In a couple of weeks we’ll be walking the 36 miles of aisles at Baselworld, the world’s largest watch fair in Basel, Switzerland, gathering info on all of the exciting new watch introductions. For now, we bring you a sneak preview of five new pieces about to make their debut: The Louis Moinet Qatar Tourbillon (pictured […]

His and hers timepieces from Louis Vuitton's Emprise collection...

The musical legend and the top model star in L'Invitation au Voyage, based on Louis Vuitton's masquerade ball in Venice...

Ten years ago, it would have been difficult to compile a list of five top tourbillons introduced at Baselworld, since so few brands were invested with the expertise or means to develop this prestigious complication. Today, compiling such a list is even more difficult, because so many brands are making tourbillons, some introducing several at […]

Wheels up! North, East, South, or West, Haute Time has the watches for touching down in style. With pieces from Blancpain to Patek Philippe, we have the hottest watches for… …an afternoon in Paris… Glashutte Original Senator Tourbillon, $118,600 Chanel Mademoiselle Prive Whirling Camelia, $38,500 Dior VIII Grand Bal Plume, $31,000 …yachting in St Barts… […]

We rounded up this year's best tourbillons for women, with unique pieces from Chanel, de Grisogono, Louis Vuitton, Richard Mille and Ulysse Nardin...

We rounded up this year's best regatta watches, with unique pieces from Corum, Louis Vuitton, Panerai, Rolex and Ulysse Nardin...

Haute Jewelry brings us the hottest new collections from the world of couture. Today we're looking at the Bridal Collection from Louis Vuitton...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized counterfeit Rolex, Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Omega watches...

A close up look at the timepiece Louis Vuitton created for Only Watch 2013...

Unlike a diver’s watch or a grande complication, the “aviator’s watch” doesn’t so much define what it does (anymore) as what it stands for. The modern pilot’s watch would be more appropriately called “aviator style” watch, as it is no longer used by pilots to navigate an aircraft. Today, it stands for the romance of […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Tambour Twin Chronograph by Louis Vuitton. This special limited edition piece was shared with Haute Time at Baselworld 2013 and is one of the new additions to the Louis Vuitton family of timepieces, created to mark the 30th Anniversary of the America’s Cup. The Tambour Twin Chronograph features a 42 […]

Among the many impressive introductions in Basel this year were some brilliant timepieces launched by Louis Vuitton. Die hard watchonistas will say, ‘What? A fashion brand?’ to which I say, no, a couture brand. Louis Vuitton is a luxury fashion and leather goods company, but it is also watchmaker – having acquired high watchmaking workshop […]

Of all the functions available in mechanical watches today, few are as indispensable as the yacht timer. The most important part of a yacht race unfolds in the 10 minutes before it begins, when sailors need to wangle their vessels into the best start position without barging the line (facing steep penalties) or hitting another […]

The secret watch was invented during the roaring ’20s, when it was more important for a lady to be luxuriously adorned than it was for her to know the time. Dials were hidden behind hinged or swiveling covers that were elaborately gem-set, engraved or enameled, just as men once wore pocket watches with elaborately decorated […]

Luxury watchmakers are fighting for market shares of the lucrative Swiss watch industry, which the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH pegs at a worth of US$23 billion. With growing demand in Asian, European and American markets, luxury watchmakers are scrambling to secure production means in order to maintain growth, but Reuters reports that there […]