Summer is here, and that means that the lives of most people tend to move more to the outdoors. Pools and beaches, dining al fresco, go sailing or simply sit down and relax in the garden, these five watches will perfectly match your summer mood!

Baselworld 2018 was a blast, with strong new additions to the collections across all brands. While this is great news for the industry, and watch collectors and connoisseurs, it does make it quite difficult for us to pick out our favourites, but here it goes!

By the time you read this Baselworld is coming to an end. One of the main things to take from the fair is that the watch industry is recovering. We have seen a lot of great watches, across all the brands, and many of them are offered at price points that make sense in today's market. While we go more in-depth on the novelties in the upcoming weeks, here is a short preview of some of the watches we saw at Haute Time's last day at Baselworld!

The people at Hublot in general, and in their research & development department especially, love to strive for the impossible. With the Hublot Big Bang Unico Red Magic they add another impossible achievement to the books; the creation of vibrant red ceramic.

When you say Richard Mille, every watch connoisseur knows that you are talking about some of the most advanced, if not the advanced, mechanical sports watches in the world. Pushing the boundaries of watches that can take a beating, yet often still feature delicate complications such as flying tourbillon’s, has become a way of life for Richard Mille. However, this is not the full story. The beauty of the watch is equally important, and also for this Mille has a keen eye.

How do you redefine a collection, keep it relevant, and yet safeguard its identity? Jaquet Droz may well have the answer with the new Grande Seconde additions in black and white ceramic.

When it comes to explaining Hublot's "Art of Fusion," there is almost no better example than "Magic Gold." Hublot is the first and only watch brand that has created the impossible: scratch-resistant 18K gold.

Blue has always been the color of the Seamaster, but with the latest addition to the collection, Omega takes this color to a new height. While it is the most obvious, it is not the only thing that sets this new Planet Ocean apart, because Omega loaded it with their latest innovations.

When Audemars Piguet introduced the very first Royal Oak in 1972, it turned stainless steel into a noble material. Although not such an instant revolution as steel was, ceramic is becoming more and more the material of choice for high-end watches, but is it the new steel?

In the world of watches, colors make a difference. Even a little touch of color can change the whole look of a watch, and in the case of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic, elevate it to a different level. How does Jaeger-LeCoultre do this? By simply adding a touch of rose gold!

By Martin Green The America's Cup has to be the most exciting and challenging nautical event. This year it celebrates its 35th anniversary and does so with Panerai. This year's event also means the introduction of the new America's Cup Class foiling catamarans, which will reach speeds over 90 km/h, making this the Formula 1 of the seas. Only the world's best sailors participate, and for this, they need a rugged watch to withstand this highly demanding and competitive environment.

By Martin Green Under the capable leadership of Jean-Claude Biver, TAG-Heuer is quickly reclaiming the position of being an innovative and creative manufacture, a quality which made them famous in the first place. An important watch to do so is the Carrera HEUER-01. The Carrera has been throughout its history an important model for TAG-Heuer, but the version that was introduced in 2015 not only revamped the watch but was also used to debuted the manufacture caliber HEUER-01. Since that moment the Carrera has become one of the best-selling watches within the TAG-Heuer collection, which is now also available in matt black ceramic.

By Martin Green Ever since its creation, the Audemars Piguet has kept the Royal Oak steady on the path evolution, yet at SIHH 2017 they surprised everybody with an unexpected revolution by introducing the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar in ceramic. Although ceramic is not a new material for the brand, crafting an entire watch and bracelet from it is.

A few days ago, I found out how tricky it is to hand-stitch an Hermès watch strap. Today I discovered the difference between my inexpensive (cheap) ceramic watch and the inimitable Chanel J12, after visiting the brand’s watch manufacture in La Chaud-de-Fonds. The links on the white ceramic bracelet of my watch are all exactly […]

  Ulysse Nardin launched El Toro, the direct descendant of the first Perpetual Calendar released in 1996, which allows forward and backward adjustment of all calendar functions over one single crown. The invention of the Perpetual Calendar was an extraordinary milestone set in the history of watchmaking.  El Toro is equipped with the iconic manufacturer […]