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’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 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 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 […]

Today’s Haute Time watch of the day, is very beautiful skeleton piece, made by Blancpain.  We are huge fans of the skeleton watch, and love the Blancpain Villeret Skeleton 8 Days.   The watch was launched at Basel World 2012, and we are huge fans. The watch is a 38mm, with a white gold case.  […]

Haute Time’s watch of the day today, is IWC’s The Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde .  The watch is a beautiful timepiece with a flying tourbillon and retrograde date display that automatically reverts to its starting position at the end of the month. The seven-day power reserve display tells the wearer how much energy remains in […]

Swiss watchmaker Hublot’s investment in Usain Bolt as a brand ambassador paid multiple dividends over the course of last week as the world watched Bolt successfully defend his title as “Fastest Man in the World.” Over two billion people watched last Saturday as the Jamaican sprinter clinched his place in history by winning gold – […]

Today’s watch of the day is from our good friends at Bovet.  We got a glimpse of this piece from Duane Thomas, as he posted this on his facebook page, and when we saw it, we had to ask more.  All we know, is this piece is part of the Imerial Dragons collection, and took […]

Hublot brand ambassador and 2012 NBA champion Dwayne Wade made his first visit to Switzerland on Monday, culminating in an informal talk with the technicians who painstakingly assemble the watch that bears his name, the King Power Dwayne Wade. Fresh from the games in London, Hublot Chairman Jean-Claude Biver was quick to give Wade a […]

Watch retails for over $1 million, as this is a very special piece.  It is the world’s first spherical tourbillon, at the heart of Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 177, it is associated with fascinating complications: a running equation of time and a perpetual calendar fitted with four retrograde hands. The Jaeger Le Coultre Gyrotourbillon 1 watch,  has […]

In business for only seven years, Swiss watchmaker HM&F has set out to distinguish itself from its centuries-old competitors with radical designs. Calling his watches “Horological Machines,” founder Maximilian Büsser regards his creation as living sculptures, whose time-telling capabilities are second to their aesthetic concepts. The latest living sculpture is its HM3 Frog Watch, named […]

Having only recently showcased its virtuosity at producing intricate tourbillons, Tag Heuer has come out with a technical tour-de-force to exhibit its new know-how, called the MikroTourbillonS double-tourbillon chronograph. The watch is housed in a 45 mm Carrera style case forged from rose gold and fortified by a rare, anti-corrosive metal called  black Tantalum. Mounted […]

Swiss-based watchmaker Chopard is rolling out its new collection of Happy Fish Chronograph watches decorated with moving, jewel-laden clown fish. Designed to bring a smile to even the busiest woman’s face, the Happy Fish series continues to evolve in beauty and function. Available in 18K rose or white gold, the case measures 32 mm in […]

A relative newcomer to haute horology, Louis Vuitton is vanquishing any doubts about its technical acuity with the impressive, personalized Monogram Tambour Tourbillon. 18K yellow, white and pink gold compose the skeletonized, 41.55 mm case. Inside, an LV 103 calibre movement beats under a crystal of sapphire treated with anti-reflective glaze. The tourbillon is in […]

As reported in this column, up and coming Jamaican track star Yohan Blake dutifully wore his special edition Richard Mille Tourbillon during his attempt to dethrone Usain Bolt as the fastest man in the world. Now he faces the prospect of a post-Olympic fine as a result. As the newest ambassador for the brand, Blake […]