We rounded up the best timepieces sold at auction this year, with unique pieces from Chopard, Patek Philippe and Rolex...

We rounded up the best ladies' chronographs, with pieces from Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Chopard, Corum and Hublot...

Millions of dollars worth of Chopard and De Grisogono jewels have been stolen in Cannes...

A close up look at the one-of-a-kind timepiece Chopard has created for Only Watch 2013...

Haute Time rounded up the most outstanding, eye-catching haute jewelry timepieces of the year...

The Antiquorum ONLY Watch Auction for Muscular Dystrophy is like the all-star game of watch auctions. Many of watchmaking’s elite watch brands donate special editions to the auction, held biennially to benefit the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophies (AMM).  Antiquorum and AMM are organizing it together with the Monaco Yacht Show. Luc Pettavino, president of […]

Haute Time rounds up the best perpetual calendars of 2013 from Chopard, Antoine Martin and more...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Chopard’s Happy Sport timepiece, but the Happy Diamonds concept itself has an earlier point of origin. It was created for jewelry in the 1970s by Caroline Scheufele, Chopard’s co-president and creative director, and stands as both a definitive interpretation of the ladies’ watch and as an early indication […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is another special piece introduced at the Baselworld event this year, it is The LUC Perpetual T by Chopard. The LUC Perpetual T features a Pink Gold 43 mm polished case housing a Chopard Chronometer movement. This exciting new piece debuted at Baselworld and is equipped with a perpetual […]

This year at BaselWorld, Chopard celebrated the 20th anniversary of its iconic Happy Sport model. The luxury watchmaker marked this jubilee year by presenting the new Happy Sport Medium Automatic, a mechanical interpretation of this famous model. To gain a true appreciation of the Happy Sport Medium Automatic, it is worthwhile going back to the […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the L.U.C. Engine One H by Chopard. Recently introduced as a Preview of what’s to come from the 2013 BaselWorld show, this piece is a follow up to the Chopard L.U.C. Engine One Tourbillon which was released by Chopard a few years ago, with more […]

As someone who has covered the ladies’ watch market since it exploded in the early 2000s, I have never been so inspired by the previews so far of ladies’ pieces being introduced in Basel later this month. Ladies watches went through three stages: first came smaller versions of men’s watches; then came hyperfeminine colors, including […]

In the sports watch arena, Chopard has earned its racing stripes, both through its authentic involvement in the auto world and in the creation of purpose-built manufacture movements. The brand is a particular fan of classic cars. In fact it seems classic cars are to Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele what timepieces are to watch enthusiasts. […]

Chopard are celebrating the reopening of their boutique on the prestigious Rue du Rhône in Geneva, Switzerland, with the release of the new L.U.C XPS Poinçon de Genève timepiece. This limited edition watch is a fitting tribute to Switzerland, the most iconic country in the watchmaking industry, by fulfilling the criteria of the excellence of […]

I was in San Francisco on business and had the privilege of meeting with Arya Mozaffarian, and checking out some of his new favorite. Their store is located on Post Street in San Francisco, and has been servicing the city on luxury timepieces since 1883. He store is an authorized dealer for Audemars Piguet, Ulysse […]

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 […]