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$22,000 Patek Philippe Lands NBA Players Union Exec In Hot Water
Luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe’s timepieces are highly coveted; frequently spotted on the arms of celebrities and power players (like Scott Disick), these watches retail for tens of thousands of dollars. That’s why when National Basketball Association players union executive director Billy Hunter started gifting $22,000 Patek Philippe timepieces, questions started swirling about his ethics. In April 2012, an investigation into allegations […]
Lee Schrager of Southern Wine & Spirits talks about his Watch Collection
Lee Schrager, Vice President of Corporate Communications and National Events at Southern Wine & Spirits oversees operations in 35 different states and is widely known as the man who started the red-hot South Beach and New York Wine and Food Festivals. This year, he is taking his love of food to film by curating a […]
Patek Philippe Open First Boutique in Oman
Luxury watchmakers Patek Philippe have paired with Al Qurum Jewellery to open the first namesake boutique for the world renowned Swiss watch maker in the Opera Galleria at Oman’s Royal Opera House Muscat. The Geneva-based family company’s new boutique will fans of Patek Philippe the chance to see their current collections, as well as timepieces from the […]
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 […]
Keeping Up With Scott Disick: His Favorite Patek Philippe, Rolex and Jacob & Co. Timepieces
In the January/February 2013 issue of Haute Living Los Angeles, we sat down with Scott Disick, one of the stars of the shows Keeping up with the Kardashians and Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. Disick, whose polished image is well documented on these reality TV shows, shared with us a day in his life – including […]
Haute Time Visits the Famous Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva
While I was in Geneva, I had to visit the Patek Philippe Museum. This is an experience of a lifetime for any watch collector. I personally have never seen such an array collection of watches along with Patek Philippe History. You walk around four stories of Patek Philippe history, looking at an extraordinary display of […]
Traveling the World With Patek Philippe’s 5130/1G-010 Complication
Luxury watchmakers Patek Philippe have unveiled a stunning new timepiece certain to become a favorite amongst jet-setting watch lovers. The 5130/1G-010 White Gold Complications timepiece is a truly modern World Time piece from this historic company, which is Geneva’s oldest independent family-owned watch manufacturer. Hour and minute hands display local time in the middle of the dial, while […]
Ultra-Rare Patek Philippe Chronograph Set to be Auctioned Off
Famed auction house Bonham’s is set to auction off a rare Patek Philippe timepiece, in a bi-coastal auction which will take place on December 13th at 3PM ET. The Patek Philippe, which is set to go under the gavel as part of the auction house’s Fine Watches, Wristwatches, and Clocks Auction, will be available for […]
Patek Philippe Collaborates With Tiffany & Co. for Fifth Anniversary
The famed jewelry company Tiffany & Co. have been tapped to help Patek Philippe celebrate the fifth anniversary of the watchmakers’ flagship store in New York City. The celebrations kicked off in haute style, with the unveiling of a new collection of watches created in collaboration by Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe. The limited edition collection […]
Eric Clapton’s Patek Philippe sells at Christie’s Auction for $3,635,808
This week, the exceptionally rare platinum perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 2499/100, manufactured by Patek Philippe in 1987 and offered from the collection of Eric Clapton, sold for $3,635,808, setting a world record price for this reference at auction. The top price of the sale was paid for the ‘J.B. Champion Platinum […]
The Patek Phillipe 1518 & More From Italian Banker’s $25 Million Watch Collection
An Italian banker based in Milan has spent almost ten years amassing a collection of ten Patek Phillipe watches . Now Alfredo Paramico’s personal set of watches is ranked one of the top ten across the world valuing approximately $25 million dollars. Let’s take a look at seven pieces from his masterful anthology. The first […]
Eric Clapton’s Patek Philippe in New York before Auction in Geneva, Expected Sale $4.2 Million
The Patek Philippe 2499/100 in ultra rare platinum from the collection of Eric Clapton was in New York at Christie’s Friday morning before it makes its way to the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva where it will go up for auction on Nov. 12. Aurel Bacs, International Head of Christie’s Watch Department presented […]
Mr. Ron Lee, Owner of Chong Hing Jewelers Tells Us His Top Five Watches
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. […]
Christie’s Set to Auction Ultra-Rare Watch From Clapton
Luxury auction house Christie’s of Geneva have announced that 310 exclusive watches will go under the gavel on November 12, 2012. Experts have speculated that the auction could fetch as much as $15 million Swiss Francs (approximately $16 million US dollars), with a number of high-profile pieces already generating buzz among watch collectors. The piece […]
Haute Time Sits down with Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern in Beverly Hills
Yesterday was a lot of fun, as Haute Time Publisher Seth Semilof got to do a video interview (that will appear next Tuesday on Hautetime) with top man in the watch industry, Patek Philippe’s Thierry Stern. We are huge fans of his business model, watches, and success in the watch industry. Anytime we can speak […]
Perpetual Satisfaction: The Patek Philipps Ref. 5940
It’s a staple of action films –the character who doesn’t get involved in the action, who won’t get drawn in, but who, at some point, has to show what he (or she) is made of, and proceeds to demonstrate that under the surface, there’s much, much more than meets the eye. It’s the kind of […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin Boasts $700,000 Watch Collection
Russian President Vladimir Putin has curated an impressive collection of luxury timepieces totaling $704,835, including pieces by some of the most renowned watchmakers of the world, like Patek Philippe and A. Lange & Sohne. Putin’s haute assortment includes a $470,000 A. Lange & Sohne Tourbograph with crocodile skin strap; a white gold Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar […]
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