Well if this incredibly cool new watch from Jorg Hysek doesn’t pique your interest just a little, check your pulse because you might just be dead.

Of course touch screen technology has been around for a while but it wasn’t until the arrival of the phenomenally successful iPhone that things really began to take off.

Now Jorg Hysek, and his team of designers at HD3 Complication, have taken the underlying principle of the smartphone – the ability to change applications by merely sliding a finger over a tactile screen – and adapted it to the world of 21st century watch making.

The result is the ultra slick and sexy looking HD3 Slyde. What is particularly appealing about this watch is that while the look is futuristic, the underlying theme is resolutely traditional. It’s about time and the ability to display it in a myriad different ways. The tactile screen moves both vertically and horizontally and according to Hysek, this revolutionary display means that, by simply sliding across the watch screen, the user can generate an unlimited variety of timepieces on their wrist – corresponding to any event, desire, or particular moment.

Touch screen technology is not the only iPhone inspired idea incorporated into the Slyde HD3. Wearers are able create a range of ‘different’ watches within their single timepiece thanks to a range of top-quality virtual modules created by HD3 and designed by Swiss electronic engineers. These can be purchased and downloaded directly onto the watch from the internet. What’s more the the watch can also be plugged into the computer to re-charge it.

The new HD3 Slyde will be available in black, grey titanium or pink gold cases complete with your choice of a leather, printed alligator or rubber (5 colours) strap.

The price starts at around US$5,300 (not inclusive of the downloadable apps). This sleek futuristic watch is going to delight fans of modern space age design. Look out for its unveiling next week at GTE 2011.