By Roberta Naas Fans of long-running television show, Grey’s Anatomy, know him as the steamy Dr. Derek Shepherd who was – to everyone’s dismay – killed off in an automobile accident. Avid racing fans, especially those following world endurance racing, know him for the Team that bears his name –Dempsey Racing. Either way, actor and racecar driver Patrick Dempsey – also a TAG Heuer brand ambassador – is a man with many passions – and right now, staying focused is one of them.

By Victoria Townsend No fewer than twelve new Panerai timepieces were presented at the “Panerai: Dive Into Time” exhibition at the Marino Marini Museum in Florence last month. Among them was the outstanding made on order Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT already detailed for you by Haute Time. Happily, not all of these new timepieces are made on order, and some have already started to arrive in stores. Here are six from the Luminor Marina family, updated with the new in-house automatic P.9010 movement redesigned for lighter, thinner watches.

By Victoria Townsend Two living legends, ten football greats, a 17th century garden, and a check for a good cause. Hublot made history today, one day before the UEFA EURO2016™ kick-off, with the “Match of Friendship and Peace” organized by the Swiss luxury watchbrand in the heart of Paris at the Palais Royal.

By Roberta Naas It was eight years ago that the United Nations officially recognized June 8 as World Oceans Day. Today, we celebrate globally our Earth’s seas and our working together to keep them clean and healthy. Not only are organizations around the world fighting for this cause, but so, too, are a host of watch brands. Among them: Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rolex, Blancpain, Omega, IWC and a few others who offer everything from creating timepieces with proceeds going to organizations, to sponsorships of projects and expeditions, and more.

This year Patek Philippe will have a grand unveiling of new Nautilus timepieces. We took a close-up look at the famed Nautilus, its birth and growth.

By Roberta Naas The revamp of the Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection was four years in the making, and the brand shared the process during an Overseas Tour with executives, designers and world-famous photographer Steve McCurry.

By Victoria Townsend First applied by Abraham-Louis Breguet in the 1780s, the art of ‘guilloché’ is perpetuated today by the House of Breguet through its apprenticeship programs, with the very detailed repeated patterns now visible on dials, cases, case-backs, and oscillating weights. Here are three outstanding examples from this year’s collection...

By Pooja Agarwal Graff has long been synonymous with the most fabulous jewels in the world. Founded in 1960 by Laurence Graff, the luxury brand launched the new Princess Butterfly watch collection at this year's Baselworld. The design of the secret jewelry watch is based on the butterfly silhouette.

By Jordan Smith How would you like to own a unique piece of footballing history? This month, a vast collection of 2,000 items of memorabilia owned by legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé will hit the auction block in London.

By Roberta Naas Tucked away in the village of Le Sentier, Switzerland, lies one of time’s best providers: Jaeger-LeCoultre. The manufacture – with more than 200 watchmakers and various artisans -- has a rich history of watchmaking and innovative, cutting-edge pioneering that sets it apart from most others and flags it as a benchmark leader. Let’s face it; the brand is just about 17 years shy of its 200th birthday. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Jaeger-LeCoultre and its rare handcrafts department. This is the heart of the artistic repertoire of the brand – the place where the masterful hand enameling, engraving and gem setting takes place. Here we share with you a little insight into how these incredible timepieces are hand crafted and brought to life.

By Victoria Townsend In management positions with Omega from 1968 to 1974 before joining Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Blancpain until 1999, Stephen Urquhart returned to Omega on June 1st 1999 as President of the company, where he has remained until today. We were happy to meet with him during Baselworld 2016, shortly before the official announcement of his retirement today, May 31st 2016.

By Roberta Naas Ethical mining of emeralds and other gemstones is an all-important factor in today's jewelry. Gemfields not only complies with ethical mining and sustainability its emerald mines in South Africa, but also sets new standards.

By Victoria Townsend Haute watchmaker Bovet 1822, and Pininfarina - designers “per eccellenza” of airplanes, yachts, and more than 100 Ferrari cars to date - have joined forces again to create a new timepiece that is light and harmonious, transparent and powerful, with ten days of chronometric power reserve for a single barrel hand-wound movement with flying tourbillon.

By Pooja Agarwal Launched at the beginning of this year at SIHH, the name of the new A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds says it all. The watchmaker from Saxony added this latest model to a series developed by A. Lange & Söhne in 2006, wherein an integrated jumping mechanism facilitates the display of time in strict one-second intervals.

By Jordan Smith A purveyor of some of the world's finest cuban cigars, Cohiba is collaborating with Zenith watches for a limited edition of the El Primero Chronograph 1969 that features a number of design aesthetics influenced by the prestigious cigar maker.

By Roberta Naas For those who know MB&F (Max Busser and Friends), you know this is a company that is all about partnerships with the finest people in and out of the watch industry. That is why the newest launch, the Legacy Machine No. 1 Silberstein speaks volumes about the brand DNA. It is a collaboration with the well-known French designer, Alain Silberstein.