February 2011 - Haute Time

Any Time, Any Place: Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle World Time Watch

A watch like this is for a commander, a leader who needs information at their fingertips. That might sound like a cliché self-aggrandizing remark a high-end Swiss watch brand might say about their products, but this new piece from Vacheron Constantinis more about information than it is about the traditional minimalism you might consider when thinking […]

By Ariel Adams

Flying With Style: A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Dual Time Watch

Timepieces are the original traveler’s gadget. In fact, historically speaking most long distance travel and navigation was reliant on suitable timing instruments. Back when A. Lange & Sohne only made pocket watches they would occasionally put together a watch with two dials and movements in it for clients who needed a watch to track two […]

Have Watch, Will Travel: Cartier Calibre Multi Time Zone Timepiece

Second to telling the time where you live, the most useful function a watch can have is the ability to tell you the time wherever else you might be. Travelers used to jet setting with a dedicated “world time” watch often never go back to a single time zone watch given the ease of reading […]

For The Sake Of Complexity: Greubel Forsey Invention Piece Number 2 Watch

“Micro-decoration” (as I call it) is a thing of love. It is the process whereby fine watches are made even finer because of an enormous amount of time spent on making the movement look pretty. There are functional uses to decorating a movement – such as corrosion prevention and ensuring that parts fit together properly, […]