Haute Time’s Favorite Power Reserve Watches

A power reserve indicator is more than a handy reminder when to wind your watch, it can become an eye-catching part of its design. These are some of Haute Time's favorite watches with a power reserve.

By Martin Green

Color me Crazy: Use of Color in watches

While the use of color in watches is often related to its design, there is also a practical side to them. Just as in nature, colors can have a function, and they can aid in the purpose the watch was created for.

Happy Birthday, Bovet! Celebrating 195 Years of Complicated Watches

Happy birthday, Bovet! The brand turned 195 and decided to celebrate with some of their most complicate, and breathtaking watches to date.

Bovet Lights Up with Luminous Château de Môtiers 40

The novel Château de Môtiers 40 “Papillon” flutters with a butterfly motif that combines the Swiss horologer’s decorative craftsmanship and modern luminosity.

Pushing The Limits With The Bovet Récital 20 Astérium

Bovet 1822 reaches for the stars and beyond with the Récital 20 Astérium® from the Dimier collection.

Seven Superb Watches with Meteorite Dials

BY Roberta Naas The sky has enthralled man since the dawn of time. From the starts to the moon and sun, it is a never-ending source of mystery and inspiration. Some watch brands have found a way, though, to bring the sky to the wrist, unveiling watches with rare meteorite dials on them. Here we bring you seven fine examples of celestial beauty.

Six Sensational Bird Watches (slideshow)

By Roberta Naas There are a host of wonderful trends in luxury watchmaking today, with some focusing on the technical side and others focusing on the aesthetic side. Additionally, there are some that bring these two realms together in artful majesty -- offering artistic, technically advanced masterpieces on the wrist. Often those masterpieces emulate nature -- flora,

Haute Woman: Hands-On with the new Bovet Mille Fleurs Collection

Featuring the brand's trademark Amadeo convertible case system, these floral beauties go from wristwatch to pendant to table clock...

Haute Time Visits Arya Mozaffarian of Shapur Fine Jewelry

I was in San Francisco on business and had the privilege of meeting with Arya Mozaffarian, and checking out some of his new favorite. Their store is located on Post Street in San Francisco, and has been servicing the city on luxury timepieces since 1883. He store is an authorized dealer for Audemars Piguet, Ulysse […]

Haute Time Meets with Bovet’s Pascal Raffy and Views the Brand’s New One of a Kind Pieces

  Word was that Bovet was doing private appointments at Beau-Rivage Hotel in Geneva. They put together a great presentation in a beautiful suite that was developed very tastefully. I am a huge fan of the brand, and love the quality of the pieces. It is more fun to hold, touch, and look at the […]

Amadeo Tourbilllon Rising Star Named the Best Multi-Time Zone Timepiece

When the Middle East Premier Awards Gala Dinner took place in Bahrain this month, luxury watchmakers Bovet were given a huge honor. Bovet’s Amadeo Tourbillon Rising Star won the award for the “Best Multi-Time Zone Timepiece” from the awards which were bestowed in ten watch categories, five jewelry and writing instruments categories. This is the first award […]

Bovet Expands Asian Operations With DKSH

Luxury watchmaker Bovet has a history in Asian markets that dates back over 150 years, with founder Edouard Bovet selling his very first four watches in Canton, China for the equivalent of $1 million, adjusted for inflation. Today Bovet is retracing its historical roots by partnering with DKSH Market Expansion Services, a firm which provides […]

Haute Time Watch of the Day: Imperial Dragons by Bovet

Today’s watch of the day is from our good friends at Bovet.  We got a glimpse of this piece from Duane Thomas, as he posted this on his facebook page, and when we saw it, we had to ask more.  All we know, is this piece is part of the Imerial Dragons collection, and took […]

The Rich History Of Engraving In BOVET Timepieces

Edouard Bovet began manufacturing  his first timepieces at the dawn if the 19th century, paying special attention to the decoration. His cases and movements were often adorned with gems, pearls, miniature paintings and engravings. The House of BOVET quickly became famous for its decorative arts, so famous in fact that the Emperor of China was […]

Swiss Watchmakers Move Onto The Fragrance And Smartphone Industries

High end traditional makers of haute horlogerie are expanding their luxury goods lines, according to the New York Times. Broadening the brands give their followers the chance to become repeat customers without having to pay four or five figures for a watch. A few examples of these innovative spin-offs created by the luxury watchmakers include; […]

Bovet Debuts Tourbillon Ottanta Due

Last week at SIHH in Geneva, Bovet revealed its latest timepiece, the Tourbillon Ottanta Due, a special collaboration between Bovet and the Pininfarina design House. Bovet first collaborated them in 2010, marking the 80th anniversary of the Italian icon by developing and manufacturing the award winning the Tourbillon Ottanta. Adding to the collection it was followed […]