A true statement piece, this diamond-clad chronograph is one of the most powerful-looking watches ever introduced for women...

Boasting a total of 13.36 carats of diamonds, this timepiece captures the beauty of a flower's petals in the wind...

Retailing for more than $30,000, the Malte Lady is a beautiful tonneau-shaped offering from Vacheron Constantin...

Haute Time takes a look at the SpidoSpeed Black Diamond, from Linde Werdelin, a timepiece that looks just as cool on men as it does on women...

Haute Time UK's Arthur Touchot reviews the Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Clifton 10060 by Baume & Mercier. Inspired by the “golden fifties”, this timepiece was released as part of Baume & Mercier’s museum collection and is a beautiful example of the classic and timeless designs The Clifton line represents. The Clifton 10060 features an 18k red-gold case with […]

Harry Winston’s been very much in the news lately –and not just the watch news. In a surprise announcement, it was recently revealed that the company has been acquired by the Swatch Group, in a deal that reportedly totaled about $1 billion. The purchase of Harry Winston by the Swatch Group has left many enthusiasts […]

Not only does 2013 mark IWC’s Official Engineering Partnership with The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One™ Team, it also marks the launch of The Ingenieur Automatic Carbon Performance limited edition timepiece. This special relationship between these two prestigious teams represents the perfect combination of precision, performance and high tech engineering needed for both high performance race […]

Magnetism was, through most of the history of watchmaking, a significant problem. The issue was at the very heart of the watch itself. There are two coiled springs inside a watch –one, the mainspring, provides power. The other, far more delicate, is the spiral balance spring, so thin that it’s also called the hairspring. Its […]

A. Lange & Söhne’s technical director, Anthony de Haas, is a tall, powerfully built man with linebacker’s shoulders, famous for both his technical prowess and self-deprecating sense of humor. We’ve listened to a number of his SIHH presentations, and over the years, heard him respond, “wait and see,” innumerable times to a question even he […]

Superlatives should be used sparingly in watchmaking –especially mechanical watchmaking, which is (to put it mildly) a mature technology, having been evolving for over five centuries; they should especially be used sparingly when characterizing mechanical innovations, which, one often suspects, are there more to give watch fans and writers something to talk and write about […]

The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie is, as most Haute Time readers probably know, the invitation-only event held annually in Geneva during which the luxury watch companies that are part of the Richemont Group –a distinguished list that includes Piaget, IWC, Van Cleef and Arpels, and Cartier –as well as allied firms such as […]

Since 1791, 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. One of the most recent launches from Girard-Perregaux is the 1966 Tourbillon with Gold Bridge. This stunning timepiece features a 40mm case with anti-glare sapphire crystal and screwed down closed case […]

Since the days of Caudron planes soaring through the skies back in the 1930’s and 40’s, The Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 was no stranger to the adventures that came with aviation. Today, Zenith Watches’ Pilot Collection represents a rich history in watch making innovation and the feelings that go hand in hand with adventure, exploration […]

Although it’s in retrospect one of the most logical uses for the Reverso, the first dual time-zone version came rather late in the day –though the Reverso has been around since 1931 (when, famously, it was produced at the request of a British officer’s polo club in India, in order to create a watch whose […]

Founded in 1830, Baume & Mercier is the seventh-oldest Swiss watch brand, and thus has a long heritage to tap into for inspiration. The new men’s collection, Clifton, is closely inspired by a model from the 1950s – right down to the unique numeral font on its minimalist dial. The Clifton is also uniquely representative […]