IWC “Le Petit Prince” Unique Piece Funds School in Cambodia

This week two new school buildings funded by the sale of the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Le Petit Prince” were inaugurated...

By Adrienne Faurote

Pelé Helps Hublot Unveil the Official Watch of the 2014 World Cup

The King of Football joined Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe for the unveiling of the Big Bang Unico FIFA WC Official Watch...

Richard Mille at the SIHH 2014

Among the new models introduced by Richard Mille at the SIHH in Geneva were three athlete-focused sports watches, two of which showcase the brand’s proprietary NTPT carbon case material. NTPT, or North Thin Ply Technology, is a type of carbon used for making racing sails, Formula 1 race cars and aeronautical components. The case is constructed […]

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph

The striking blue dial of this sporty, dual-complication Royal Oak Offshore is openworked, with freestyle-shaped windows at 6, 9 and 12 o’clock, on the dial.

Zenith Watches Taps Russell Westbrook as Brand Ambassador

The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has said he is honored to become part of the brand...

Richard Mille Gifts Quebec City With Porte-Bonheur Clock

This unique timepiece will symbolize the link between the Canton of Jura and Canada's French-speaking province...

Best Open Casebacks of SIHH

Today’s fine mechanical watches are as beautiful from the back as they are from the wrist-up side. In fact, just to qualify as a fine timepiece, the movement has to be decorated. This includes chamfering, which means beveling the edges of components; perlage, or circular graining, usually done on the base plate; Côtes de Genève, […]

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Night & Day

This is the first model of the Reverso – Jaeger-LeCoultre’s most iconic timepiece – to be equipped with an automatic movement. The Caliber 967/B has a 42-hour power reserve, and drives a 24-hour second time zone subdial that replaces the numeral 6 on the dial. The day/night indication is unique and ultra-subtle. It differentiates daytime […]

Hermès Unveils Arceau Temari for Basel 2014

This jewelry watch was inspired by one's of Hermès' famous silk carré scarves...

Carmelo Anthony Watch of the Day: Cartier Tortue

Like many luxury watches this year, the Cartier Tortue has been slimmed down. The new extra-flat version has been reduced in thickness, and the domed case has been replaced by a flatter, more elongated version. The Tortue, originally launched in 1912, has a case design inspired by the outline of a tortoise. It is one […]

A. Lange & Söhne Wins Three Watch Awards

The manufacture won two Golden Balance awards in Germany, and took home a prize at Italy's Orologio dell'Anno...

Jon Hamm and Bovet Raise $500,000 at Artists for Peace and Justice Event

The actor joined Bovet at the Hollywood Domino event in Los Angeles, where they raised half a million dollars for the foundation...

Carmelo Anthony Haute Time Watch of the Day: Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage Pulsograph

Montblanc has created an entire watch collection as a tribute to one of the world’s most iconic writing instruments, the Montblanc Meisterstück. The movement, manual-wound caliber MB M13.21 is a monopusher chronograph, which can be seen through the back of the 18k rose gold case. It was inspired by the prestigious Caliber 13.20 of its […]

Haute Time Ladies Watch of the Week: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metropolitaine

The Tonda Metropolitaine, introduced at the SIHH in January, is an extensive new collection from Parmigiani Fleurier with both men’s and ladies’ models. For the ladies, this model represents the brand’s first round automatic watch for ladies. It contains the in-house automatic Caliber PF310 movement, with two series-coupled barrels for a 50-hour power reserve. The […]

Haute Living Watch of the Week: Glashütte Original PanoMaticInverse

The beauty of the mechanical movement is front and center in the PanoMaticInverse. Components of the automatic Caliber 91-02 reversed, with the aim of highlighting the manufacture’s signature fine adjustment system – a duplex swan-neck mechanism – by making it visible on the dial side. Beneath it beats the pulsating heart of the watch, the […]

Hublot and Depeche Mode Raise $1.4 Million for Charity: Water

As the band's Delta Machine Tour wrapped up in Russia, Hublot joined Depeche Mode for a rock-inspired gala dinner and auction...

Close Up: Audemars Piguet Grande Complication Royal Oak Offshore

Haute Time's new correspondent Alex Rose of London's Marcus Watches brings us an insider's look at this model...