The Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Double Tourbillon has been selected as Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day. This impressive piece by Cartier was introduced at SIHH 2013 and features a Platinum 45mm case with a beaded platinum crown set with a beautiful sapphire cabochon. The Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Double Tourbillon is equipped […]

One of the big attractions for SIHH was Vacheron Constantin. I was a fan of the pieces I saw there, as I thought they had some very unique items. Speaking to a couple of top dealers for Vacheron Constantin, they were very happy and excited, as they felt they had some special pieces to show […]

  Word was that Bovet was doing private appointments at Beau-Rivage Hotel in Geneva. They put together a great presentation in a beautiful suite that was developed very tastefully. I am a huge fan of the brand, and love the quality of the pieces. It is more fun to hold, touch, and look at the […]

Grammy award-winning artist John Mayer was recently spotted wearing the highly coveted Patek Philippe 2499 timepiece.

Luxury watchmakers Patek Philippe have paired with Al Qurum Jewellery to open the first namesake boutique for the world renowned Swiss watch maker in the Opera Galleria at Oman’s Royal Opera House Muscat. The Geneva-based family company’s new boutique will fans of Patek Philippe the chance to see their current collections, as well as timepieces from the […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the RM 56-01 Sapphire Crystal Tourbillon by Richard Mille. This magnificent timepiece is created from sapphire crystal. The case, movement, baseplate and even wheels and the bridges of the watch are sapphire, also making it transparent, which reflects light beautifully through the timepiece and really showcases the movement. Richard […]

A brand I was excited to see at SIHH was Van Cleef & Arpels. I am familiar with a couple of the pieces but to be honest, it was great to sit down with the team, and get an in-depth overview of their watches, ranging from the Midnight Tourbillon to the Charms Mini-Watch.     […]

For all the insider info and exclusive event coverage at SIHH, look no further than Haute Time. We were on the ground and behind the scenes at Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie where all the luxury watch brands gave us an up close and personal detailed look at the finest timepieces in the world. […]

Luxury watchmakers Piaget set female hearts aflutter when they unveiled their Limelight Gala collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie last month. The new collection, presented in Geneva, Switzerland, was inspired by the fanciful aesthetics of the 1960s, with a signature swirl of brilliant cut diamonds around the case. A rounded case is sublimated by […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Ballerine Enchantée by Van Cleef & Arpels. This enchanting timepiece released as part of the 2013 “Poetic Complication” collection was inspired by a quote by Anna Pavlova, “I’ve been dreaming that I was a ballerina, and that I was spending my whole […]

HYT’s CEO Vincent Perriard and Haute Time Managing Editor Seth Semilof. On Thursday, I had lunch with Vincent Perriard from HYT and was joined with his Artistic Creator Xavier Casals. We met up at the Kempinski Hotel, as Vincent was excited to show the actual watch, since the last time we saw him was at […]

I was very excited to get an inside look at the pieces launched at SIHH this year by IWC. Their booth is very cool, as this year of the Ingenieur watches. The latest collection is with the new partnership between the Schaffhausen watchmaker and the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. So, when you walked […]

  The biggest news at Ralph Lauren this year was the brand’s first tourbillon – a mere four years after the watch brand was launched. The RL 67 Safari Tourbillon, with a movement made by niche fabricator La Fabrique du Temps, is a great looking watch. The Safari’s trademark aesthetic, a combination of sporty (gun-metal […]

The watch world was buzzing this week with news of the sale of several rare Patek Philippe wristwatches, skeleton watches and the exceptional Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1. The “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction was organized by Antiquorum at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, with sales totaling HKD$28,900,188 (approximately US $3,725,552). Haute Time is giving you an up-close […]

This week in Paris, luxury watchmakers Bell & Ross came out to support the International Automobile Festival. At this year’s 28th annual festival, held at the Hôtel national des Invalides in the French capital, Bell & Ross renewed its support of this gathering, that associates design and trends with automobile prestige. Since its inception, the International Automobile […]

Luxury watchmakers Breitling are kicking off 2013 with a high-profile new partnership. The Swiss company announced yesterday their new partnership with legendary golfer Ernie Els, one of the most prolific golfers of his generation, with four Major Championships, two World Golf Championships and a record seven World Matchplay titles. To celebrate the partnership, Breitling revealed […]