This week luxury watchmakers Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrated their 180th anniversary in style with the help of Clive Owen. The Academy Award-nominated actor joined Jaeger-LeCoultre in Switzerland, where the manufacture opened Maison d’Antoine, a space dedicated to encounters and to sharing watch knowledge. Clive Owen was one of the first to step inside the Maison d’Antoine, where he visited with Jérôme Lambert, […]

Italian watchmaker Giuliano Mazzuoli, Haute Living and Lincoln Road’s Vault got together for an intimate gathering with Mazzuoli himself at Doré South Beach in the Ritz Carlton. Drinks and delicious canapés from the restaurant were served as VIPs checked out the latest collection of Manometro watches and got a chance to speak to Mazzuoli with […]

Something all the elite watch brands have in common is that they produce not just new collections, prestigious complications and in-house calibers, but also watches that reflect the range of metiers d’art. Hermès, fresh out of the gate with two new calibers, has long demonstrated its mastery of gemsetting, enameling and marquetry. Next month at […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica by Panerai. The 59 mm hand-wound mechanical skeleton Pocket Watch features a Panerai P.2005/S Calibre movement with a 6 Day power reserve. The case is constructed of black ceramic complete with a 2 mm thick sapphire crystal […]

This week we spotted actor Jake Abel wearing the Master Grande Tradition à Tourbillon 43 watch at the Jaeger-LeCoultre sponsored premiere of the new sci-fi film The Host. We have a hunch that costar Diane Kruger, who is the face of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s feminine collection, might have influenced this stylish choice. Abel and Kruger were joined at the New York premiere […]

Today is Throwback Thursday – a look back at some of the most iconic and influential timepieces that have hit the watch market in years past. Haute Time aims to invoke some fond watch memories for our readers and at the same time recognize the brands who have revolutionized watchmaking. The 1972 Royal Oak A-series […]

Luxury watchmakers Ulysse Nardin are demonstrating their mastery of the enamel champlevé with the newly unveiled Classico Serpent timepiece. This limited-edition watch exhibits a centuries-old technique which few craftsmen today posses, in our age of modern technology. Last year, Ulysse Nardin announced their purchase of Donzé Cadrans, a manufacture specializing in enamel for luxury watch dials. Now […]

Luc Perramond, the worldwide CEO of Les Montres Hermès, is someone you don’t miss when he walks into a room. At 6-feet, 8-inches tall, he towers above everyone. Big, however, is not a word that would describe Perramond’s ambition for the Hermès timepiece division. “We are driven by value, not volume,” he said this week […]

This month luxury watchmakers A. Lange & Söhne officially opened their new flagship boutique in Singapore. The new boutique, located in the prestigious Ion Orchard plaza, will be a fitting backdrop for fans to experience the creations of the German manufacture. Wilhelm Schmid, the CEO of A. Lange & Söhne, joined the brand’s managing director Franck Giacobini and […]

Watch and cigar fans gathered on the rooftop of The Betsy South Beach Hotel for a special celebration unveiling the Hublot King Power “Arturo Fuente” timepiece sponsored by Haute Time and Fraser Yachts. The watch was created to mark the 100th Anniversary of the storied cigar-maker responsible for the Opus X, which is one of […]

Luxury conglomerate LVMH are looking to increase their stake in the multi-billion dollar watch industry by expanding their presence in the Indian market. Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (which owns Tag Heuer, Hublot, Zenith, and Bulgari) are looking to increase growth in the watch and jewellery segments, with plans to open eight new boutiques across India. Franck […]

It’s often the watches at the top of the price range that get the most attention from writers and collectors. Yes, those incredible novelties deserve the ink! But attention should also be paid to the beautiful watches emerging today at less-than-stratospheric prices. The following five watches, all around $10,000, are produced by some of the […]

The 2013 Formula 1 season kicked off this month at the Australian Grand Prix, and while fans were watching Kimi Raikkonen take home a win for Team Lotus, the watch industry had its eyes on the sponsorship race. In December 2012, Rolex announced a major long-term partnership with Formula 1, bumping Hublot from the position of Official […]

It goes without saying, “you can take a lion out of the jungle, but you can’t take the jungle out of the lion.” This was my initial judgment when Land Rover elected to showcase the technological and adventurous capabilities of their all-new 2013 Range Rover — which voraciously manhandled the mountainous terrain of Utah’s most […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is The ChronoLunar Officer by Ernst Benz. The newest addition to the Great Circle Collection by Ernst Benz is the ChronoLunar Officer, celebrating 10 years since it was first introduced by the brand. The ChronoLunar Officer features an Automatic Valjoux 7751 movement housed in […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Circus Minute Repeater by Ulysse Nardin. This beautiful timepiece animates a circus scene on this adventurine dial with hand carved 18k white gold figures.  The figures include a clown, trainer, monkey, bear and tiger as part of the scene.  The trainer whip reaches out […]