Luxury watchmakers are fighting for market shares of the lucrative Swiss watch industry, which the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH pegs at a worth of US$23 billion. With growing demand in Asian, European and American markets, luxury watchmakers are scrambling to secure production means in order to maintain growth, but Reuters reports that there […]

This month luxury conglomerate Swatch Group released financial figures from 2012 showing that earnings are up a billion dollars over the previous year. The Bienne, Switzerland-based company, which is the world’s largest holder of watch manufactures, earned $8.79 billion (CHF 8,143 million), an increase of 14% over 2011. Although the company owns various holdings, the Watches & […]

In advance of Baselworld 2013, luxury watchmakers Breguet have given Haute Time an exclusive preview of the original timepiece they will be unveiling. The Type XXII 3880, the first series-made mechanical chronograph with a 10 Hz frequency, will be unveiled in rose gold at the show. The Type XXII model in steel is one of […]

Luxury conglomerate Swatch Group have released financial figures from 2012 showing that earnings are up a billion dollars over the previous year. The Swiss company, which is the world’s largest holder of watch manufactures, earned $8.79 billion (CHF 8,143 million), an increase of 14% over 2011. Although the company owns various holdings, the Watches & Jewelry segment […]

Luxury watchmakers Breguet have unveiled a stunning new boutique at the Langham Hotel in Shanghai. The company’s 33rd boutique in the world, it is their largest boutique to date, covering 598 square meters to bring the elegance and refinement of the Breguet to China. Housed in a glass-façade building of contemporary design, the boutique covers three […]

We have a number of Breguet watches, including this Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727. The new Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727 is equipped with a special high frequency escapement, beating at 10 hertz. The Classique Chronometrie is expected by Breguet, once production begins (expect the watch to start to appear in limited numbers in Breguet boutiques this fall) […]

Salon QP has become one of the most important fairs in the luxury watch market and in four short years has become one of the top events in the haute horlogerie industry.  The most famous of luxury watchmakers also rub shoulders with lesser-known, yet equally fabulous houses of timepiece craftsmanship. An elite selection of watchmakers […]

Eight selected haute horlogerie manufacturers will be creating one-of-a-kind watches which will be on a preview display at Salon QP for three days in mid-November. Frank Müller, Hublot, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Maurice Lacroix, Zenith and Constantin have all made unique, one-off watches that will be unveiled at Salon QP while Harrods will […]

Breguet continues to expand its brand in North America by joining the new luxury watch destination in Las Vegas, Wynn & Company Watches at the Wynn Las Vegas. Located in the Wynn Esplanade, the new store is the premier shopping destination for watch aficionados offering renowned timepiece collections from industry leaders. A private cocktail reception […]

The high-end watchmaking industry is employing the wait-and-see policy in regards to lagging sales in mainland China, with hopes for a 2013 rebound. However, Breguet, which is owned by the Swatch group, is apparently confident that demand for their luxury timepieces will remain strong.  Case in point? Breguet recently opened a third boutique in Beijing, bringing […]

Breguet are celebrating an iconic anniversary; a feat remarkable not only for the company, but for the entire world of watchmaking. Two hundred years ago, the company’s founder Abraham-Louis Breguet designed the first ever wristwatch, in a commission for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. This month Breguet returned to the birthplace of that first timepiece, […]

On October 3rd, Carnegie Hall opened the Fall season with a benefit concert raising nearly $2.7 million to go towards the musical establishment’s artistic and educational programs. Over 500 guests filled the hall to listen to the musical stylings of the Chicago Symphony Orchestry performing Carmina Burana under the direction of Riccardo Muti while the […]

Mr. Ron Lee, the owner of Chong Hing Jewelers in Los Angeles clearly has has fine taste in jewelry and timepieces. Here, he shares with Haute Time his favorite watches: A. Lange: 722.050 Breguet 5335 BR429W6 Roger Dubuis: double tourbillon, EX45-01SQ-50-00/0E00/B Corum: 313.150.55/0002FK02 Patek Philippe: 7071R   Chong Hing Jewelers is located at: 140 W. […]

The Wynn Las Vegas has announced the opening of the Wynn & Company Watches store on the hotel’s luxury shopping esplanade. As with everything Wynn, this new store will be the height of luxury, offering the most exclusive collections from watchmakers including Patek Phillipe, Vacheron Constantin, Officine Panerai, Breguet, Blancpain, Harry Winston and A. Lange […]

Last night, the Park Avenue Armory was filled with luxury watch lovers and CEOs alike. For its second year the TimeCrafters Exhibition welcomes brands like Richard Mille, Omenga, Hublot, Girard Perregaux, Chopard, Bvlgari, Breguet, and Audemars Piguet to the city to showcase their fine craftesmenship and iconic pieces. Skilled watchmakers worked on rare pieces right […]

It may come as a surprise to those who assume that the world of appreciation of fine watchmaking is exclusively a male domain to find out that one of the greatest collectors of watches by one of the greatest of watchmakers was actually a woman. The lady in question was no ordinary lady, and the […]