Luxury watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre is honoring artist Gustav Klimt’s famous “The Kiss” with the Atmos Marqueterie clock. In 1904, Klimt was commissioned by a Belgian financier to create mural mosaics at a mansion in Brussels; among the pieces the artist created was “The Kiss”, the gilded painting which became the highlight of his “Golden Period”. Over a century later, Jaeger-LeCoultre is celebrating Klimt’s […]

Luxury watchmakers Bell & Ross have unveiled the PW1 Répétition Minutes pocket watch. Inspired by the pocket watches of the 1910s, the PW1 is a compact, portable time piece much like those used by pilots during the first years of aviation. This fob watch begins with a 49mm-diameter polished Argentium case attached to a long chain, with […]

The Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 – Exo-Tourbillon Chronographe is selected as Carmelo Anthony’s Haute Time Watch of the Day. Launched at SIHH 2013, this beautiful Collectors Piece by Montblanc will be available as part of a Limited Collection of only 8 pieces in 18k Rose Gold, shown here, along with an additional 8 pieces in […]

Oscar-nominated actor Hugh Jackman was spotted wearing Harry Winston’s Midnight Automatic at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The actor, whose film Les Misérables was honored at the festival, wore an 18k rose gold version of this $22,300 timepiece. Jackman previously wore the Midnight Automatic at the Golden Globes. Photos courtesy Harry Winston. 

Luxury watchmakers are fighting for market shares of the lucrative Swiss watch industry, which the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH pegs at a worth of US$23 billion. With growing demand in Asian, European and American markets, luxury watchmakers are scrambling to secure production means in order to maintain growth, but Reuters reports that there […]

It comes as no surprise that watchmaking impresarios Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey are working on a new tourbillon with nano-sculptor Willard Wigan, given the micro-sculptural quality of their timepieces. The piece, with a tiny Wigan sculpture that will be viewed through a lens over the crown, is still in progress; Art Piece 1 will […]

Luxury conglomerate Richemont have reportedly reached an agreement with Chinese jewelry company Chow Tai Fook to distribute Baume & Mercier watches throughout China. China Retail News reports that Richemont, which owns haute horlogerie brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre, Cartier, Roger Dubuis, Montblanc and Vacheron Constantin, will expand their market share of luxury watch sales. China Retail News cites a […]

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 […]

The forward-thinking CEO of luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer will be moving to Bulgari later this year. Reuters has confirmed reports that Jean-Christophe Babin, who took over as the CEO of TAG Heuer in 2000, will move to Bulgari. Both the TAG Heuer and Bulgari companies are owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH. Mariam Bouaziz, a TAG Heuer spokesperson, […]

Shareef Malnick and girlfriend Gabrielle Anwar hosted a cocktail party at The Forge to benefit Make-A-Wish, the Malnick’s favorite charity. With the couple’s help, Graham auctioned off two unique watches made for the occasion, as well as two limited edition watches from Levinson Jewelers. Graham’s founder, Eric Loth, make the trip from Switzerland to be on hand. The night was presented by Haute Living, Graham Watches and Levinson Jewelers and served as an excellent preamble to November’s big event.

Luxury watchmakers Vacheron Constantin are celebrating the opening of their first boutique in Paris, France, by revisiting one of their most iconic timepieces. In honor of their new boutique at 2 Rue de la Paix, a new men’s model called the 1972 Prestige has been unveiled, with the famed balanced asymmetry and ultra-thin mechanical movement now in white […]

Luxury watchmakers Breguet have unveiled five new specialty clocks at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. The Swiss watchmaker, who previously created Carnegie Hall’s first-ever Exclusive Timepiece, installed four new Classique clocks and one Reine de Naples throughout the building. Clive Gillinson, the executive and artistic director of Carnegie Hall, said; “We are enormously thankful for our new partnership […]

The last Friday of my trip to Geneva, I got to check out Watchland in Genthod. It was the 21st edition of the WPHH, thrown by Franck Muller CEO and Co-Founder Vartan Sirmakes. Watchland is the heart of all Franck Muller Genéve brand timepieces, as they showcased the group’s nine brands – Franck Muller Jewellery, […]

Today, Carmelo Anthony selected the Tradition Minute Repeater Tourbillon Chronograph by Audemars Piguet as The Haute Time Watch of the Day. From The Audemars Piguet Classic Collection, comes this beautiful 47mm square, Titanium piece, accented with an 18k white gold crown, bezel, pushpieces and caseback. Equipped with a Calibre 2874 Manufacture hand-wound movement. This model’s functions include a minute repeater […]

Swiss International Air Lines are reportedly considering a cooperation deal with new carrier Air China to increase their stake in the Geneva-Beijing traffic. Swiss, the national airline of Switzerland, already operates to flights Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, but the deal would allow the airline to sell additional seats on the Chinese carrier’s flights as their […]

The Grand Lange 1 “Lumen” by A. Lange & Söhne is Carmelo Anthony’s selection for Haute Time’s Watch of the Day. As part of a Limited edition collection of 200 pieces, this model is featured in platinum. The case measures 40.9 mm and houses a Lange Manufacture Caliber L095.2 movement with a 72-hour power reserve. […]