Over 140 watch aficionados gathered at New York’s historic hotel, The Carlyle on Thursday April 26 to celebrate the kick-off of the 2nd Annual Madison Avenue Watch Week. Guests were treated to an installation of fine timepieces, most on view in the United States for the first time, from 15 of the 18 participating Watch […]

Maximilian Büsser & Friends has debuted its fifth Performance Art piece, with a new guest star, Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva. Previously MB&F Performance Art pieces, special co-creations which reinterpret exisiting machines, have included the HM2.2 “Blackbox” designed with Alain Silberstein, the “JWLRYMACHINE” by Boucheron and  unique pieces we donated to the “Only Watch” charity auctions, created with artists […]

One of the brightest trends to emerge in the watch industry these days is the growing tendency of timepieces to glow in the dark. Tourbillons are fun to watch and repeaters are divine musical machines, but if you really want a useful function in a watch, you should get one that glows in the dark […]

On May 14th at Christie’s Important Watches sale in Geneva, Richard Mille will auction off a one-of-a-kind RM 033 Sentebale, a watch donated by Richard Mille in aid of the Sentebale and Tusk Trust’s charitable work. The colors of the dial on the RM 033 are inspired from the Sentebale logo which appears on the back sapphire glass. […]

 Buben & Zorweg has forayed into the world of luxury timepieces, and it has unveiled its first offspring: The One Perpetual Calender. Renowned watchmaker Martin Braun modified the manufacturer caliber at the heart of the Buben & Zorweg One Exclusive for the company. The timepiece exudes the expertise and craftmanship the world has come to […]

Welcome to Haute Time Timepiece Madness! Our Haute Time curators have carefully selected the hautest timepieces shown at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Basel World 2012. In our haute spin on March Madness, 32 of the most luxurious and technologically advanced timepieces from the finest watchmakers will compete against one […]

Omega’s sponsorship of the Olympic Games is a year-round affair, with parties to mark the lead-up to the Games. Most recently, the brand celebrated the 100-day mark and introduced three “London 2012” limited editions to its Olympic Timeless Collection, including the  Seamaster 1948 Co-Axial London 2012, pictured here.   The brand has been the official […]

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s CEO announced that he sees vast potential for the luxury watch market in Saudi Arabia. Over the weekend, he met with “esteemed clientele and watch connoisseurs to enlighten them about the company’s diverse selection of watches, especially the Duometre line. “Being able to share our expertise with the Saudi watch connoisseurs is a true […]

 Watch brand Swiss Mountaineer dons Switzerland’s national flag on the dial of each timepiece. It claims it’s Swiss-made, but with its components made at a factory in Shenzhen, China and the company itself being owned by Hong Kong’s Golden Hawk, is it? Under Swiss rules, Golden Hawk can label its watches as Swiss-made so long […]

Welcome to Haute Time Timepiece Madness! Our Haute Time curators have carefully selected the hautest timepieces shown at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Basel World 2012. In our haute spin on March Madness, 32 of the most luxurious and technologically advanced timepieces from the finest watchmakers will compete against one […]

Breitling has extended the warranty on its watches with manufacture calibers to five years, from two. The message is an expression of confidence in its enhanced capacity for quality control now that the brand produces its own movements. Breitling made around 40,000 of its own manufacture calibers last year, including the caliber 01 chronograph, the […]

On Thursday April 26, Haute Time Curator, Seth Semilof, had the opportunity to interview watch legend Richard Mille who was in New York City, for the announcement of the New Ambassador of Richard Mille, or as he calls it, “New Friend,” actress  Natalia Portman. Richard Mille is famous for having the top athletes as his […]

Rappers are known for loving their expensive and stylish timepieces. Luxury watches have become iconic in hip-hop history and culture and over the last few years  the brand that has been getting the most love from the stars is Audemars Piguet. Jay-Z drops the brand’s name on a number of his tracks, Swizz Beatz designed a number of […]

People often ask me how to buy a watch. I represent the fourth generation of my family in the watch business, and I quite literally grew up among the display cases of Westime with frequent visits to the workshops of Switzerland’s master watchmakers. Since watches are my past, my passion and my livelihood, I understand […]

An annual migration occurs every spring. Watchmakers descend from their mountaintop workshops while watch aficionados flock from every corner of the world to convene in the Swiss city of Basel. The gathering is nothing less than the biggest watch fair on earth, and the best place to find innovative new watches that collectors will covet […]

Jack Forster's review of the Harry Winston Opus 12 timepiece