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5 Questions With HYT Watch Creator Vincent Perriard

Haute Time: Tell us some of the most exciting developments at HYT today? Vincent Perriard: Well, the entire project is highly exciting because it is a world premiere !

5 Questions With HYT Watch Creator Vincent Perriard

Haute Time: Tell us some of the most exciting developments at HYT today?

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Haute Time: Tell us some of the most exciting developments at HYT today? Vincent Perriard: Well, the entire project is highly exciting because it is a world premiere !

Vincent Perriard: Well, the entire project is highly exciting because it is a world premiere ! Mixing liquids and mechanics has never been done before se we have to work hard to make it work ! 3 years of work, lots of people involved to present it at BaselWorld 2012 !

Haute Time: What watch do you wear daily?

Vincent Perriard: Today it’s a PANERAI RadioMir (Black Seal).

 

But sometime I also wear my Royal Oak Offshore

Haute Time:  If money was not a concern, which HYT would you recommend to a customer?

Vincent Perriard: The future Titanium Black DLC (picture attached) for a price of USD 45,000

Haute Time: For movement, what watch do you produce that you are most proud of?

Vincent Perriard: We are creating our own movement. The H1 watch is a proprietary movement.

Haute Time:  Blackberry/Iphone/Android?

Vincent Perriard IPHONE

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