The Soprano Musical Timepiece by Christophe Claret
With The Soprano, unveiled by Christophe Claret, you can listen to the time rather than having to look at your watch. The minute repeater strikes four notes, playing a C note for hours, a higher pitch tone for minutes, and the tune of the Westminster Quarters for quarter hours. Also known as the Westminster Chimes […]
By Adrienne Faurote
Haute Time Watch of the Day: Montres Journe Tourbillon Souverain
Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Tourbillon Souverain by Montres Journe. This amazing piece, shown fully jewelled, is a manually wound tourbillon with a 1403.2 caliber movement. The case measures 40mm and is shown here in platinum with sapphire crystal and caseback. This collectors piece offered by Montres Journe consists of 425 baguette […]
Frédérique Constant and Chong Hing Jewelers Bring Awareness to World Heart Day with Actress Shu Qi
Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Frédérique Constant brought awareness to World Heart Day on Sept. 29 in Los Angeles with Chinese Movie star Ms Shu Qi, Frédérique Constant brand ambassador for Greater China since 2008. In collaboration with California’s luxury retailer Chong Hing Jewelers, a public donation ceremony was held at Chong Hing’s San Gabriel location […]
Chopard Launches E-Commerce Boutique
Chopard expands their shopping U.S. market reach with the launch of an online e-commerce boutique on September 27th that now supplements their existing five boutique locations across the United States. While Chopard understands that in a luxury marketplace, consumers often want to touch, feel the weight of, and see the lights gleam on watch and […]
RJ-Romain Jerome Debuts Limited Edition DeLorean Tribute Watch
The new timepiece by Romain Jerome stays true to the aesthetic of the DeLorean car, a star of the Back to the Future trilogy embedded in the memories of a generation, echoing its brushed stainless steel body , rear engine and gull-wing doors with an imprint of the iconic vehicle engraved on the case-back alongside […]
Longines Ambassador Stefanie Graf Speaks to Haute Time
Longines ambassador Stefanie Graf has been described as the greatest female tennis player in the history of the sport, with every conceivable title under her belt. However, ask Graf, 43, what she holds dearest to her heart and you’re likely to hear about her non-profit foundation, Children for Tomorrow, rather than gold medals. Now a […]
Haute Time Watch of the Day: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak GMT Tourbillon
Today’s Haute Time pick for Watch of the Day is The Royal Oak GMT Tourbillon by Audemars Piguet. This impressive timepiece features a Calibre 2913 Manufacture movement with tourbillon, 24 hour GMT, functions selection as well as hours and minutes. The 44mm titanium case features a black ceramic bezel along with glareproof, sapphire crystal and […]
Patrimony Traditionnelle Self-Winding
Following its 125th anniversary last year, Vacheron Constantin debuts the Patrimony Traditionnelle Self-Winding. The timepiece contains an opalescent silver toned face encased in 18-karat pink gold with pink-gold hour markers, offset by a black minute circle. It is powered by the Calibre Self-Winding 1120 crafted within Geneva’s traditions, ticking at the heart of the open-view […]
Audemars Piguet Brand Ambassadors Triumph in Ryder Cup
Watchmakers and golfers find common ground in the precision of the craft and sport. Audemars Piguet global brand ambassadors Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell, and Ian Poulter led by world number one Rory McIlroy drove Team Europe to victory on September 30th, winning the Ryder Cup against the American team with a score of 14.5 points […]
Hublot and the WBC Raise $1 Million for Charity
On Saturday, September 29 Hubot’s auctioned off twelve one-of-a-kind King Power WBC watches to benefit the charities of the World Boxing Council. Prior to the event, luxury auction house Bonhams announced that the unique timepieces, each bearing the signature of one of twelve living boxing legends were expected to fetch between $60,000-100,000 each. The auction, which […]
Swatch Will “Fight” to Make 8 Billion Swiss Francs in Sales in 2012
Swatch Group, the world’s largest watchmaker, set an ambitious global sales goal for 2012. They strive to top total sales from the previous year by a margin of 1 billion Swiss francs, bringing their total sales up from 7 billion in 2011 to 8 billion in 2012. This is an amount equivalent to nearly 8.5 […]
Haute Time Watch of the Day: Jaeger-leCoultre Rendez-vous Tourbillon
Today’s Haute Time Watch of the day comes from Jaeger-leCoultre, the Rendez-vous Tourbillon. This beautifully created timepiece offers women a watch with a tourbillon complication and a stylish look, coming together to represent another fabulous offering by Jaeger-leCoultre. The Rendez-vous Tourbillon features a Jaeger-leCoultre Calbre 978 automatic, 33 jewel movement, with hour and minute functions and […]
Breitling Unveils Ultra-Limited Navitimer Blue Sky 60th Anniversary Edition
In July 2012, luxury watchmakers Breitling launched an ultra-limited edition of their classic Navitimer to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary as the preferred wristwatch in aviation. As the Luxury Insider reported, the company even had spokesman John Travolta fly to Singapore to show off the watch’s myriad luxury features. The limited-edition Navitimer Blue Sky watch is steel […]