September 2019 - Haute Time

Watch of the Week: Parmigiani Kalpagraphe ADLC

Subtle changes can sometimes result in a dramatically different result. This is most certainly the case with the new Kalpagraphe ADLC from Parmigiani. You can take this quite literally as both the two new models feature a case with a black coating of Amorphous Diamond-like Carbon, better known as their acronym ADLC. This coating has quite a few advantages, and one of them is that it is very hard. This means that it is very scratch-resistant, but the unique thing about ADLC is that it combines this quality with being highly elastic as well. As a result, it will not chip off, but it can also be smoothly applied to a watch case, even those with a more complex shape.

By Martin Green

Hublot Releases Big Bang Sang Bleu II With Maxime Plescia-Büchi At His New Tattoo Studio In LA

Luxury Swiss watch manufacture Hublot launched the Big Bang Sang Bleu II with Maxime Plescia-Büchi at his tattoo studio & Chateau Hanare LA.

Richard Mille Launches New Travel-Watch Inspired By Airbus Corporate Jets

Richard Mille and Airbus Corporate Jets launched a new travel-watch, inspired by and adapted to, exclusive journeys on an Airbus Corporate Jets. The watch features an all-new grand complication, an incomparable timepiece for travelers, and a companion suited to daily wear and use.

Golden Rules: Proprietary Gold Alloys From Top Watchmakers

Why settle for off the shelf gold when you can make your own? In the battle of the best materials to use to manufacture watches, some watch brands tinker with secret formulas to produce gold that they can call their own. Depending on the specific blend, the results vary from distinct tones to improved durability. Here are four examples of proprietary gold alloys from top watchmakers.

Jaquet Droz’s Parrots For Your Pocket

Pocket watches are, for the most part, a thing of the past. Where the (mechanical) wristwatch is still firmly holding ground, has there been a tremendous decline in the sales of pocket watches. That doesn't stop some brands from still making them on occasion, even when it is a one-off like this stunning Parrot Repeater pocket watch by Jaquet Droz.

Hublot Launches Special Watch To Help Save The Rhino

Over the years has Hublot actively contributed to many great charity organizations. As they continue in this tradition, they have now joined forces with Kevin Pietersen, whose organization 'Save Our Rhino Africa India' (SORAI) is determined to protect the rhinoceroses from extinction. This threat is genuine, as two-thirds of all the rhino species are estimated to disappear within the next few decades, as their populations decline sharply.

Bugatti Unveils The “Centodieci”

Centodieci, as fans of the romance languages can guess, means 110, which honors the company’s 110th anniversary. The day in August when it was announced, the company said that only ten of these cars would be made, that all ten had been sold, and that one buyer had bought two of them.

Rolls-Royce’s Evelina Art For Allergy x Dine On The Line Raises Over $2 Million

A major philanthropic event raised in excess of $2 million at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex, on Saturday 21st September 2019. Rolls-Royce’s ‘Evelina Art for Allergy x Dine on the Line’ was held in support of allergy research at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Let’s Make Some Noise! Four Watches That Do Just That

Most mechanical watches emit a sound of some sort. Some tick modestly, yet others quite noticeably. This is not really on purpose, but more the way that they are constructed. There is, however, a category of watches that are designed to make a sound. Some chime the time, others have an audible alarm, but all are without exception fitted with a beautiful and complex movement, such as the following four watches.

The Ferrari F8 Goes Topless For A New Generation Drop-top Sports Car

Ferrari has unveiled the F8 Spider, the new generation drop-top sports car equipped with the most successful mid-rear-mounted V8 in history.

Watch of the Week: Zenith Defy El Primero 21 Swizz Beatz

The Zenith Defy El Primero 21 is already an impressive watch, with its automatic 1/100th-second chronograph movement. However, when Grammy-award winning artists Swizz Beatz adds his style to it, it gets even better. For his creation, Swizz Beatz opted for a vibrant color combination of white and orange. On the Zenith, it works wonders because no corners are cut to bring them to life in nearly every aspect of the watch.

Mercedes’ New 2021 AMG GLE 53 Coupe Is The SUV You’ve Been Waiting For

Earlier this year we saw the SUV make a come back with Rolls-Royce dropping the Cullinan and Aston Martin's DBX generating some noise, and now Mercedes is introducing an AMG GLE Coupe to the road.

Richard Mille Welcomes Kimi Räikkönen With New RM 50-04 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph

Nobody in Formula One is as cool as Kimi Räikkönen. This 2007 World Champion is one of the veterans in this very demanding sport and will start this weekend in Singapore for the 307th time in a Formula One race. He earned his nickname 'Iceman' by keeping his cool under even the most challenging circumstances. Räikkönen did so not only in the Formula One but also drove in WRC and NASCAR races. One accolade that he hadn't got yet was his very own Richard Mille, with is now remedied as he joins the family of the famed watch manufacturer, following in the footstep of other Formula One legends such as Jean Todt, Felipe Massa, and Romain Grosjean.

Haute Time Talks With Parmigiani CEO Davide Traxler In The Miami Design District

Parmigiani is a brand that to the real watch connoisseurs needs no introduction. It is to them that even other esteemed brands turn when they need a complicated historic piece restored. This is firmly inserted in the DNA of the company. Long before Michel Parmigiani founded the brand that bears his name, he had already obtained the reputation of being able to carry out the most complex, and sometimes even near impossible, restorations with success. On that knowledge, he built a brand of his own. It was in July 2018 that Davide Traxler was appointed CEO of Parmigiani, further strengthening the company’s Executive Committee.

Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon: A Classic Tourbillon Done Right

Like a meal that is cooked to perfection, there is something about a watch that is designed, crafted, and finished with passion and eye for detail. Vacheron Constantin did just that with the Traditionnelle Tourbillon, which is in regards to some of their other offerings a relatively simple time-only watch fitted with a tourbillon. But this watch is not about being the most complicated, but more about being one of the most refined offerings in its category.

From Sand to Khaki: Military Colored Watches

From camouflage prints to combat boots to leather bomber jackets, military-style has long trickled into the civilian population where standard issued-gear is reinvented into fashionable must-haves. This is particularly true in the watch world as illustrated by the bevy of military-style luxury watches regularly released year after year.

Ride2Revive and Prestige Imports Donate Lamborghini Replicas To Children’s Hospital

On Wednesday afternoon, Ride2Revive and Prestige Imports decided to do something special for September’s National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and bring a smile to the children of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. As part of Ride2Revive’s mission of bringing “Miles of Smiles on the Road to Recovery,” they donated and delivered 5 Yellow and drivable children’s Lamborghini Urus replicas to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as a special surprise to the young patients, who had the ride of their lives.