Hydrodynamic Clockwork: Inside the New HYT H1
One of the most talked about timepieces at Baselworld 2012 was the Replica HYT Watches H1, an unusual-looking watch that told the... moreHydrodynamic Clockwork: Inside the New HYT H1
One of the most talked about timepieces at Baselworld 2012 was the Replica HYT Watches H1, an unusual-looking watch that told the time via two liquids (one green, one clear) that ran along A small tube flows along the peripheral hour. scale. WatchTime Technology Editor Mike Disher discusses the technology behind watches and their movements, and we provide wallpaper images, prices, and informative videos.
The water clock was the first complex system for measuring time. Thousands of years after their invention, Confucius said that time passed like a river. The metaphor of running water as passing time is ingrained in us. Lucien Vouillamoz recognized this and in 2002 proposed bringing a water clock into the 21st century by wearing it on your wrist. Many ideas are easier said than done, and this proved to be one of them.
Over the next few years, the concept evolved into a system in which a small, flexible reservoir or bellows would be attached to both ends of... less