By Roberta Naas Fans of long-running television show, Grey’s Anatomy, know him as the steamy Dr. Derek Shepherd who was – to everyone’s dismay – killed off in an automobile accident. Avid racing fans, especially those following world endurance racing, know him for the Team that bears his name –Dempsey Racing. Either way, actor and racecar driver Patrick Dempsey – also a TAG Heuer brand ambassador – is a man with many passions – and right now, staying focused is one of them.

By Victoria Townsend In management positions with Omega from 1968 to 1974 before joining Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Blancpain until 1999, Stephen Urquhart returned to Omega on June 1st 1999 as President of the company, where he has remained until today. We were happy to meet with him during Baselworld 2016, shortly before the official announcement of his retirement today, May 31st 2016.

By Roberta Naas It’s been a very busy year for Louis Vuitton watches – as evidenced by the fact that the brand is unveiling a host of new products that run the gamut from a stunning new men’s Voyager collection to a SpinTime Escale and a flying tourbillon that holds the coveted Geneva Seal. Recently, we had the chance to sit with Hamdi Chatti, vice president for watches and jewelry at Louis Vuitton and discuss how far the brand has come in its watchmaking world.

By Jordan Smith Founding member of the Fugees Pras Micheal shows us his amazing watch collection in an exclusive video interview.

The Baume & Mercier Shelby Cobra watches pay tribute to those brave drivers, who put their lives on the line to prove that American gear heads with supercharged muscle cars could out-race Ferrari – and do it in style. Haute Time sat down with Allen Grant to discuss Carroll Shelby, Beating Ferrari and Joining Baume & Mercier.

By Roberta Naas A USA initiative, IWC spends its fourth year as a key supporter of the Tribeca Film Institute – underscoring the brand’s commitment to the role of film in our lives. This year marks the fourth year of the brand as the Official Festival-Time Partner for the Tribeca Film Festival. This year, to honor that relationship, the brand does several things a bit differently than it has in the past. First, instead of creating a one-of-a-kind watch to be auctioned -- with proceeds benefitting the Tribeca Film Festival, as in the past – IWC has created a special boutique-only limited edition watch: the IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar Edition Tribeca Film Festival 2016.

Former Swedish House Mafia DJ Steve Angello has no less than 19 Audemars Piguet watches in his collection. Find out what else completes it...

In October, Hublot launched its pop-up store and Ferrari F1 Racing Simulator at The Dubai Mall. During the event, Rebecca Anne Proctor met with watch industry magnate Jean-Claude Biver to talk about his new role at LVMH and the essence of the Hublot brand.

HYT had one of the most successful launches in recent years. Were you expecting it, and how did you adapt to such rapid growth? First of all when you are inside the company, you are never very objective, so it’s good to hear what others think of our launch. We are sweating a lot, but at the same time we have a lot of fun for sure.

Haute Time had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Alexandre David, CEO of Ikepod At Basel World. Ikepod is a very unique product. While Ikepod is watch brand, it has become famous for its hourglasses. Ikepod created a special blue novelty hourglass for Basel World 2012 which would retail for around $16,000 USD. Their […]

At Basel World 2012, Haute Time had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of H. Moser & Cie, Dr. Christof Zuber and get a first look at all the brand’s new timepieces. Dr. Zuber is the new CEO of H. Moser & Cie. Previously he was a partner in a private equity company, […]

At Basel World, Haute Time had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of Bell & Ross, Carlos Rosillo. Bell & Ross’ new timepieces work with a number of themes including aviation, complications and military periods. The “Flight Instruments” collection which includes the BR 01 Horizon, BR 01 Altimeter and The BR 01 Turn […]

At Basel World, I got the opportunity to sit with Michele Sofisti, CEO of Sowind Group. As Haute Time readers know, PPR recently purchased a controlling stake of Sowind Group and Michele is now in charge of running the brands Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, and Gucci Timepieces. Haute Time wanted to take the opportunity to sit down […]

Haute Time Curator Seth Semilof sits down with Pierre Jacques, CEO of De Bethune timepieces at Basel World 2012

Haute Time Curator Seth Semilof sits down with Doron Basha, CEO of Milus in The Americas at Basel World 2012

At Basel World, Haute Time had the honor of sitting down with Sascha Moeri, the CEO of Carl F. Bucherer. Carl F. Bucherer is a family owned business that was started in 1888 by Mr. Carl F. Bucherer. In 1919 he started doing more art deco timepieces and even ladies timepieces. Still today, the company […]