Yves “Jetman” Rossy of the Breitling Jet team once again pushed the boundaries of aviation by completing an amazing flight above the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jetman, who is the only man to fly with a rigid wing equipped with four jet engines, jumped out of a helicopter above the Rodrigo de Freitas […]

“King of Diamonds” Harry Winston celebrated the grand opening of its first retail Pavilion in Shanghai, the largest Harry Winston salon in the world. Highlighting the richly faceted history of the 80 year old luxury brand, the international jeweler and watchmaker hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Leighton Meester & Ed Westwick, along with […]

Welcome to Haute Time Timepiece Madness! Our Haute Time curators have carefully selected the hautest timepieces shown at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Basel World 2012. In our haute spin on March Madness, 32 of the most luxurious and technologically advanced timepieces from the finest watchmakers will compete against one […]

I have been doing some research on Hermès, as I will be visiting the manufacture near La Chaux-de-Fonds and the design studio in Paris next week. Like many watch brands, Hermès only recently developed its own base caliber, but I was surprised to learn that, like most of the mor well-known top watch brands, Hermès […]

A platinum Patek Philippe watch has set a new record for the highest amount ever paid for a single-dial Patek Philippe Ref. 3974, according to National Jeweler and New York auction house Antiquorum. An American bidder paid $902,500 for the rare luxury watch crafted in 1992 and first sold in November of that year. It […]

Over 140 watch aficionados gathered at New York’s historic hotel, The Carlyle on Thursday April 26 to celebrate the kick-off of the 2nd Annual Madison Avenue Watch Week. Guests were treated to an installation of fine timepieces, most on view in the United States for the first time, from 15 of the 18 participating Watch […]

Maximilian Büsser & Friends has debuted its fifth Performance Art piece, with a new guest star, Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva. Previously MB&F Performance Art pieces, special co-creations which reinterpret exisiting machines, have included the HM2.2 “Blackbox” designed with Alain Silberstein, the “JWLRYMACHINE” by Boucheron and  unique pieces we donated to the “Only Watch” charity auctions, created with artists […]

One of the brightest trends to emerge in the watch industry these days is the growing tendency of timepieces to glow in the dark. Tourbillons are fun to watch and repeaters are divine musical machines, but if you really want a useful function in a watch, you should get one that glows in the dark […]

On May 14th at Christie’s Important Watches sale in Geneva, Richard Mille will auction off a one-of-a-kind RM 033 Sentebale, a watch donated by Richard Mille in aid of the Sentebale and Tusk Trust’s charitable work. The colors of the dial on the RM 033 are inspired from the Sentebale logo which appears on the back sapphire glass. […]

 Buben & Zorweg has forayed into the world of luxury timepieces, and it has unveiled its first offspring: The One Perpetual Calender. Renowned watchmaker Martin Braun modified the manufacturer caliber at the heart of the Buben & Zorweg One Exclusive for the company. The timepiece exudes the expertise and craftmanship the world has come to […]

Welcome to Haute Time Timepiece Madness! Our Haute Time curators have carefully selected the hautest timepieces shown at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Basel World 2012. In our haute spin on March Madness, 32 of the most luxurious and technologically advanced timepieces from the finest watchmakers will compete against one […]

Omega’s sponsorship of the Olympic Games is a year-round affair, with parties to mark the lead-up to the Games. Most recently, the brand celebrated the 100-day mark and introduced three “London 2012” limited editions to its Olympic Timeless Collection, including the  Seamaster 1948 Co-Axial London 2012, pictured here.   The brand has been the official […]

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s CEO announced that he sees vast potential for the luxury watch market in Saudi Arabia. Over the weekend, he met with “esteemed clientele and watch connoisseurs to enlighten them about the company’s diverse selection of watches, especially the Duometre line. “Being able to share our expertise with the Saudi watch connoisseurs is a true […]

 Watch brand Swiss Mountaineer dons Switzerland’s national flag on the dial of each timepiece. It claims it’s Swiss-made, but with its components made at a factory in Shenzhen, China and the company itself being owned by Hong Kong’s Golden Hawk, is it? Under Swiss rules, Golden Hawk can label its watches as Swiss-made so long […]

Welcome to Haute Time Timepiece Madness! Our Haute Time curators have carefully selected the hautest timepieces shown at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Basel World 2012. In our haute spin on March Madness, 32 of the most luxurious and technologically advanced timepieces from the finest watchmakers will compete against one […]

Breitling has extended the warranty on its watches with manufacture calibers to five years, from two. The message is an expression of confidence in its enhanced capacity for quality control now that the brand produces its own movements. Breitling made around 40,000 of its own manufacture calibers last year, including the caliber 01 chronograph, the […]