Jack Forster reviews the Glashütte Original Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon timepiece

Paying homage to the world’s most prolific era of watchmaking, the legendary 1966 collection produced by Girard-Perregaux marries luxury and sophistication to creativity, technical expertise, and performance. Founded in 1791, the Girard-Perregaux brand has always excelled at crafting beautiful watches that are made to last. This is reflected in the 1966 collection. Today, the watches […]

The iconic Royal Oak model by Audemars Piguet is turning 40 and the milestone is being commemorated in a big way. The 40th anniversary of the world’s first ever luxury sports timepiece will be marked by a worldwide exhibition celebrating the history of the globally-coveted watch and its iconic maker. “Audemars Piguet’s iconic timepiece Royal […]

Defying accepted watchmaking theories, the Harmonious Oscillator, distributed in the United States by Westime, uses twin, interlinked balances driven by a single component – the escapement. Standard theories have always proclaimed that this system wasn’t feasible due to the stress on the interlinked balances.Water designer and specialist Mike Rissanen, working for the Rudis Sylva brand, has […]

  Haute Time: Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Milus today? Doron Basha: We discovered that Milus was involved in a US Navy Program to save airmen’s lives during the Pacific campaign during WW2. The program was called “Life Barter Kits”, in essence, airmen would be given a hermetically sealed durable rubber case […]

Check out Haute Time's exclusive video from Basel World 2012 with Fawaz Gruosi of de Grisogono.

Roger Dubuis has made a return to the Geneva Manufacture to take on the role as ambassador and mentor, 16 years after founding the brand. Roger has said he is happy to be back at the heart of the firm that he devoted his passion and name to, and is ready to support the revival […]

Clock manufacturer and high-end Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, in their partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, got the winning bid of $14,606 at the fourth yearly online auction of the Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph held March 15, 2012. The profits from the auction have been dedicated to care for a marine site in the Philippines […]

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superwatch. No, it's not faster than a speeding bullet, but it's close; the new Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727 is equipped with a special high frequency escapement, beating at 10 hertz.

It was the watch that many thought would sink the company. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is today one of the world's most iconic and recognizable watches, and one of the most successful watch designs of all time, but when it first came out it represented an enormous risk for Audemars Piguet–one that many in the watch industry thought would be a fatal one.

The Hour Glass in Singapore will be displaying the latest addition to their collection of fine pieces at the Marina Bay Sands location. A $5 million diamond encrusted watch was recently purchased from Hublot and can be seen while on tour throughout Asia at one of the 25 boutiques in nine cities owned by The […]

The special limited edition time piece Montblanc created exclusively for use by Emirates for charity has sold for $90,000. The proceeds from the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec TimeWriter Collection piece was donated to two charities – The Emirates Airline Foundation and The Smile Train. The winner of the two-tone, 18 carat red gold beauty has chosen […]

During Basel World I got the chance to sit down with another powerful man in the watch industry, Maximilian Büsser. Maximilian Büsser is the creator of Maximilian Büsser & Friends, also known as the MB&F watch brand. My meeting with him was one of the most exciting all week. His company is very unique and all […]

At Basel World, I got the opportunity to sit with Michele Sofisti, CEO of Sowind Group. As Haute Time readers know, PPR recently purchased a controlling stake of Sowind Group and Michele is now in charge of running the brands Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, and Gucci Timepieces. Haute Time wanted to take the opportunity to sit down […]

To counteract the escalating strength of the pound against the Swiss Franc, Breitling has reduced the price of their watches by 10%. On March 1st the price drop was applied to new and existing stock with recommended retail prices and trade prices both being reduced. Breitling stockholders will lose margin on the watches already in […]

High end traditional makers of haute horlogerie are expanding their luxury goods lines, according to the New York Times. Broadening the brands give their followers the chance to become repeat customers without having to pay four or five figures for a watch. A few examples of these innovative spin-offs created by the luxury watchmakers include; […]