Recently in Dubai for the Watch Art Grand Exhibition, La Moda Dubai was able to obtain an elite interview with Thierry Stern, the fourth in a line of presidents who have steered 170-year old watch company Patek Philippe. The man who is as sophisticated as the watches themselves, told La Moda Dubai about his passion […]

Hublot will pull covers off its first extra-thin skeleton watch, a Classic Fusion with a refined design which preserves the true mark of being a Hublot chronograph, this year at BaselWorld. An inspirational change from the Big Bang trend, this 45 mm diameter watch features a 2.90 mm solid movement which has been designed in-house. […]

The Australian Open final not only announced a winner of the game but also announced one in the world of luxury timepieces. More and more players have started endorsing watches and they gaining worldwide market exposure in the course, manufacturers are starting to pursue the results of big events with as much fascination as clothing […]

Breitling will be offering #1 of 500 exclusive Naval Centennial Limited Edition Airwolf watches at an auction to benefit the “Breitling Scholars”, program to the National Flight Academy (NFA). The program encourages Science, Engineering Math and Technology education through aviation inspired simulations and scenarios. The historical timepiece was created to honor the 100th anniversary of […]

Montblanc, a German manufacturer of watches, writing instruments and other accessories is going to meet Google in court over the identity of counterfeiters that have been using the AdWords program. Court documents offering some insight on the lawsuit show that search terms like ’Montblanc pens’ produce misleading adverts that appear on Google.co.uk. The UK arm […]

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) has revealed a rise in demand for bi-metallic watches following a sharp increase in export sales. The FHS stated that along with the persistent rise in demand for gold timepieces, bi-metallic watches are showing the same trend. Demand has heightened the overall performance of the Swiss watch […]

The Bell & Ross company has always been dedicated to designing extraordinary watches for specialized functions. Founded in 1992 by an elite group of designers and aerospace engineers, Bell & Ross has never strayed from the principles needed to produce only the best and finest timepieces. The BR S Heritage and BR 03-92 Heritage watches […]

Subsequent to the Bulgari family selling their shares of French luxury group LVMH, sales dropped 3.5%. The family was under guidance from the same financial consultant who acted as their counselor when they sold the Bulgari ‘family jewels’ to LVMH last year for a 60% premium. Bulgari vice-president Nicola Bulgari and Bulgari chairman Paolo Bulgari […]

This not to be missed event combines design, photography, film and sound creating the Royal Oak 40th anniversary worldwide exhibition. Celebrating 40 years of Audemars Piguet’s iconic timepiece Royal Oak, the world’s first luxury sports timepiece that sparked a complete shift in the watch industry, the Swiss Manufacture from Le Brassus in the Vallee de Joux […]

Check out Haute Time’s the exclusive interview with Jacob Arabo, owner and founder of Jacob & Company. 1.  Tell us some of the most exciting developments at jacob and Co today?  Jacob & Co. continues to build on its multi-time zone collection and most recently, introduced the Grand and the Global watch collections. Each features a […]

The world’s largest watchmaker, Swatch said it expects growth to continue this year after a good start in January. The company, whose products range from high-end automatic watches like Breguet and Blancpain to the widely recognized plastic watches, is gaining from demand mainly among Asian consumers – along with a few other select Swiss watch […]

It is still unknown if Panerai will be releasing this dazzling watch anytime soon, but one of the Paneristi Team managed to snap a couple of shots of it at SIHH. Most likely it is an prototype however, with several high profile brands venturing back into the pocket watch world over the last few years, […]

  Vacheron Constantin has always been a great supporter of Geneva Musee d Art et d’Histoire and will be displaying a few of their rare timepieces at the “Watchmaking in Geneva. The Magic of Craftsmanship, Treasures of Gold and Enamel” exhibit. The exhibit has been ongoing and will run until the end of April 2012 […]

Luxury Swiss Watchmaker Hublot will proudly present the amfAR New York Gala on Feb. 8. The gala will honor influential crusaders in the global struggle against HIV/AIDS. The black-tie benefit will be hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker. The event will feature performances by Janelle Monae and Theophilus London, a gala dinner, silent auction and honoree […]

A crew of four robbers made their way into the exhibition at Cité du Temps in Geneva and destroyed cases, attempting to steal some of the X Fathoms watches, but the robbery was intercepted by company SIC. A representative from Swatch, which owns the Blancpain brand, stated that “most of the watches” were recovered and […]

  High-end brands will be searching for alternative suppliers now that Swatch Group has decided to lower the watch part supplies to rival watchmakers. For decades Swatch has served as one of the main suppliers, providing as much as 80% of Swiss movements and their Nivarox arm, which dominated the market for oscillating parts and […]