The Franck Muller Giga Tourbillon in pink gold is today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day, marking the 2012 WPHH Watch Exhibit taking place in Monaco. This amazing timepiece features a 20mm tourbillon which measures almost half the size of the watch case. The 18 carat pink gold case, measures 43.70mm is the “Cintree Curvex” […]

Day 1:  www.dev.hautetime.com Attends WPHH Watch Exhibit in Monaco Today was the opening of the WPHH Watch Exhibit in Monaco sponsored by Franck Muller, which featured all of the watch brands under one roof.  They had a beautiful booth for each brand, and had all of the brand Presidents and creators in each booth, showcasing […]

In an exclusive interview with publication Gulf Business, Jean-Christophe Babin, president and CEO of luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer, confirmed that Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton’s position as the company’s brand ambassador is under review. Babin’s comments come on the heels of news that Hamilton has ended his 14-year relationship with automotive company McLaren Racing. Hamilton, who […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Soprano by Christophe Claret. This impressive timepiece features a 60-second tourbillon and a minute repeater with Westminster chime along with four cathedral gongs and visible hammers creating wonderful sounds on each chime. The mechanical hand-wound movement features a 72 hour power reserve and is comprised of […]

On October 3rd, Carnegie Hall opened the Fall season with a benefit concert raising nearly $2.7 million to go towards the musical establishment’s artistic and educational programs. Over 500 guests filled the hall to listen to the musical stylings of the Chicago Symphony Orchestry performing Carmina Burana under the direction of Riccardo Muti while the […]

Today’s Watch of the Day is the the Tambour Spin Time Automatic GMT in white gold by Louis Vuitton. The Tambour Spin Time features a white gold 44mm case with black dial on a black alligator strap and sapphire reflection proof coated glass. The Tambour Spin Time Automatic features a LV119 caliber spin time movement […]

Piaget presents the Altiplano Hard Stone Dials unisex collection available in three sizes with Caliber 430p or Caliber 690p manual winder. There are six different stone faces to choose from, with each stone purported to impart a unique strength to the wearer. Here’s a peek into the promises of each precious rock. Turquoise: Good Luck, […]

The bond between a father and a son is one unbroken for a lifetime. IWC Schaffhausen celebrates this special familial tie with two watches designed to become heirlooms passed from one generation of men to the next. The Big Pilot’s Watch and the Pilot’s Watch Mark XVI symbolize the patrimonial relationship, where fathers and sons […]

Burberry celebrated the launch of the first ultra-luxe automatic watch collection with a party at their flagship store on 121 Regent street. While Burberry has designed watches previously, this collection takes the brand’s timepieces to a new level of luxury, starting at 1,275 pounds, and drawing information from the brand’s iconic trench coat line. Each […]

Today’s Watch of the Day presented by Haute Time is the RM 056 Felipe Massa Sapphire by Richard Mille. This remarkable timepiece features a Caliber RM CC1 Manual winding tourbillon movement with hours, minutes, split seconds chronograph and a 70 hour power reserve functions. The movement is hand finished and meticulously crafted using stainless steel, […]

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. […]

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the S.A.R. Rescue-Timer, Mühle-Glashütte has released the 2×250 limited edition S.A.R. Anniversary-Timer. The timepiece marks a decade of support for crews in the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service’s vessels who serve waters from the North Sea to the Baltic. Captains of the German Search and Rescue fleet helped to develop […]

With The Soprano, unveiled by Christophe Claret, you can listen to the time rather than having to look at your watch. The minute repeater strikes four notes, playing a C note for hours, a higher pitch tone for minutes, and the tune of the Westminster Quarters for quarter hours. Also known as the Westminster Chimes […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Tourbillon Souverain by Montres Journe. This amazing piece, shown fully jewelled, is a manually wound tourbillon with a 1403.2 caliber movement. The case measures 40mm and is shown here in platinum with sapphire crystal and caseback. This collectors piece offered by Montres Journe consists of 425 baguette […]

Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Frédérique Constant brought awareness to World Heart Day on Sept. 29 in Los Angeles with Chinese Movie star Ms Shu Qi, Frédérique Constant brand ambassador for Greater China since 2008. In collaboration with California’s luxury retailer Chong Hing Jewelers, a public donation ceremony was held at Chong Hing’s San Gabriel location […]

Chopard expands their shopping U.S. market reach with the launch of an online e-commerce boutique on September 27th that now supplements their existing five boutique locations across the United States. While Chopard understands that in a luxury marketplace, consumers often want to touch, feel the weight of, and see the lights gleam on watch and […]