Luxury conglomerate Richemont has released its annual financial report and news from its brands, including Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lange & Söhne, IWC, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels, Roger Dubuis and Vacheron Constantin...

A future where ancient mechanical craftsmanship blends seamlessly with modern technology… I can think of nothing that better exemplifies this today than the modern watch industry.

This week luxury conglomerate Richemont posted their year-end financial results showing that the group’s watchmaking division is stronger than ever. The specialist watchmakers’ division posted an 18% increase in sales, reflecting growing worldwide interest in haute horlogerie. The Compagnie Financière Richemont SA owns several luxury watch manufactures, including Vacheron Constantin, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lange […]

Yes, James Bond has primarily worn Rolex and Omega, but seriously, is there any greater, more indisputable tough-guy watch than the Panerai Luminor? Panerai made watches exclusively for the Italian Navy until 1993, when it first introduced a Luminor to the civilian market. Sylvester Stalone became an instant fan and, in 1995, Panerai created a […]

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 […]

For Alex Castro, time is in his blood. Castro, the son of Chong Hing Jewelers owner Mr. Ron Lee, works as the VP of Sales at Chong Hing in LA. With access to the newest styles and the most iconic timepieces, Castro has a unique view of the industry. Today, Haute Time is bringing you his top […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica by Panerai. The 59 mm hand-wound mechanical skeleton Pocket Watch features a Panerai P.2005/S Calibre movement with a 6 Day power reserve. The case is constructed of black ceramic complete with a 2 mm thick sapphire crystal […]

The Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Oro Rosso is Carmelo Anthony’s pick for today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day. This novelty released at SIHH 2013 features an automatic , mechanical Panerai P.9100 calibre movement with hours, minutes, small seconds, date, seconds reset and flyback chronograph functions. The Case of the Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback automatic measures 44 mm and […]

Supermodel and Project Runway host Heidi Klum was spotted wearing a Panerai PAM048.

London’s famous luxury boutique Harrods has launched an exclusive exhibition showcasing the timepieces which debuted during the 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The SIHH ran from January 21-25, and saw new collections unveiled by the world’s biggest watchmakers. Whether you couldn’t make it to Geneva, or you just want another look at the year’s best new […]

What does a wrist watch say about its owner? As a man, I know that to some extent, we measure each other up based on our watches. I remember talking to a boutique manager at one of Bal Harbour‘s finest shops about how she gauges the psychology of a customer to determine who is there […]

Actor Pierce Brosnan was spotted wearing an Officine Panerai timepiece during filming of the movie After The Sunset.

Superlatives should be used sparingly in watchmaking –especially mechanical watchmaking, which is (to put it mildly) a mature technology, having been evolving for over five centuries; they should especially be used sparingly when characterizing mechanical innovations, which, one often suspects, are there more to give watch fans and writers something to talk and write about […]

The Food Network South Beach Food & Wine Festival is currently running an online auction. The fabulous auction features tickets to sold out SOBEWFF events (with a tongue-in-cheek value of “priceless”), bottles of grand cru, vacations, a Zenith El Primero watch and a special edition Panerai. Get in on the bidding action by clicking here. […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Luminor 1950 Regatta 3 Days Chrono Flyback Titanio by Officine Panerai. This timepiece is one of the new models just released at SIHH 2013. The 47mm case is brushed titanium with a polished bezel, see through sapphire case-back and the trademarked device […]

I was very excited to check out the Panerai presentation for SIHH this year. They had one of the most talked about watches of SIHH, the Panerai Watch Tourbillon GMT Cermaica. “Wow” is all I can say—as this is one of the most beautiful pocket watches we have ever seen, and was the highlight of […]