Audemars Piguet, Swiss manufacturers of exceptional luxury watches since 1875, have continued their tradition of precision watches with the latest incarnation of their Royal Oak line. The Grande Complication Royal Oak Offshore Titane is the newest of this iconic model, which was first released in 1993 and is considered to be the ultimate sports watch. This year’s […]

Haute horlogerie manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, the reference in fine watchmaking, is expanding their presence in the United States with the opening of a new boutique which is to take place on November 19; the new shop will be located in the prestigious South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. On the cusp of celebrating 180 years […]

Richard Mille has announced that 30 pieces of the special limited edition RM 011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph Black Kite will be available, but the exclusive timepiece will only be sold at select authorized Richard Mille retailers in North and South America. The Black Kite watch follows the success of the RM 011 Felipe Massa […]

The prestigious “Petite Aiguille” prize at this year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève was won by Swiss watchmaker Zenith for their Pilot Big Date Special timepiece on November 15 of this year. The annual event which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland took place in the city’s Grand Théâtre.  A total of 70 watches were competing […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day picked by Carmelo Anthony is the Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 by Zenith. This timepiece is a tribute to Zenith aviation history and is available as a limited edition by Zenith.  The Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 features a legendary pocket-watch caliber 5011 manual winding movement with a 48 hour power reserve. […]

HYT, the hydro mechanical horologists from Switzerland who are using techniques bordering on nanotechnology in the world of luxury watchmaking, have picked up yet another prestigious award for their innovative, forward thinking timepiece craftsmanship which is in a completely different level from that of traditional chronograph manufacture. The watches crafted by HYT work on the […]

The famed jewelry company Tiffany & Co. have been tapped to help Patek Philippe celebrate the fifth anniversary of the watchmakers’ flagship store in New York City.  The celebrations kicked off in haute style, with the unveiling of a new collection of watches created in collaboration by Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe. The limited edition collection […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Legacy Machine N1 by MB&F. This amazing design Maximillian Busser represents traditional watchmaking with a splash of MB&F’s three dimensional futuristic visions. The Legacy Machine N1 features a three-dimensional horological movement developed for MB&F. It is a manual winding movement with a single mainspring barrel and […]

Haute watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre and luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin are celebrating their eighth anniversary as partners with the presentation of the AMVOX7, a timepiece considered to be a vision of the future as it the first vertical trigger watch that is outfitted with a radial power-reserve display. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2bvGjCZuDg The new chronograph has all of the […]

2013 is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese Zodiac, in which –unlike Western astrology, where the symbolic animal changes every month –an animal reigns for an entire year. The Snake personality is calm and unruffled on the surface, but just as with an actual snake, someone born under this sign can strike without […]

Tomorrow, Friday November 16, Boca Raton will host the highly-anticipated 12th Annual High Roller poker tournament. The all-day event, which is sponsored by luxury watchmakers Ulysse Nardin, will include lunch at the Merle Wood Yacht and dinner at the Buddha Sky Bar, culminating in the tournament itself at One Thousand Ocean, PH2. Top prizes for the event’s winners include […]

This week, the exceptionally rare platinum perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 2499/100, manufactured by Patek Philippe in 1987 and offered from the collection of Eric Clapton, sold for $3,635,808, setting a world record price for this reference at auction. The top price of the sale was paid for the ‘J.B. Champion Platinum […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Classique Grande Complication by Breguet. The 44mm platinum case houses a 588 Calibre hand-wound movement with two tourbillons which rotate with the passing hours. The sapphire caseback shows a hand engraved drawing of the solar system which is inspired by the 60 second rotation of the […]

Luxury jewelers watchmakers Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier are suing a NYC “luxury watch shop” in the city’s Diamond District for allegedly selling old, damaged and refurbished timepieces from the two companies as “brand new”.  The refurbished watches were fetching prices as high as $85,000. Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier are seeking to […]

What would British secret agent James Bond be without his OMEGA watch? Omegas are as synonymous with the international man of mystery as is the Aston Martin and the martini. 007 always has a spectacular timepiece on his wrist—and occasionally it makes its way into the plotline. Here are our top five favorite moments when […]

Formula 1 has not had an easy time of it in the United States. Despite its huge international audience –over 500 million viewers in nearly 200 countries –it’s never quite managed to take hold here. With no US team or driver since the shutdown of the US F1 team in 2010, and with no US […]