Where No Superyacht Has Gone Before: A Look at Oceanco and Timur Bozca’s 105m Expedition Yacht, Esquel

Unveiled at this year’s Dubai International Boat Show, Esquel—a 105m diesel-electric expedition yacht, is Bozca’s first launched project with Oceanco.

By Adrienne Faurote

Ralph Lauren Automotive Model Inspired by Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic 1938

Watchmaker Ralph Lauren created a timepiece bringing together the worlds of haute horlogerie and luxury automobiles. Inspired by the designer’s own Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic 1938, the Automotive Model (part of the Ralph Lauren Sporting Collection) features unique touches like a dial inlaid with elm burlwood. The automative world has long been an inspiration for Lauren’s sleek […]

Piaget Unveil Brilliant Limelight Gala Collection

Luxury watchmakers Piaget set female hearts aflutter when they unveiled their Limelight Gala collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie last month. The new collection, presented in Geneva, Switzerland, was inspired by the fanciful aesthetics of the 1960s, with a signature swirl of brilliant cut diamonds around the case. A rounded case is sublimated by […]

Rare Patek Philippe and Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches Fetch $29,000,000 at Auction in Hong Kong

The watch world was buzzing this week with news of the sale of several rare Patek Philippe wristwatches, skeleton watches and the exceptional Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1. The “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction was organized by Antiquorum at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, with sales totaling HKD$28,900,188 (approximately US $3,725,552). Haute Time is giving you an up-close […]

Bell & Ross Present Palme d’Or to F1 Icon Jacky Ickx at International Automobile Festival

This week in Paris, luxury watchmakers Bell & Ross came out to support the International Automobile Festival. At this year’s 28th annual festival, held at the Hôtel national des Invalides in the French capital, Bell & Ross renewed its support of this gathering, that associates design and trends with automobile prestige. Since its inception, the International Automobile […]

Breitling Announce Partnership With Golf Legend Ernie Els

Luxury watchmakers Breitling are kicking off 2013 with a high-profile new partnership. The Swiss company announced yesterday their new partnership with legendary golfer Ernie Els, one of the most prolific golfers of his generation, with four Major Championships, two World Golf Championships and a record seven World Matchplay titles. To celebrate the partnership, Breitling revealed […]

Breguet Unveil “Pre-Basel” Type XXII Rose Gold Timepiece

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 […]

Designer Watches

We have a large selection of designer watches to read about on our site, including Jaeger LeCoultre’s Grande Reverso Ultra Thin, Hublot’s King Power Tourbillon Manufacture, and 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 […]