North America Only: Greubel Forsey And Jaeger-LeCoultre Launch Tempting Limited Editions

In recent years it has become quite a thing for brands to launch a limited edition for a particular geographical region. In many ways, this is a smart strategy. It allows the brand to cater to local tastes, offer its clients and dealers there something exceptional and limited and therefore enable it to strengthen the brands present there. Both Jaeger-LeCoultre and Greubel Forsey have aimed at North America, each with a limited edition in which the color blue plays an important role.

By Martin Green

Slimming Down for the Season: Ultra-Thin Watches

Now that summer is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner, now is a good time to swap out those colorful water-ready timepieces for something more restrained. Step into the world of ultra-thin watches, where mastery is measured in how few millimeters a case height reaches. From a simpler time and date version to a complex tourbillon and a few surprises in between, here are four incredible ultra-thin watches to show us how it’s done.

The Carat Overload Of The New Jaeger-LeCoultre Dazzling Rendez-Vous Moon

Jaeger-LeCoultre has a reputation for creating impressive watches. Usually, they do this with mechanical masterpieces, watches in which their technical nature takes center stage. But the brand has more skills than just making excellent mechanical calibers. With the new Dazzling Rendez-Vous Moon, they display one of them; setting diamonds with meticulous precision.

Right On Schedule: Excellent Perpetual Calendars Released in 2019

The perpetual calendar complication has been around for several centuries and it is still going strong. In fact, most of the best luxury watch brands have perpetual calendar watches within their current collections and continuously offer new iterations. It’s easy to see the appeal of perpetual calendar timepieces; not only are they high-complication watches that flaunt the mechanical mastery of brands that make them but they also offer real-life practicality.

Four Watches That Turn Complex Into An Understatement

Why do so many brands go all out and create watches that house several different complications into a single watch? Because they can and because we love it. While the research and development behind these watches often take long, and the production of them is as limited as it is complicated, their appeal is unmatched. They serve as a symbol of what can be achieved when you really want to, although that in what way they deliver this may differ as these four watches show.

From The Archives: Four Amazing Pictures

A picture can sometimes say more than a thousand words. At Haute Time, we have the privilege of having the world's most exclusive, rare, desirable, and expensive watches in front of the lenses of our camera's. Over the years this has resulted in an archive filled with the most amazing photos; time for a little flashback!

It’s Not All About The Dial Side: 4 Incredible Movements

With most watches, there is only one way to wear them on your wrist: dial side up. While this is a true pleasure, it also means that the heart of the watch, its movement, it hidden. For decades the privilege of seeing the movement and being able to admire all its details and craftsmanship was that of the watchmakers making and servicing these watches. Today, especially in the higher echelons of watchmaking, a display back is almost standard and allows us to behold the true magic behind mechanical watches; movements with technical ingenuity and a perfect finish on even the smallest part, turning these practical objects into the realm of wearable art.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Puts Customer At Center of Its Care Program

There was a time, not even that long ago, when somebody wanted a watch, they simply visited one or more local jewellers and walked out with something on their wrist that met their demands. The digital age has most certainly changed that. People travel more frequent and also the internet has opened up the (watch) world even further. While there are more options than ever for the watch brands to reach (potential) clients, utilizing them in an effective way has proven to be quite challenging.

The Continuing Temptation Of Blue Dials

What once was a trend color, has resulted in an extensive love affair; at both SIHH as well as Baselworld where there many watches that features blue dials. With that, the color has most certainly proved its staying power, which is also evident from these four watches.

Watches Of Switzerland Opens Newest NYC Boutique At Hudson Yards

Watches of Switzerland is on a rapid U.S. expansion and has opened its latest stunning boutique at the revolutionary Hudson Yards retail complex in NYC.

Haute Complication: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel

Jaeger-LeCoultre has a long-standing tradition of creating Grand Complications that make sure that your heart skips a beat. Even without seeing the watch itself, their latest creation fills you with anticipation, in particular, because of the last three words of its name: Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel.

The Watches & Winners Of The 2019 Oscars

Last night all of Hollywood came together for the 2019 edition of the Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars. It was a memorable edition in which style and elegance ruled, and many of today's most talented actors could pick up one of those desirable statues.

Four Tourbillons That Set The Pace At SIHH

That the tourbillon remains one of the most popular, high-end complications was once again confirmed this edition of SIHH. Many brands expanded their line-up with one, sometimes as a completely new model, or as a new variety of existing watches. Its popularity can still easily be explained, as the 'dance' that the tourbillon performs in its efforts to fight the effects of gravity remains mesmerising. For brands, this still serves as an inspiration to take this complication to the next level, technically, visually, or both!

A Handful Of Our Favorite Ladies Watches From SIHH 2019

With reduced sizes, blankets of diamonds, and fresh marketing language that drops gender categories, it is clear that big watch brands have their eye on women’s wrists. It was difficult to pick just a few from the wide assortment, but here are some of our favorite ladies watches from SIHH 2019.

SIHH Day 3: Passion Is What Drives The Industry

From every aspect, the mechanical watch is an obsolete instrument, yet we continue to have a love affair with it. It is, therefore, a passion that drives the industry and that is also clear when you look at the creations of many of the exhibitors at de SIHH. Because of that passion, they went above and beyond to create movements, complications, finishes and decorations that were not possible before, or continue a tradition that is often almost forgotten.

The Watches & Winners Of The 76th Golden Globe Awards

The eyes of the world where once again on Hollywood, as the 76th edition of the Golden Globe Awards took place. There was fierce competition, as the quality of the nominated films and performances was very high. On the red carpet, there was also quite some competition on who dressed the most memorable. Many of Hollywood's finest knew perfectly to amplify their personal style with a dashing outfit. And of course, no outfit would be complete without a watch to match!

Ring In The New Year Across Every Time Zone with A World Timer

Along with delicious treats, festive bubbly, and good company, a big highlight of any New Year’s Eve party is of course, the countdown! And depending on where you live, there are probably more than a handful of cities that will step into 2019 before you. This year, enjoy more than one countdown by ringing in the New Year across a slew of time zones with one of these world timer watches.