Richard Mille is Represented by a Mystery Ambassador

Richard Mille revealed a new athletic watch this week, a version of the RM 38 that seems to be clad in Jamaica’s colors. Adding a degree of mystery is the Olympic rule which forbids Mille to name the inspiration for the theme, who happens to be competing in London, until three days after the closing […]

By Seth Semilof

Omega Brings Swiss Style to Soho

Olympic timekeeper Omega has taken up residence in London’s Soho to welcome guests from around the world, as well as to host parties filled with celebrities. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were in attendance this weekend as the Swiss watchmaker unveiled its renovations to the historic House of Saint Barnabas in London. Located at 1 […]

Omega Brings Swiss Style to Soho

Olympic timekeeper Omega has taken up residence in London’s Soho to welcome guests from around the world, as well as to host parties filled with celebrities. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were in attendance this weekend as the Swiss watchmaker unveiled its renovations to the historic House of Saint Barnabas in London. Located at 1 […]

LVMH: the Latest Luxury Brand to Forge Through Tough Times

LVMH group announced healthy profits this week, despite the troubled European economy and faltering Chinese housing market. Revenues for the first half of 2012 topped 13 billion euros, up 26% compared to the first half of 2011. According to LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, sales across all 60 of the conglomerate’s subsidiaries contributed to this […]

Jaeger-LeCoultre Celebrates the Raffle Hotel’s 150th Anniversary

Jaeger-LeCoultre is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the legendary Raffles Hotel in Singapore with a special edition ladies’ Reverso Lady Ultra Thin and Reverso Grande Taille for men. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso models feature a patented swivel mechanism that allows the case to flip between the watch face and engraved back. The special edition Reversos are for sale […]

Hublot Fuses Macho and Metro in Shanghai

England’s Manchester United football club and luxury watchmaker Hublot teamed up in China to beat childhood hunger last night, doing what was a first for the virile world of Premier League football: strutting their stuff on the catwalk. Sir Alex Ferguson led his team team of aspiring models to Shanghai to show off a collection […]

Yayoi Kusama Brings the Avant Garde to Louis Vuitton

Yayoi Kusama is best known for her perspective-skewing work with polka dots, covering everything from trees to giant pumpkins with different sized dollops of black or white circles, usually affixed to a background of fire engine red. In recognition of her award-winning work, French fashion house Louis Vuitton has teamed up with Kusama and designer […]

Hautlence Offers a Window to the World of Watches

Hautlence has earned quite a loyal following for a seven year old company, especially considering the fact that it only produces approximately 100 watches per year. This year, 56 of those watches will be the inspired HL2.1, in white gold, and the HL2.2 in pink gold. The HL2 series is unique in part because of […]

Haute Time Presents: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean at the SLS Hotel

Omega celebrated the Seamaster Planet Ocean collection at the SLS Hotel in South Beach, Florida, and Haute Time was there to capture the action. We talked to Larsa Pippen, Chris and Adrienne Bosh and more VIP guests at this well-attended event. Watch the full video for an exclusive insider’s look at Omega’s luxe party. Like […]

Richard Mille’s Blackout and Black Rose Turn to the Dark Side

Richard Mille is going rogue with two dark additions to the visionary RM 030 line, known for its automatic movement with declutchable rotor. The Blackout and the Black Rose represent the most tenebrous pieces produced by the watch-making virtuoso to date. The RM 030 Blackout plays itself out over a black canvas; a case of […]

Haute Time Presents: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean at the SLS Hotel

Omega celebrates the Seamaster Planet Ocean collection at the SLS Hotel in South Beach, Florida.

Top of the Game: Audemars Piguet Introduces the Leo Messi Limited Edition Royal Oak Chronograph

Jack Forster reviews the Audemars Piguet Leo Messi Limited Edition Royal Oak Chronograph.

Christian Bale Wears Jaeger-LeCoultre as Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises

Jaeger-LeCoultre has kept time for billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne for the last 17 years of Batman movies, and continues to do so in the franchise’s latest release, The Dark Knight Rises. Art Deco in appearance, the Reverso Grande Date is in line with the otherworldly juxtapositioning of styles that populate the mythic Gotham City, appearing organic […]

Parmigiani Fleurier Presents Solid Silver Table Clock

Michel Parmigiani has accumulated 192 years of experience in horology since going into business in 1975. His company, Parmigiani Mesure et Arts du Temps, got its start restoring antique clocks that were considered beyond repair, like the 1820 Breguet Sympathique. In 1996 the company evolved into Parmigiani Fleurier, taking its turn at producing high quality […]

Richard Mille Announces Partnership with Champions Manchester City

On the heels of winning the Premier League Championship for the first time in 44 years, Manchester City FC is teaming up with Richard Mille to form a partnership meant to stand the test of time. The Swiss timepiece maker is now the official timekeeper for Manchester City. CEO of Richard Mille Europe-Middle East-Africa Peter Harrison praised […]

Keep Your Treasure Safe with Buben & Zörweg

Buben & Zörweg’s Treasury – a modular safe, watch winder, humidor and jewelery case in one – is rich with possibilities for any connoisseur of haute living. “There is no greater pleasure for discerning watch aficionados than to display their passion for exceptional creations against the background of a masterpiece of craftsmanship. The Treasury provides […]

Officine Panerai Catches the Essence of Bal Harbour, Palm Beach

Every year Officine Panerai offers an exclusive boutique collection, and this year they are poised to flatter the South Florida communities of Bal Harbour and Palm Beach – in addition to La Jolla, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Starting this fall, Officine Panerai is coming out with a line of special edition Luminor Marina wristwatches […]