Best of Baselworld 2013

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 […]

By Carol Besler

Best Carbon Fiber Watches of 2013

Haute Time rounded up the best carbon fibre watches, with pieces from Audemars Piguet, Hublot, IWC, Richard Mille, and Zenith...

Best Banker Watches of 2013

Whether you're a J.P. Morgan or a Barclays man, you're going to love this roundup of the best banker's watches, with pieces from Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin and Zenith...

Rock the Watch

Rock and roll and watches? You may be surprised to learn that many of rock and roll’s top acts are also watch collectors.  With big money comes expensive hobbies, and watch collecting certainly ranks among them. Here we have focused on several greats in the world of Rock and Roll and the watches that make […]

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: Zenith Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage by Zenith. As a tribute to the famous Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Zenith has created this amazing timepiece which showcases the finest artistry in enamelling, micro-painting and engraving along with the Horological technologies Zenith uses to create this exceptional timepiece. The Academy […]

Best Adventure Watches of 2013

We rounded up this year's best adventure watches, with unique pieces from Breitling, IWC, Richard Mille, Urwerk and Zenith...

Haute Watch of the Week: Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 Tourbillon

Adding a tourbillon to the Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 in no way detracts from the model’s aviator-watch aesthetic; rather, it enhances it. The onion crown, super-large, highly luminated hands and numerals (actually made of super-LumiNova), extra row of stitching along the strap attachment all identify this as a pilot’s watch.

Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day: Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Chronograph Exclusively at Westime

Todays’ Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Chronograph, created by Zenith, Exclusively at Westime. This special timepiece features an El Primero, automatic, in-house complication along with an annual calendar. Housed in a 42 mm stainless steel and 18k rose gold case with a sapphire case-back making it possible to see the […]

Zenith Boutique on Rue du Rhône in Geneva Robbed

Details from the Swiss manufacture about the burglary at the Zenith boutique on Rue du Rhône...

Best Annual Calendars of 2013

We rounded up the best annual calendar watches, with pieces from Patek Philippe, Cartier, A. Lange & Söhne, Zenith and Girard-Perregaux...

Close Up: Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 “40 mm Lady”

A close up look at the new ladies collection from Zenith...

Throwback Thursday: The Zenith Type 20 and the Louis Blériot Watch

Zenith created watches for pilots beginning in the early 1900s, one of whom was famous aviator Louis Blériot, the first man to fly across the English Channel, in 1909. His navigational instrument of choice was a Zenith timepiece, about which he raved, “I am very satisfied with my Zenith watch that I generally use and […]

Best Aviator Watches of 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 […]

Best Two-Tone Watches of 2013

A two-tone watch does not mean just any two tones. It means a white metal (usually steel), mixed with gold, either rose or yellow. Two-tone was originally introduced as a way of making watches, which were once all gold, more accessible, by mixing in steel. The look was prevalent in the early ’90s, as was […]

LVMH Journées Particulières Puts Spotlight on Watchmakers

This weekend luxury conglomerate LVMH offered a rare glimpse into the world of watch manufactures...

VIDEO: Haute Time and Zenith Host Celebration With Felix Baumgartner

An exclusive look inside Haute Time and Zenith's celebration to welcome skydiver Felix Baumgartner back to the US for the first time since his record-breaking jump from the Earth's atmosphere...