stainless steel, carbon, and titanium cases. All of the wrist watches are [water resistant](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swatch-scubaqua) up to 30m and it has 65 hours of power reserve. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/watches) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Hydro-mechanical Watches:** Incorporating liquid propulsion in watch movements presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the luxury watch industry. - **Luxurious Details:** The emphasis on sapphire crystal faces and high-quality materials in watch design opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the luxury fashion industry. - **Power Reserve:** Improving power reserve in wristwatches has potential for disruptive innovation in the timepiece industry, allowing for longer lasting and more reliable watches. ### Who This Affects Most - **Luxury Watchmaking:** The use of liquid propulsion in HYT's wristwatches presents opportunities for disruptive innovation within the luxury watchmaking industry. - **Luxury Fashion:** The incorporation of luxurious details in HYT's watches provides opportunities for disruptive innovation within the luxury fashion industry. - **Timepiece Manufacturing:** The improvement of power reserve in wristwatches opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation within the timepiece manufacturing industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Kinetic Art Wristwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/type-8-daniel-engelberg.md) - [Liquid Droplet DIY Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/droplet-watch.md) - [Fluid Dial Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marc-newson-1.md) - [Melting Crystalline Dial Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hublot-mp17-meca10.md) - [Luxe Mechanical Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lvdb03-louis-varius-project.md) - [Graphic Art-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/type-1-round-m.md) - [Sculpted Hybrid Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/type-3-mn.md) - [Next-Gen Pocket Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arsham-droplet.md) - [Handcrafted Mechanical Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handcrafted-mechanical-timepieces.md)