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Piaget Partners with Philanthropists for Charity Polo Match
Richemont subsidiary Piaget treated the Hamptons to a star-studded polo match last Sunday, all to benefit New York City’s Robin Hood Foundation. Southfork philanthropists Joe and Diana DiMenna joined Piaget in sponsoring the charitable event. The match took place at the Equuleus Polo Club in Watermill, NY, just outside Southampton. Rival teams sponsored by Equuleus, […]
Breitling and Bentley Announce the Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon
The Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon debuted this week as the latest collaborative effort between luxury watchmaker Breitling and the ultra-luxury Bentley brand of automobiles. The Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon gets its name from Breitling’s Mulliner workshop, which employs 100 artisans skilled in the craft of haute horology. With only two examples of the new watch to be […]
Time Travel
Millions of tourists visit Switzerland every year for its famous Alpine ski resorts and five-star spas on pristine lakes, but watch lovers know another Switzerland that combines the thrill of horological discovery with breathtaking scenery. Instead of the resorts and casinos of Lugano or the glamour and excitement of St. Moritz and Gstaad, they are […]
Piaget Partners with Philanthropists for Charity Polo Match
Richemont subsidiary Piaget treated the Hamptons to a star-studded polo match last Sunday, all to benefit New York City’s Robin Hood Foundation. Southfork philanthropists Joe and Diana DiMenna joined Piaget in sponsoring the charitable event. The match took place at the Equuleus Polo Club in Watermill, NY, just outside Southampton. Rival teams sponsored by Equuleus, […]
Perpetual Satisfaction: The Patek Philipps Ref. 5940
It’s a staple of action films –the character who doesn’t get involved in the action, who won’t get drawn in, but who, at some point, has to show what he (or she) is made of, and proceeds to demonstrate that under the surface, there’s much, much more than meets the eye. It’s the kind of […]
Richard Mille Adds Romain Dumas to Cadre of Race Car Drivers
Richard Mille scored another victory in the world of extreme haute horology with the sponsorship of Romain Dumas’ effort to conquer the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. Dumas finished second in the 14,110 foot climb, his Porsche 911 GT3-R crossing the finish line only 17 thousandths of a second behind winner Rhys Millen. […]
Haute Time Watch of the Day: Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris
Haute Time watch of the day, is from Van Cleef & Arpels, called Midnight in Paris. The watch was released in 2007, but this year it came with a men’s cologne, that is currently my favorite cologne that i got in Moscow last week. When the watch was created, it was from there Poetic Complications […]
Queen of Time: Breguet Reine de Naples Bracelet Watch
It may come as a surprise to those who assume that the world of appreciation of fine watchmaking is exclusively a male domain to find out that one of the greatest collectors of watches by one of the greatest of watchmakers was actually a woman. The lady in question was no ordinary lady, and the […]
Usain Bolt Celebrates With Top Brass at Hublot
With all of the honors he has amassed, it’s hard to believe that Usain Bolt only turned 26 yesterday. To mark the day, the Hublot brand ambassador enjoyed a helicopter sightseeing tour of the Alps before being ushered to a private landing pad at the residence of company chairman Jean-Claude Biver. At the fête which […]
Haute Time Watch of the Day: Breguet Marine Tourbillon Ref. 5839
Haute Time’s watch of the day, Breguet Marine Tourbillon Ref. 5839. It is a recreation from the Breguet Marine Tourbillon Ref. 5837 but only with encrusted diamonds in it. The watch is 43mm wide, built with 18k white gold case, and has around 11.77 carats of stones. The Breguet caliber 554.4 manually-wounded movements and 50 […]
Vacheron Constantin Opens Las Vegas Boutique
The new Vacheron Constantin boutique at the Palazzo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas stands out in a row of terraced-style shops in part due to its warm lighting scheme and its fusion of contemporary and traditional styles. Add to that some exquisite examples of haute horology and a new shopping destination is born. Vacheron […]
Omega Shares its Timekeeping Secrets
Omega’s Olympic timekeeping operations have ventured into uncharted territory with the scale and complexity of its engineering at the London games. One of Omega’s most substantial improvement over traditional timekeeping methods was the introduction of the so-called “silent pistol”. For years it was known that the use of an actual starting gun favored the sprinters […]
Haute Time Watch of the Day: Franc Vila Concept Tourbillon Planétaire Skeleton SuperLigero
Haute Time’s watch of the day, is from one of our favorite watch designers, Mr Franc Vila. It is the Franc Vila Concept Tourbillon Planétaire Skeleton SuperLigero. It is a special watch, compared the the Ferrari, but instead of a car, it is on your wrist. There are not a lot of the watches produced, […]
The Richard Mille Polo Players Win in Overtime, a New Watch is Born
The Richard Mille Polo Players prevailed over the Royal Barriere team earlier this week, eeking out a 15-14 victory in overtime. To celebrate the nail-biting victory Richard Mille has come up with a variation on his Flyback Chronographs called the RM 011 Polo de Deauville Flyback Chronograph. Sporting a case of white gold, the limited […]
Audemars Piguet Ambassador Rory McIlroy Wins the PGA Championship
Audemars Piguet scored a hole-in-one with its choice of Rory McIlroy as brand ambassador. The Northern Irish golf phenom soared to victory to win his second major at the PGA championship in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, coming in at 13 under par. Immediately after winning McIlroy sported his Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph as he posed […]
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