Since the Cannes Film Festival celebrated its debut in 1946, the event has attracted the biggest movie stars and the best style. This year we’re zeroing in on Montblanc, a staple of Cannes red carpet-style. The manufacture has not only showed up on the arms of actors and directors, they’ve also taken up residence in […]

Last week luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet teamed up with Sotheby’s to auction off a rare timepiece in support of charity. The Platinum Royal Oak Chronograph Leo Messi N°10, bearing the famous footballer and Audemars Piguet ambassador’s number 10, was auctioned off as part of Sotheby’s Important Watches Auction on May 11 in Geneva. The entire […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is a special piece created by Patek Philippe, its the ref. 5004T Split-Seconds Perpetual Calendar in Titanium. Patek Philippe has released this one of a kind piece in Titanium for the Only Watch 2013 Charity Auction in Monaco this coming September. All the proceeds raised from the Auction […]

This week luxury conglomerate Richemont posted their year-end financial results showing that the group’s watchmaking division is stronger than ever. The specialist watchmakers’ division posted an 18% increase in sales, reflecting growing worldwide interest in haute horlogerie. The Compagnie Financière Richemont SA owns several luxury watch manufactures, including Vacheron Constantin, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lange […]

Here’s some eye candy for your Friday afternoon: the Graff watches I saw at BaselWorld 2013. We’ve also got a look at the new BabyGraff Trilogy, the newest take on the model which was the first jeweled ladies watch created by Graff. According to Graff the pieces from the new collection were inspired by three […]

This week Christie’s auction house hosted its Spring auction of jewellery, watches and wine in Geneva. With pieces from Patek Philippe and Rolex, as well as a stunning 101.73-carat diamond, the auction realized a total of US$128,773,791. Of the lots auctioned off in Geneva, the ‘Important Watches including A Gentleman’s Pursuit for Excellence, Part II’ […]

Zenith celebrated its heritage as a maker of pilot’s watches this year at Basel, with several introductions in its Montre D’Aéronef  (“onboard watch”) Type 20 collection.Two new Type 20 GMTs were introduced, each as an homage to a famous early 20th century aviator. The first is dedicated to early aviator and Zenith customer Louis Blériot, […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is a Limited series just released by Hublot Exclusively for the Japanese market.  The Timepiece is called, The Ferrari California 30 Giappone. This special Limited Edition piece was launched by Hublot to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of “Ferrari California” victory at the Japan Grand Prix. Decorated with red and white, the […]

If you know what the phrase ‘Winter is coming’ means, then you’re going to love the new timepiece unveiled by Ulysse Nardin. The luxury watchmaker has teamed up with HBO to create the Night’s Watch, a timepiece inspired by the network’s cult-following series Game of Thrones. The Night’s Watch timepiece, from the brand’s Marine Diver […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was recently spotted out on the town wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Gold. The football superstar, who was fresh off his appearance at the Met Gala alongside supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen, looked perfectly put-together with this timepiece on his wrist. And it looks like Audemars Piguet thinks so […]

Girard-Perregaux founder Constant Girard (who married Marie Perregaux, the daughter and sister of well-known chronometer makers) devoted many years to designing and redesigning various escapement systems. He was particularly obsessed with the tourbillon. The fruit of this labor was a new invention: a tourbillon with three arrow-shaped parallel bridges holding the movement in place, making […]

This month luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet will make its first appearance as the new Associate Partner of the prestigious Art Basel fair. The manufacture will make their debut at Art Basel in Hong Kong (which runs from May 23-26) with a dedicated space within the show’s exclusive Collectors Lounge. Audemars Piguet will also appear at […]

Giuliano Mazzuoli is constantly being asked what his next timepiece will be. The Italian designer, who is known for his Manometro, Contagiri, and Trasmissione Meccanica collections, prides himself upon creating unique watches. Now Mazzuoli has transformed the classic Manometrino into a truly unique pocket watch While the traditional pocket watch is on a chain, the […]

The iconic house of Ralph Lauren has unveiled a new piece from its Watch collection. The Ralph Lauren 867 Diamond Watch is a high jewelry piece that pays tribute to the eclectic Art Deco era of the 1920s. For this model the signature square case of timepieces from the 867 collection (named for the adress […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is a timepiece created by Badollet. This special addition to the collection was shared with Haute Time at Baselworld, The Ivresse. The beautiful Platinum case of The Ivresse measures 35 mm x 19.50 mm and houses a Badolet 2012 dome-shaped, maunal-winding movement with a 120 hour power reserve. The dark […]