February 2010 - Haute Time

Haute Timepieces: IWC Portuguese Grande Complication Watch

Unmistakable to watch lovers, the Portuguese Grande Complication by IWC could be assumed as boring to those who don’t know better. The brand’s classic watch, crafted distinctly for the man’s man, gets a new flagship model with a highly regarded manufacture movement, and an added helping of durability that many competing watches can’t match. The […]

By Ariel Adams

Haute Timepieces: Fall in Love with Van Cleef & Arpels’ Pont des Amoureux

The actual Pont des Amoureux is a French bridge going over the Thiou River in Annecy, a town also known as the Venice of France. The fabled bridge earned a reputation throughout the years as a rendezvous place for couples in love. This romantic concept has been applied to a poetic watch whose maker also […]

Haute Timepieces: Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle Openworked Watch

Luxury watch movement decoration is an area of expertise that the Europeans will almost always be able to claim as their own. The finishing and décor process in regards to high-end timepieces is painstakingly long and quite inefficient in our world of modern day technologies. A skilled technician works almost entirely under a microscope for […]