Compagnie Financiere Richemont announced Monday that it will invest $100 million Swiss Francs on a production site which will include watch making shops, training centers and research centers on watch technology. The site is in the town of Meyrin outside of Geneva, home to famed watch houses such as Maison Roger Dubuis, Maison Van Cleef […]

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 […]

The CBS executives of “Two and a Half Men” showed their satisfaction with Ashton Kutcher’s role on the show by gifting him with a lavish Vacheron Constantin watch. Following Charlie Sheen’s “winning” stint and fallout from the hit comedy show, Kutcher replaced him as a young multimillionaire named Walden Schmidt. His bosses have been delighted with his performance so […]

I’ve always thought it would be great to be a watch company president, meeting all those glamorous ambassadors and participating in cool sponsorships. Take Antonio Calce, for example, the CEO of Corum Watch. A couple of weeks ago he hosted an awards dinner with the 14-member crew of the Banque Populaire V sailing team just after it […]

  This weekend while watching 24/7 on HBO with  Haute Time was excited to see Audemars Piguet featured twice on the show. In his interviews, Miguel Cotto was seen sporting the The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph, in Stainless Steel.   Floyd Mayweather was seen on the show at home with fiancé who was wearing the […]

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 […]

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 another–with two timepieces going head to […]

Luxury watch manufacturer Vacheron Constantin unveiled its 30th flagship store worldwide and third overall in Beijing—further exemplifying the fact that China is now the world’s leading luxury timepiece market. Located on the ground floor of one of the city’s premier locations—the Beijing Macau Center—the store exudes a contemporary, laid-back vibe. The opening coincided with the arrival […]

A few days after announcing its acquisition of Ebel’s chronograph caliber 137, Ulysse Nardin announced today it is increasing its investment in the boutique watchmaker and retailer Ochs and Junior. In the case of Ebel, Ulysse Nardin purchased the production and technical drawings and production rights to produce the movement in its own manufacturing facilities, […]

A rare pocket watch crafted by the hands of Abraham-Louis Breguet himself has surfaced from the private collection of a European noble family to be auctioned through Christie’s in Geneva May 14. It is one of the most important watches to appear in a generation. Breguet, known as the “watchmaker of the kings, the king […]

Christie’s auction house will offer an array of more than 400 top-luxury timepieces at its watch sale in Geneva May 14. The auction will feature watches totally up with $17.5 million, including some of the finest antique, vintage and modern watches in the world. Some of the most important pieces available will be the rare gold […]

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 […]

Haute Time:  Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Maîtres du Temps today? Steven Holtzman: We are always working on the execution of ideas and forming collective processes for the Chapters we have designed and continue to design. One of our most exciting developments today is Chapter Three Reveal. We launched at Baselworld last […]

Most people wonder if brand ambassadors really wear their watch brands while at home. In an photo posted today on Instagram by Miami Heat superstar and ambassador to Audemars Piguet, Lebron James (@kingjames330), you see him horsing around with his kids and clearly supporting the brand, wearing an Audemars Piguet timepiece at home. Most celebrity ambassadors for watch brands […]

The legendary, Place Vendôme, commonly known as the beating heart of the French luxury world, remains the international epitome for quality and outstanding craftsmanship with its glittering palaces and outstanding craftmanship. Jaeger-LeCoultre presented one of its legendary watches Thursday, the Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 in the unique setting of Place Vendôme. The lavish set was designed […]

 Thirteen Patek Philippe timepieces once belonging to collector Henry Graves Jr. are to be auctioned at Sotheby’s on June 14. Graves (1868-1953) was born to a banking family and amassed about 40 extraordinary watches over four decades, including some of the most complex pieces ever made. His 1933 Patek Philippe “The Henry Graves Supercomplication” fetched $11 […]