This month luxury watchmaker Vacheron Constantin celebrated the opening of their fourth US boutique. The Swiss manufacture teamed up with the prestigious Los Angeles County Museum of Art for a special event in honor of their new Rodeo Drive boutique, hosted by Juan-Carlos Torres, CEO of Vacheron Constantin, Michael Govan and Katherine Ross, director of […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Senator Tourbillon, introduced recently at Baselworld, by Glashütte Original. This impressive timepiece incorporates the Glashütte Original watchmaking history with a contemporary style by using a Flying Tourbillon, developed in 1920 by Glashütte watchmaker Alfred Helwig in 1920, along with today’s engineering, to create the new Senator […]

One of the best parts of going to BaselWorld is searching for the next big thing in the watch world. Every watch can’t be a tourbillon or watch over $25,000 – sometimes it’s great just to see a brand putting together a strong product at an introductory price. This allows all watch lovers to be […]

Like many people at BaselWorld, going to see the new Patek Philippe pieces was one of the best parts of the watch show for me.  This year, I was very excited to see that the brand upgraded the Nautilus chronograph line with an all rose gold edition (ref. 5980/1R), as well as a steel and gold […]

Bulgari not only had one of the most spectacular stands at Baselworld, but also some of the most impressive introductions. On the high watchmaking side, the brand resumes its fascination with repeater watches, introducing the Commedia Dell’Arte, a tribute to the traditional theatre of 16th century Italy that uses masked characters. The three most iconic […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is a new piece from Breguet’s Classique Collection, introduced this year by Breguet. The Classique Tourbillon 5377 is a self-winding extra-thin tourbillon with a Caliber 581DR movement and a 90 hour power reserve. The 18 carat rose gold case measures 42 mm and features […]

Bell & Ross delivered big this year at BaselWorld. One of the watches that really sparked my interest was the Bell & Ross WW2 Tourbillon, a titanium tourbillon that should be in stores by the end of this year or beginning of next year. Since we are such tourbillon fans, Bell & Ross CEO Carlos […]

One of our favorite brands took their creations to the next level at BaselWorld; the launch of HYT’s H2. We saw the plans for this timepiece back when we were in Geneva for SIHH; during a lunch meeting with company CEO Vincent Perriard, he showed us on his laptop the creation of the HYT H2, […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is another special piece introduced at the Baselworld event this year, it is The LUC Perpetual T by Chopard. The LUC Perpetual T features a Pink Gold 43 mm polished case housing a Chopard Chronometer movement. This exciting new piece debuted at Baselworld and is equipped with a perpetual […]

I was excited to see our good friends Carl F. Bucherer at BaselWorld, as they are celebrating their 125th anniversary this year. I met with CEO Sascha Moeri at their booth, where two beautiful pieces got my attention. First, and most important, is the launch of the first tourbillon in company history. The CFB Tourbillon, […]

Last week luxury watchmaker Breguet hosted the first-ever Chairman’s Celebration at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. The highly-anticipated cultural center will feature performances by resident companies, first-run touring attractions, lectures and internationally acclaimed performers in music, theater and dance from across the globe. The invitation-only event was attended by the […]

Arnold & Son’s UTTE is today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day. This new model shared with Haute Time at Baselworld, is an amazingly thin timepiece, only 8.34 mm thin to be exact and is certainly breaking records in the watch industry. The UTTE (or Ultra-Thin Tourbillon Escapement) is powered by an A&S8200 movement housed […]

Being at Baselworld, you get access to some of the most amazing pieces, including limited edition productions that are so rare the chances of seeing them again is very slim. During BaselWorld 2013, I got to see one such piece – Jaquet Droz’s creation called “The Bird Repeater”. This watch pays respect to company founder […]

This weekend the horse Orb took home the title at the iconic Kentucky Derby race, and luxury watchmakers Longines were on hand to celebrate his owner, trainer and jockey. The Swiss manufacture, which is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the race, awarded Orb’s team with watches from Longines’ Saint-Imier collection during the exclusive Winners’ […]

Today we’re taking a close up look at a Haute Joaillerie piece unveiled by Hublot at BaselWorld 2013. From its openworked dial to its strap, this skeleton tourbillon movement timepiece is covered with 1185 baguette diamonds specifically sourced from Yakutsk in Russia’s Eastern Siberia. The Classic Fusion Skeleton Haute Joaillerie watch was developed and produced […]

The Haute Time Watch of the Day today is another great piece Haute Time covered at BaselWorld, it is The Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 Tourbillon by Zenith. The latest addition to the Pilot family of timepieces by Zenith, is this impressive new Tourbillon chronograph, powered by an El Primero 4035 D Automatic movement. The […]