The watch world is abuzz with oohs and ahs in reaction to the latest collections and timepieces presented in Switzerland.

High energy and tactical intelligence are words that best describe star soccer player Blaise Matuidi on the field. The French native attended the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, after which he quickly made a career as the midfielder teams can build their victories on. Matuidi played for Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, and currently for Inter Miami, while representing France in two UEFA European Football Championships and two FIFA World Cups, becoming world champion in 2018. As a man of style, Matuidi also has a deep passion for watches, which is also why he teamed up with Skeleton Concept to create a limited-edition travel watch.

The Covid-19 pandemic is still making it difficult for a lot of people to travel, either for business or leisure. Travel restrictions change on an almost daily basis, proving it to be challenging even to plan a trip to countries you are currently permitted to go. Staycations are the new normal. The following four watches where made for globetrotters, but can now be used to imitate that vacation feeling closer to home

Rolex has been active in the world of golf for over half a century. It does so as a sponsor and timekeeper for the most prestigious golf tournaments on some of the most challenging course and, of course, on the wrist of many champions. But it also plays an important role more behind the scenes, where Rolex contributes to getting a new generation of players ready to make a mark of their own in this challenging sport.

Baselworld 2018 was a blast, with strong new additions to the collections across all brands. While this is great news for the industry, and watch collectors and connoisseurs, it does make it quite difficult for us to pick out our favourites, but here it goes!

For a few days a year Basel, normally a modest provincial capital on the Swiss borders with Germany and France, is the capital of the world, the watch world that is. This year is particularly strong in terms of new offerings. The vast majority of the brands exhibiting at Baselworld introduced watches that are very pure in their DNA, while at the same time in tune with what the market currently desires, like these four watches:

Haute Time reviews the Rolex GMT-Master II in White Gold with Pepsi Bezel...

A two-tone watch does not mean just any two tones. It means a white metal (usually steel), mixed with gold, either rose or yellow. Two-tone was originally introduced as a way of making watches, which were once all gold, more accessible, by mixing in steel. The look was prevalent in the early ’90s, as was […]