When the past meets the future, something beautiful happens. It’s called the present. In these unique times, we are constantly being challenged to explore new ways of perceiving the now. The new HYT SOONOW Instant Rainbow tells this intensely contemporary, a fluid story in a captivating, colorful way. Time’s intrinsic flow presents itself as a broad spectrum of possibilities. “Now” potentially lasts forever, as it continually becomes what was “soon” just a moment ago. Stopping and preserving time are as illusory as scheduling and prolonging a rainbow. All we can do is enjoy the beauty of both phenomena as they appear to us.

At a time when circumstances challenge us to focus gratefully on life, the styling of the skeleton on the dial of the HYT SOONOW Instant Rainbow has a hypnotic quality. Its right eye shows the power reserve progressing smoothly through the entire color spectrum, as does the seconds indicator in the other socket. Different monochrome superluminova outlines, around the openings for the eyes, nose, and mouth, draw gazes. And, almost as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the hoped-for pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, is a grin full of solid gold teeth. These, and all times, should be looked straight in the eye from a place of wonder and hope.

Precision drilling was also required to make sure that the exact center of each word from six to twelve would meet a precisely set pin in order to facilitate on-the-dot timing accuracy. The skull-shaped capillary, with its handcrafted bends and angles, represents an endless, rewarding quest for technical innovation. Hourly milestones appear to float above its outline.

This multi-colored timepiece, integrating the HYT patented fluidic module, shows time and light performing their intrinsic magic, just as a ray of light interacts with water droplets to create a rainbow. Its design is rooted in the truth that both are in constant motion. Its message is that both should always be appreciated and never restrained. Yellow and blue, two of the three primary colors, trace the paths of elapsed and future time respectively. The other colors of the rainbow spread across and around the dial with refined gradual shading. Light dances with 668 sapphires, amethysts, and tsavorites in 14 color variations. In combination with the violet anodized titanium dial, covered with 313 18K yellow gold pins, this heightens the overall radiance of the mesmerizing, three-dimensional whole.

Cased in the same case as the HYT H0, the HYT SOONOW Instant Rainbow features a 48.8 mm stainless steel black DLC coated case and is available in a limited edition of 8 pieces.

Sticker Price CHF 105,000 Swiss Francs — approximately $105,000 USD. For more info on HYT click here.