This is the year of the Carrera at TAG Heuer, as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the brand’s iconic chronograph. The watch was created in 1963 by Jack Heuer, himself a brand icon, who retires this year as honorary chairman. To mark his retirement, as well as the anniversary, Heuer created a modern limited […]

Breguet, founded in 1775, is famous as the brand that invented the tourbillon and the raised terminal curve known as the Breguet overcoil, and you would think that would be enough. The brand has not stopped innovating, however, having filed more than 100 patents in the last 10 years alone. Some of the results of […]

I was excited to check out The Geo.Graham Tourbillon Orrery during BaselWorld, as this is one of the biggest creations to be developed by Eric Loth while running GRAHAM. The story behind this watch goes back to 1713, when renowned watchmaker and scientist George Graham created the first Orrery. Now, 300 years later, Graham and his Orrery […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Tourbillon Carrousel by Blancpain. A new offering Blancpain shared with Haute Time at BaselWorld 2013. This amazing timepiece marries a tourbillon and a carrousel device into one extraordinary creation. Equipped with a new Caliber 2322 movement housed in an 18k gold 44.60mm case, Blancpain brings it all together in this spectacular timepiece. […]

BaselWorld2013 has officially wrapped, but if you’re anything like us, you’re still reeling from all the incredible reveals. Today we’re pausing for a close up look at Harry Winston’s Opus XIII, the brainchild of independent watchmaker Ludovic Ballouard. This mechanical timepiece boasts an astounding fifty-nine pivoting minutes hands, with eleven rotating triangles for the hours, […]

This year at BaselWorld, Chopard celebrated the 20th anniversary of its iconic Happy Sport model. The luxury watchmaker marked this jubilee year by presenting the new Happy Sport Medium Automatic, a mechanical interpretation of this famous model. To gain a true appreciation of the Happy Sport Medium Automatic, it is worthwhile going back to the […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Skeleton Tourbillon By Ulysse Nardin, just introduced at BaselWorld 2013. This is the first timepiece created by Ulysse Nardin with a skeleton tourbillon caliber movement which also consists of UN’s latest silicon technology.  In addition the Skeleton Tourbillon’s movement is entirely developed in-house by the brand. The Skeleton […]

Girard Perregaux has been a visionary in the world of watchmaking, creating timepieces that represent the brands’ history and expertise while introducing stylish and avant-garde pieces.

When luxury watchmaker Hublot kicked off BaselWorld last week with the unveiling of seven new creations, we were a little overwhelmed. From their collaboration with Monster to the Classic Fusion Skeleton Haute Joaillerie and the breathtaking “Antikythera SunMoon” watch, the manufacture went above and beyond. Now that we’ve wrapped our heads around all these incredible pieces, we […]

Among the many impressive introductions in Basel this year were some brilliant timepieces launched by Louis Vuitton. Die hard watchonistas will say, ‘What? A fashion brand?’ to which I say, no, a couture brand. Louis Vuitton is a luxury fashion and leather goods company, but it is also watchmaker – having acquired high watchmaking workshop […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Megawind by MB&F. This amazing timepiece shared with Haute Time at BaselWorld 2013 combines a powerful machine and creative design to deliver “time and power” all wrapped into one. The 18k red gold and titanium case measures 47mm x 50mm x 17mm and houses a three-dimensional […]

This year Zenith celebrated its 90th year anniversary at BaselWorld in style. Felix Baumgartner, who enthralled the world last year with his stratospheric jump, joined company CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour at the Von Bartha Garage art gallery in Basel. Guests got the chance to look back at the sporting and scientific feat accomplished by Baumgartner, the […]

An itinerant wooden vessel bedecked in greenery. That’s how Hermès have described their pavilion at BaselWorld 2013, which the luxury French fashion house created in collaboration with Toyo Ito. The Japanese architect, who is famous for his conceptual designs, is one of the most influential contemporary architects in the world. Hermès has described their BaselWorld stand as a shared, […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day pick comes right from BaselWorld – it is the new Gondolo 8 Days by Patek Philippe. This mechanical, manually wound movement features an 8-day power reserve and day and date function, housed in a 37.4 mm x 46.0 mm gold case. The day appears in the aperture and […]

Last week Girard-Perregaux kicked off their return to BaselWorld with an event honoring Susan and David Rockefeller for their philanthropic commitment to saving the environment. The evening featured a special screening of the Rockefellers’ new documentary, Mission of Mermaids. The film is a call to action which explores the issues of ocean acidification, overfishing and […]

This weekend Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe welcomed Carlos Fuente Jr, the Chairman of the famous Arturo Fuente cigar house. Fuente came to visit the Hublot booth in Switzerland from the Dominican Republic, where the duo celebrated a unique moment in cigar culture. The partnership between Hublot and Arturo Fuente dates back to last year, when […]