The new HYT Moon Runner Ghost and Moon Runner Desert watches blend the engineering prowess of fluidic time and the delicate craftsmanship of miniature painting on one of the most poetic complications, the Moon Phase.
With these new exclusive wristwatches, Neuchâtel-based high-luxury watch brand takes us to the mysterious Lunar Seas (lunar mare), the large, dark, basaltic plains on the Moon.
13 of them can be observed from the Earth’s surface, the most famous being the Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility), where the first astronauts landed in July 1969.
HYT recreates the mystifying allure of the lunar seas with two new Moon Runner models, evocatively named “Ghost” and “Desert”. In these hydro-mechanical watches, HYT revisits the classic complication by fusing contemporary design, high-tech aesthetics and the art of miniature hand-painting.
Around the Moon Runner’s moon, two titanium indicator discs for the days and months, respectively. The minute hand is subtly integrated beneath these two discs, so that only the triangular tip is visible. It glows in white Super-LumiNova®, making the watch eminently legible. Both the month and day indicator discs are engraved and enhanced with Super-LumiNova® as well.
The retrograde hours, rendered with HYT’s hallmark meca-fluidic mechanism, pass under a domed crystal glass with an anti-reflective coating. To create the delicate miniature painting, HYT calls on a master craftsman from MD’Art.
The HYT Moon Runner “Ghost” watch features a carbon fiber and titanium case fitted on a bi-material rubber and black Alcantara strap.
The Desert version has a black DLC-treated titanium case, fitted on a rubber and beige Alcantara strap.
Each model comes in a limited edition of only 15 pieces.
Technical details
Model: HYT Moon Runner Grey Ghost, Reference H02981-A
Case
Titanium & Carbon
Width: 48.00 mm
Length: 52. 30 mm
Thickness: 17.20 mm
Crown in coated black & silver titanium
Domed sapphire crystal (box) with anti-reflective coating
Silver side grids with black background
Waterproof to 30 m
Dial
Black coated brass (58 pcs)
3D black-coated appliqués
White luminescent numerals and white luminous logo (SLN blocks)
Black grid with black background
Black liquid inside borosilicate capillary tube
Hands
- Silver minutes hand, white SLN block
- Silver satin day of month disk, black SLN
- Silver satin month disk, black SLN
- Silver Moon white SLN &Micropainting
- All SLN in Super-Luminova®
Movement
Calibre 601-MO (516 pcs)
Mechanical movement
Frequency: 28,800 vib/h (4 Hz)
Jewels: 42
Winding: Manual-winding
Power reserve: 72 h
Finishing: Finely sand-blasted and satin-finished
Coating: Black coating
Functions
Fluidic retrograde hours
Central minutes hand
3D moon phase
Day of the month
Month
Strap
Black rubber strap
Black microfibre embossed decoration
White stitching
Clasp
Pin buckle in titanium
Polished and sand-blasted finish
Edition
Limited edition of 15 pieces
Suggested price
CHF 125,000 (excl. tax)
Model: HYT Moon Runner Desert, Reference H02984-A
Case
Black coated sand-blasted finished titanium& carbon
Width: 48.00 mm
Length: 52.30 mm
Thickness: 17.20 mm
Crown in titanium black DLC
Domed sapphire crystal (box) with anti-reflective coating
Black side grids with beige/sand background
Waterproof to 30 m
Dial
Black coated brass (58 pcs)
3D black-coated appliqués
Beige/sand luminescent numerals and beige/sand luminous logo (SLN blocks
Black grille with black background
Black liquid inside borosilicate capillary tube
Hands
- Mat black minutes hand, white SLN block
- Mat black day of month disk, beige/sand SLN
- Mat black month disk, beige/sand SLN
- Black Moon white SLN &Micropainting
- All SLN in Super-Luminova®
Movement
Calibre 601-MO (516 pcs)
Mechanical manual-wound
Frequency: 28,800 vib/h (4 Hz)
Jewels: 42
Power reserve: 72 h
Finishing: Finely sand-blasted and satin-finished
Coating: Black coating
Functions
Fluidic retrograde hours
Central minutes hand
Day of the moon
3D moon phase
Month
Strap
Black rubber strap
Beige/sand microfiber embossed decoration
Beige/sand stitching
Clasp
Pin buckle in black-coated titanium
Satin and sand-blasted finish
Edition
Limited edition of 15 pieces
Suggested price
CHF 125,000 (excl. tax)
