Both companies are known for producing a small number of high-end hand-crafted timepieces with nearly all of the components built in house

Results are in from this year’s OnlyWatch auction. This September at the Hôtel hermitage in Monaco, thirty-three watch brands each presented a unique timepiece to go under the hammer in support of research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The event is especially attractive to big collectors as all of the pieces are part of a limited […]

We can all point to various watches which claim automobile or racing heritage. Most of the time, the result is practically indistinguishable from any other watch, employing only minor design cues such as an automaker’s logo on the dial or case. But what about those few manufacturers that have decided to go that extra mile […]

Haute Time Watch of the Day today is from Dewitt, and called WX-1 Luxury Watch Concept from Dewitt.  The amazing piece was launched in 2008 at Basel World, and then later auctioned at the Only Watch Auction sold for over $400,000 Euros.  We had to feature this watch, even though it is almost five years old, […]

Millions of tourists visit Switzerland every year for its famous Alpine ski resorts and five-star spas on pristine lakes, but watch lovers know another Switzerland that combines the thrill of horological discovery with breathtaking scenery. Instead of the resorts and casinos of Lugano or the glamour and excitement of St. Moritz and Gstaad, they are […]

While at Basel World, Haute Time had the chance to sit down with Jérôme de Witt, CEO of DeWitt Timepieces. Recently, DeWitt debuted a wild concept timepiece for a children’s charity. The outside design is inspired by a mother’s arms and the face swizzles to be reversible, exposing the Chronograph’s components and telling time on both […]

What goes around, comes around –call them ultra thin or extra flat, thin dress watches are back, and a rose by any other name would be just as elegant.  Though a newcomer to fine watchmaking in recent years might be forgiven for not knowing it, making a thin watch (and wearing one) was for decades […]

If you haven’t yet heard of Montres DeWitt, allow us to introduce you to a small company that makes some of the most beautifully different and intriguingly ingenious watches in the world.  This boutique haute horlogerie Geneva based firm was founded in 2002 by Jérôme DeWitt, who comes by his fascination with watchmaking honestly –the […]