Palais Garnier, the iconic opera house of Paris, is a symbol of opulence thanks to the elaborate artwork decorating its ceiling, where chandeliers sparkle amidst operatic scenes. The beloved fresco, completed in 1964 by Marc Chagall, the famous Jewish Russian-French artist, is being celebrated by luxury watchmakers Vacheron Constantin. The company has released an 11-piece […]

François-Paul Journe, the haute horlogerie craftsman whose personal philosophy is to build precision watches that will stand the test of time, has unveiled his new Chronomètre Optimum, a watch that combines the  expertise of master watchmakers from history with modern technology in perfect harmony. The technical details The timepiece contains a two-springed double-barrel which gives […]

One of the nice things about A. Lange & Söhne is how little noise they make about how much goes into their watches. Every year a few thousand timepieces –a bare handful, by the modern standards of mass luxury behemoths, who leverage their name recognition into the sale of millions of units of God knows […]

Even today, when its history should be known by anyone with pretensions to serious interest in watchmaking, Panerai is sometimes misperceived as a maker of fashionably large watches –a follower, in short, rather than a leader. Nothing could be further from the truth. Panerai began life as an instrument maker and created some of the […]

Today’s pick for Haute Time’s Watch of the Day, chosen by Carmelo Anthony is the Royal Oak Carbon Concept by Audemars Piguet. This timepiece is from the famous Royal Oak collection and features a 44mm case made from carbon fibers with a PVD coated titanium caseback. This amazing watch combines various materials such as ceramic […]

Backes & Strauss, the British house of diamonds and haute horlogerie, have unveiled their limited edition Beau Brummell timepiece from their Regent collection, which is sure to attract the attention of fine watch aficionados. Only fifty of the watches will be available, making the Beau Brummell a truly limited edition.  The watch is inspired by […]

Chopard’s latest ladies’ timepiece collection effortlessly and elegantly blurs the line between haute horlogerie and high jewelry offering models that will be breathtakingly beautiful on any wrist. Chopard, the Swiss-based luxury watch, jewelry and accessories manufacturer that was founded in 1860, originally focused on the manufacture of precision chronometers and pocket watches by using innovative […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is Carmelo Anthony’s pick – The Nautilus Chronograph by Patek Philippe. This mechanical, self-winding timepiece features a Caliber CH 28-520 C chronograph movement with 60-minute and 12 hour monocounter at 6 o’clock, sweep seconds hand and the date visible through the aperture on the dial. The Patek Philippe […]

As the Girard-Perregaux website states, their latest timepiece, the WW.TC Chronograph is the last word in intelligent engineering.  The white ceramic case is contrasted by black rubber detailing and the light-colored dial is juxtaposed delightfully with dark counters that emphasize the time indicators; furthermore, the sapphire glass is smoked to provide an extra layer of […]

As the Girard-Perregaux website states, their latest timepiece, the WW.TC Chronograph is the last word in intelligent engineering.  The white ceramic case is contrasted by black rubber detailing and the light-colored dial is juxtaposed delightfully with dark counters that emphasize the time indicators; furthermore, the sapphire glass is smoked to provide an extra layer of […]

As the Girard-Perregaux website states, their latest timepiece, the WW.TC Chronograph is the last word in intelligent engineering.  The white ceramic case is contrasted by black rubber detailing and the light-colored dial is juxtaposed delightfully with dark counters that emphasize the time indicators; furthermore, the sapphire glass is smoked to provide an extra layer of […]

Famed Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie CBE who has thrice won the British Olympic Association’s Athlete of the Year Trophy for Sailing will be attending the Salon QP’s opening champagne reception which will be taking place this coming Thursday. Corum, the Swiss haute horlogerie brand founded in 1955 by watchmaker René Bannwart and his uncle Gaston […]

The BR 01 Tourbillon by Bell & Ross is Carmelo Anthony’s pick for today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day. This impressive timepiece features a manual winding movement with four different complications: the tourbillon, trust index, regulator and power reserve, coming together to create an amazingly accurate and sophisticated timepiece. The BR 01 Tourbillon shown here […]

Harrods presents “Aston Martin and Jaeger-LeCoultre team up” Luxe watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre and luxury automobile maker Aston Martin have teamed up to produce a stunning example of haute horlogerie combining the expertise of the two industries, the AMVOX2 DBS Transponder. This is not the first time the two companies have collaborated; early in the 20th […]

Luxury watch manufacturer Hublot of Switzerland and manufacturer of the now-legendary Opus X cigar  Arturo Fuente launched their partnership recently in Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic and both companies announced that $150,000 of the proceeds of Hublot’s  exclusive limited edition King Power Arturo Fuente timepiece, made specially for the occasion, will be donated to […]

International Watch Co. Schaffhausen of Switzerland have released an exclusive special edition of watches called “Pilot’s Watches for Father and Son” which will be made available as a double edition featuring one “Father’s” watch and one “Son’s” watch or as a several-piece set for the Dad who has more than one son . The larger […]