Building Baselworld: How To Put Together The World’s Largest Watch Fair

Building the world's largest watch fair is not an easy task! Haute Time takes an exclusive look behind the scenes of how Baselworld comes together!

By Martin Green

The 1/100th of a Second Mechanical Chronograph: Zenith’s Defy El Primero 21

Swiss luxury horologer Zenith makes history with its novel Defy El Primero 21 watch that ticks with a hundredths of a second, in-house movement. Presented at Baselworld 2017, the timepiece boasts innovative design and capabilities that grow out of Zenith’s legacy of precision.

Four Fantastic Tourbillon Chronographs

Watches which feature a tourbillon combined with a chronograph are not that easy to make. This makes them even more special, as we take a look at four fantastic examples of them.

Zenith El Primero: Forty-eight Years Young And Still Going Strong

The now legendary El Primero from Zenith was presented in January 1969 after seven years of development. It still takes nine months to make one today, but that comes with the territory when you are an icon.

Zenith and Range Rover Debut El Primero Range Rover Velar Watch

The Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition unities the the tradition and innovation of Zenith and Range Rover.

Back to Basics: The Three Purest Designs by Leading Brands

Nothing is more challenging then to design a pure and simple watch. All of a sudden every little single detail can make or break the design. But with some watches everything fits together, like is the case with these three watches.

Chronographs: The Most Beloved Complication?

If there is one type of complications that is most popular, it has to be the chronograph. Nearly all brands have one (or more) in their collection, and there are only few watch connoisseurs and collectors that don't have one as well.

Fumbling with February: Why Not All Calendar Watches Are Created Equal

The end of February is always a minor event in the world of watch connoisseurs. The shortest month of the year prompts additional work for those with a watch collection, dates have to be forwarded to be ready for March, but not everybody will have the same amount of work on its hands.

Zenith goes Black & White with New El Primero 36’000 VpH

36’000 VpH: even after 48 years this is still what sets the Zenith El Primero apart from nearly any other chronograph. This year Zenith expanded their iconic El Primero 36’000 VpH collection with two new models, featuring a two-tone dial and an innovative case.

Zenith’s 5 Finest El Primero’s Watches

El Primero: two words that spell out a legend. Zenith's high-frequency chronograph movement has been around for over 40 years, yet still, has no problem

5 Watch CEO Instagrams to Follow

If you're a watch connoisseur, we suggest you follow these five Instagram pages now.

True Blue: Zenith Unveils North America Special-Edition Pilot Watches Just in Time for 4th of July

By Roberta Naas Celebrating its long-standing relationship with aviation, Zenith watches unveils two new limited-edition series of its more famed watches: the Pilot Type 20 GMT and the Pilot Type 20 Extra Special. Each watch is being offered in a run of just 50 pieces, and each is available only in the American and Canadian markets. Even better, just in time for the Fourth of July, these watches sport deep blue dials that are incredibly appealing to the American watch lover. While these watches were first shown at the Couture Time show in Las Vegas

Introducing the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 Tour Auto Edition

A rare limited edition timepiece, the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 Tour Auto Edition sports a host of features that will make any petrol-head tick...

Hands-On With The Zenith Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 Tourbillon (Live Pictures, Pricing information…)

A few months ahead of BaselWorld 2015, we take a look at one of our favorite releases from Zenith from 2013 in the Montre d'Aéronef Type 20 Tourbillon...

Hands-On With The Zenith Academy Georges Favre-Jacot

The Academy Georges Favre-Jacot keeps the DNA of Zenith intact, and at the same time pushes the brand into the future, writes Meehna Goldsmith...

Close Up: Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Rainbow

This new model is a tribute to the Rainbow Flyback model that Zenith created for the French air force in 1997...

Dispatch From London: The Latest From Harrods

This week, we visited Harrods, and take a look wit Sales Manager Roanne Orlebar at some of her favorite watches currently in store.