Get your votes in now! There’s only 24 hours to go during Round 1 of Timepiece Madness 2013. Haute Time’s voter-driven contest is pitting the top timepieces in haute horlogerie against each other to determine the hautest watch of 2013. Once the first round closes, the timepieces with the most votes will move on to …
This week luxury conglomerate Richemont posted their year-end financial results showing that the group’s watchmaking division is stronger than ever. The specialist watchmakers’ division posted an 18% increase in sales, reflecting growing worldwide interest in haute horlogerie. The Compagnie Financière Richemont SA owns several luxury watch manufactures, including Vacheron Constantin, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lange …
Here’s some eye candy for your Friday afternoon: the Graff watches I saw at BaselWorld 2013. Photos by Seth Semilof.
This week Christie’s auction house hosted its Spring auction of jewellery, watches and wine in Geneva. With pieces from Patek Philippe and Rolex, as well as a stunning 101.73-carat diamond, the auction realized a total of US$128,773,791. Of the lots auctioned off in Geneva, the ‘Important Watches including A Gentleman’s Pursuit for Excellence, Part II’ …
Zenith celebrated its heritage as a maker of pilot’s watches this year at Basel, with several introductions in its Montre D’Aéronef (“onboard watch”) Type 20 collection.Two new Type 20 GMTs were introduced, each as an homage to a famous early 20th century aviator. The first is dedicated to early aviator and Zenith customer Louis Blériot, …
Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is a Limited series just released by Hublot Exclusively for the Japanese market. The Timepiece is called, The Ferrari California 30 Giappone. This special Limited Edition piece was launched by Hublot to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of “Ferrari California” victory at the Japan Grand Prix. Decorated with red and white, the …
