Smokin’ Hot Watches

Ask Haute Time's Director of Photography, Alex Teuscher, what he likes to do best, and you likely get as an answer " do a proper shoot". Unlike Baselworld or SIHH, where time is a rare commodity and equipment has to be unpacked and packed with each appointment, a proper shoot first of all means having time. Time to create something like these "Smokin' Hot Watches".

By Martin Green

Ring in the Chinese New Year with Ulysse Nardin and Jaquet Droz Year of the Rooster Watches

By Roberta Naas Last month, we brought you a look at three top Year of the Rooster watches from brands such as Chopard, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin. Now, we bring you a close up look at three more Year of the Rooster watches -- as January 21 rings in the Chinese New Year. These exceptional pieces are being produced in limited editions by Ulysse Nardin and Jaquet Droz.

Six Sensational Bird Watches (slideshow)

By Roberta Naas There are a host of wonderful trends in luxury watchmaking today, with some focusing on the technical side and others focusing on the aesthetic side. Additionally, there are some that bring these two realms together in artful majesty -- offering artistic, technically advanced masterpieces on the wrist. Often those masterpieces emulate nature -- flora,

The New World of Chiming Watches

By Roberta Naas For lovers of watches, there is probably nothing as alluring as a chiming watch. These melodious wonders actually chime the time out loud―without the need to look at the watch hands.

The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde And The Béjart Ballet Lausanne

By Victoria Townsend The House of Jaquet Droz knows as much about traveling and the performing arts as it does about timekeeping. It was back in 1758 that Pierre Jaquet-Droz and his son Henri-Louis presented their clocks to the Spanish Royal Court, and in 1773 their humanoid automata, first in La-Chaux-de-Fonds and then to all the Royal Courts of Europe, capturing attention and admiration with creations noted as much for their beauty and charm as their exceptional mechanical qualities...

Dispatch From Paris: Spring 2016

Delivering a snapshot from our worldwide markets, our local Paris-based editor, Victoria Townsend, recaps the hottest watch news in France.

The Most Interesting Horology Exhibits In Paris This Month

What do Marilyn Monroe, Abraham-Louis Breguet and the great-grandson of Leo Tolstoy have in common? They are all linked by horological exhibitions in Paris...

Top 5 Métiers d’Art Watches

In this week's top 5, we look at the best timepieces from the métiers d'art departments dotted around Switzerland...

GPHG 2015: Did The Jury Get It Right? Haute Time Reflects On This Year’s Winners…

Did you agree or disagree with the winners of the GPHG 2015? Haute Time's editorial team discuss their picks...

Live Results: The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2015

The jury of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2015 has awarded the “Aiguille D’Or” to the Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision, from Greubel Forsey...

Bird Watching In Switzerland; Craftsmen Spread Their Wings

Symbolizing love, freedom and peace, birds have fascinated us since the beginning of time. Here are three watches that will have you chirping with joy.

Watches Get Into Figure-Eight Shape

The number “eight” surrounds us. It is therefore no surprise that watchmakers interpret this powerful number within their own distinctive brand styles...

Jaquet Droz Turns Back The Clock In Harrods Exhibition

Jaquet Droz is currently at Harrods in London to showcase some of the brand’s most extraordinary historical timepieces throughout the month of September...

Three Snake Watches Wrapped In History

Here are three snake watches that interpret the personality of the Serpent in very different ways, each with a strong and unique element of surprise...

Why Did Watchmakers Fall In Love With Place Vendôme?

One of the added pleasures of shopping for watches at Place Vendôme in the heart of Paris is the feeling of luxury and history entwined...

Top 5 Enamel Dials

The 5 best enamel dials of 2015...

Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat Hides Rare Complication

Under its elegant disguise, the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat hides a complication rarely found in a modern mechanical watch.