TF Est. 1968, a Swiss brand known worldwide for their exquisitely intricate cufflinks, have unveiled a stunning new timepiece. The key-ring tourbillon is a fun, unique piece for the person on your holiday gift life who loves the technical aspects of luxury watches. TF Est. 1968, who have previously made small forays into the world […]

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 […]

Sotheby’s continues its annual Important Watches auction tour of Asia, with the highlight of the tour coming October 8 in Hong Kong. There, leading the slate of timepieces for sale will be a rare Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002P. In 2008, Sotheby’s enjoyed a smashing success with the sale of a similar piece […]

Patek Philippe burst onto the stage of haute horology in 1851, immediately making a name for itself by presenting Queen Victoria with a key-wound, pendant-style montre at the famous Crystal Palace. Today, the Geneva-based watchmaker continues to outfit the world’s elite with some of the globe’s most expensive and technically complicated  watches. Earlier this year […]

Haute Time Watch of the Day today is from Dewitt, and called WX-1 Luxury Watch Concept from Dewitt.  The amazing piece was launched in 2008 at Basel World, and then later auctioned at the Only Watch Auction sold for over $400,000 Euros.  We had to feature this watch, even though it is almost five years old, […]

Today’s Haute Time watch of the day, is the Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 1 Watch.  This piece is a powerful watch, with some of the most powerful components.  The watch has a double tourbillon on it’s dial, with the watch indications of Hours, Minutes, Seconds on the back.  The Histoire De Tourbillon 1 is […]

The Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon debuted this week as the latest collaborative effort between luxury watchmaker Breitling and the ultra-luxury Bentley brand of automobiles. The Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon gets its name from Breitling’s Mulliner workshop, which employs 100 artisans skilled in the craft of haute horology. With only two examples of the new watch to be […]

Haute Time’s watch of the day, Breguet Marine Tourbillon Ref. 5839.  It is a recreation from the Breguet Marine Tourbillon Ref. 5837 but only with encrusted diamonds in it.  The watch is 43mm wide, built with 18k white gold case, and has around 11.77 carats of stones.  The Breguet caliber 554.4 manually-wounded movements and 50 […]

Haute Time’s watch of the day today, is IWC’s The Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde .  The watch is a beautiful timepiece with a flying tourbillon and retrograde date display that automatically reverts to its starting position at the end of the month. The seven-day power reserve display tells the wearer how much energy remains in […]

Having only recently showcased its virtuosity at producing intricate tourbillons, Tag Heuer has come out with a technical tour-de-force to exhibit its new know-how, called the MikroTourbillonS double-tourbillon chronograph. The watch is housed in a 45 mm Carrera style case forged from rose gold and fortified by a rare, anti-corrosive metal called  black Tantalum. Mounted […]

A relative newcomer to haute horology, Louis Vuitton is vanquishing any doubts about its technical acuity with the impressive, personalized Monogram Tambour Tourbillon. 18K yellow, white and pink gold compose the skeletonized, 41.55 mm case. Inside, an LV 103 calibre movement beats under a crystal of sapphire treated with anti-reflective glaze. The tourbillon is in […]

As reported in this column, up and coming Jamaican track star Yohan Blake dutifully wore his special edition Richard Mille Tourbillon during his attempt to dethrone Usain Bolt as the fastest man in the world. Now he faces the prospect of a post-Olympic fine as a result. As the newest ambassador for the brand, Blake […]