Zenith celebrated its heritage as a maker of pilot’s watches this year at Basel, with several introductions in its Montre D’Aéronef  (“onboard watch”) Type 20 collection.Two new Type 20 GMTs were introduced, each as an homage to a famous early 20th century aviator. The first is dedicated to early aviator and Zenith customer Louis Blériot, […]

The Haute Time Watch of the Day today is another great piece Haute Time covered at BaselWorld, it is The Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 Tourbillon by Zenith. The latest addition to the Pilot family of timepieces by Zenith, is this impressive new Tourbillon chronograph, powered by an El Primero 4035 D Automatic movement. The […]

The El Primero is actually a movement rather than a particular model. In 1969, in the race to create the first automatic chronograph, only Zenith succeeded in designing a fully integrated movement, based around a column wheel. Noted for its high-frequency oscillations (and therefore greater accuracy), the 36,000 VPH mighty El Primero quickly became a […]

This year Zenith celebrated its 90th year anniversary at BaselWorld in style. Felix Baumgartner, who enthralled the world last year with his stratospheric jump, joined company CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour at the Von Bartha Garage art gallery in Basel. Guests got the chance to look back at the sporting and scientific feat accomplished by Baumgartner, the […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is The El Primero Tourbillon Chronograph by Zenith. This impressive timepiece is equipped with an El Primero 4035 D automatic movement housed in a 44 mm 18-carat rose gold case. The El Primero Tourbillon Chronograph dial is an elegant silver tone, with rhodium hands coated with Superluminova. Hours […]

Luxury conglomerate LVMH are looking to increase their stake in the multi-billion dollar watch industry by expanding their presence in the Indian market. Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (which owns Tag Heuer, Hublot, Zenith, and Bulgari) are looking to increase growth in the watch and jewellery segments, with plans to open eight new boutiques across India. Franck […]

It’s often the watches at the top of the price range that get the most attention from writers and collectors. Yes, those incredible novelties deserve the ink! But attention should also be paid to the beautiful watches emerging today at less-than-stratospheric prices. The following five watches, all around $10,000, are produced by some of the […]

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. […]

Since the days of Caudron planes soaring through the skies back in the 1930’s and 40’s, The Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 was no stranger to the adventures that came with aviation. Today, Zenith Watches’ Pilot Collection represents a rich history in watch making innovation and the feelings that go hand in hand with adventure, exploration […]

Haute Time Managing Editor Seth Semilof with Zenith Global CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour and Roland Enderli, Brand Director of ZENITH North America   Haute Time had an opportunity to get a look at Zenith Watches with Zenith Global CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour along with Roland Enderli, Brand Director of ZENITH North America. For the week of January […]

Zenith’s pocket watches have been considered prized possessions since the early twentieth century by both business and leisure travellers alike; their accuracy and reliability were highly desired, and with despite its alarm complication, the pieces were small and convenient. One of the most famous owners of a Zenith alarm pocket watch was none other than Mahatma […]

The Zenith Christophe Colomb is Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day. This impressive timepiece is inspire by the legendary marine chronometer instrument, a clock that was so precise, it was also used for celestial navigation after its creation in the 18th century. The Christophe Colomb shown here in 18k rose gold features a […]

The prestigious “Petite Aiguille” prize at this year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève was won by Swiss watchmaker Zenith for their Pilot Big Date Special timepiece on November 15 of this year. The annual event which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland took place in the city’s Grand Théâtre.  A total of 70 watches were competing […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day picked by Carmelo Anthony is the Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 by Zenith. This timepiece is a tribute to Zenith aviation history and is available as a limited edition by Zenith.  The Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 features a legendary pocket-watch caliber 5011 manual winding movement with a 48 hour power reserve. […]

Salon QP has become one of the most important fairs in the luxury watch market and in four short years has become one of the top events in the haute horlogerie industry.  The most famous of luxury watchmakers also rub shoulders with lesser-known, yet equally fabulous houses of timepiece craftsmanship. An elite selection of watchmakers […]

Eight selected haute horlogerie manufacturers will be creating one-of-a-kind watches which will be on a preview display at Salon QP for three days in mid-November. Frank Müller, Hublot, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Maurice Lacroix, Zenith and Constantin have all made unique, one-off watches that will be unveiled at Salon QP while Harrods will […]