Haute Time’s Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is Patek Philippe’s 5146G White Gold from the Complications collection. The 5146G by Patek Philippe features an Annual Calendar, Day and Month indications, date in the aperture at 6 o’clock, moon phase indication and power reserve, in addition to the hours, minutes and seconds functions. […]

For fine watch and clock aficionados and art lovers, Antiquorum’s December 13th auction is less than a week away, but it can’t come soon enough; a Patek Philippe dome clock that has been hand painted by renowned graffiti artist John “CRASH” Matos will be up for grabs. The Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces auction will […]

Famed auction house Bonham’s is set to auction off a rare Patek Philippe timepiece, in a bi-coastal auction which will take place on December 13th at 3PM ET. The Patek Philippe, which is set to go under the gavel as part of the auction house’s Fine Watches, Wristwatches, and Clocks Auction, will be available for […]

This amazing piece by Patek Philippe features a mechanical self-winding Caliber R 27 Q movement. With minute repeater and perpetual calendar the Rose Gold - Men Grand Complications is music to the ears, with two "cathedral" gongs as the chime. Other features include; day, date, month, leap year by hands, moon phases and a.m./p.m indications.

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day pick by Carmelo Anthony is The Rose Gold – Men Grand Complications by Patek Philippe. This amazing piece by Patek Philippe features a mechanical self-winding Caliber R 27 Q movement. With minute repeater and perpetual calendar the Rose Gold – Men Grand Complications is music to the ears, […]

The famed jewelry company Tiffany & Co. have been tapped to help Patek Philippe celebrate the fifth anniversary of the watchmakers’ flagship store in New York City.  The celebrations kicked off in haute style, with the unveiling of a new collection of watches created in collaboration by Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe. The limited edition collection […]

This week, the exceptionally rare platinum perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 2499/100, manufactured by Patek Philippe in 1987 and offered from the collection of Eric Clapton, sold for $3,635,808, setting a world record price for this reference at auction. The top price of the sale was paid for the ‘J.B. Champion Platinum […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is Carmelo Anthony’s pick – The Nautilus Chronograph by Patek Philippe. This mechanical, self-winding timepiece features a Caliber CH 28-520 C chronograph movement with 60-minute and 12 hour monocounter at 6 o’clock, sweep seconds hand and the date visible through the aperture on the dial. The Patek Philippe […]

An Italian banker based in Milan has spent almost ten years amassing a collection of ten Patek Phillipe watches . Now Alfredo Paramico’s personal set of watches is ranked one of the top ten across the world valuing approximately $25 million dollars. Let’s take a look at seven pieces from his masterful anthology. The first […]

The Patek Philippe 2499/100 in ultra rare platinum from the collection of Eric Clapton was in New York at Christie’s Friday morning before it makes its way to the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva where it will go up for auction on Nov. 12. Aurel Bacs, International Head of Christie’s Watch Department presented […]

Mr. Ron Lee, the owner of Chong Hing Jewelers in Los Angeles clearly has has fine taste in jewelry and timepieces. Here, he shares with Haute Time his favorite watches: A. Lange: 722.050 Breguet 5335 BR429W6 Roger Dubuis: double tourbillon, EX45-01SQ-50-00/0E00/B Corum: 313.150.55/0002FK02 Patek Philippe: 7071R   Chong Hing Jewelers is located at: 140 W. […]

Luxury auction house Christie’s of Geneva have announced that 310 exclusive watches will go under the gavel on November 12, 2012. Experts have speculated that the auction could fetch as much as $15 million Swiss Francs (approximately $16 million US dollars), with a number of high-profile pieces already generating buzz among watch collectors. The piece […]

Haute Time Publisher Seth Semilof had the exclusive opportunity to sit down with Thierry Stern, the president of Patek Philippe at the company's first U. S. Boutique on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Mr. Stern speaks openly about the challenges Patek Philippe faces to stay at the top of the luxury game, and how it continues to match its reputation and legacy through hard work, and passion.

Yesterday was a lot of fun, as Haute Time Publisher Seth Semilof got to do a video interview (that will appear next Tuesday on Hautetime) with top man in the watch industry, Patek Philippe’s Thierry Stern.  We are huge fans of his business model, watches, and success in the watch industry. Anytime we can speak […]

Sotheby’s continues its annual Important Watches auction tour of Asia, with the highlight of the tour coming October 8 in Hong Kong. There, leading the slate of timepieces for sale will be a rare Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002P. In 2008, Sotheby’s enjoyed a smashing success with the sale of a similar piece […]

Patek Philippe burst onto the stage of haute horology in 1851, immediately making a name for itself by presenting Queen Victoria with a key-wound, pendant-style montre at the famous Crystal Palace. Today, the Geneva-based watchmaker continues to outfit the world’s elite with some of the globe’s most expensive and technically complicated  watches. Earlier this year […]