
Headed by father and son team of Jorg Hysek Sr., Jorg Hysek Jr., and designer Fabrice Gonet, watch maker HD3 set out to create timepiece perfectly aligning the two worlds of mechanical complexity and futuristic styling. They succeed with the HD3 SLYDE.
Taken inspiration from smartphone, where functions can be switch with simple slide of a finger, HD3 developed a touchscreen digital dial face with multitude of time-related operations such as chronograph, moon phase, timer, calendar, time zone, and etc… While it is quite similar to many of its digital counterpart, all of its technical features were created by HD3. Encased in a stainless shell or titanium case with domed sapphire crystal screen, the SLYDE siphoned power from a 3.8V lithium polymer, rechargeable via a USB connector. Water resistant up to 30 meters, the high-tech, high-end timepiece is currently available for pre-order at RESTIR for $9,360 US.