What would British secret agent James Bond be without his OMEGA watch? Omegas are as synonymous with the international man of mystery as is the Aston Martin and the martini. 007 always has a spectacular timepiece on his wrist—and occasionally it makes its way into the plotline. Here are our top five favorite moments when […]

Formula 1 has not had an easy time of it in the United States. Despite its huge international audience –over 500 million viewers in nearly 200 countries –it’s never quite managed to take hold here. With no US team or driver since the shutdown of the US F1 team in 2010, and with no US […]

Grieb & Benzinger, the German haute horlogerie house that specializes in skeletonized chronographs, have made dreams come true for a very few incredibly lucky women. Until very recently, Grieb & Benzinger only made men’s watches; however, in the summer of this year a Russian businesswoman who became enamored of the stunning skeletonized Blossom timepiece got […]

Salon QP has become one of the most important fairs in the luxury watch market and in four short years has become one of the top events in the haute horlogerie industry.  The most famous of luxury watchmakers also rub shoulders with lesser-known, yet equally fabulous houses of timepiece craftsmanship. An elite selection of watchmakers […]

Luxury watchmakers Hublot have designated November 15th, 2012 as a day to help raise funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy. The Swiss company announced today that 25% of proceeds from all sales in Hublot’s boutiques across the United States will be donated to relief efforts in the wake of the devastating storm. “So many lives […]

When the best of one world meet the best of another, the result is bound to be legendary. Such is the case for Breitling’s newest collaboration; the luxury watchmakers announced today that soccer legend David Beckham has been chosen as the face of Breitling’s Transocean Chronograph Unitime Worldtimer watch. The collaboration between the historic Swiss brand and […]

Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Thani, cousin to the Emir of Qatar, has pledged a collectsion of valuable items worth $83 million including the world’s most expensive watch to Sotheby’s to cover debts that are owed to the famed auction house, say court documents. The Qatari Sheikh gave Sotheby’s collectsible items such as tribal […]

Today, the Hybris Mechanica À Grande Sonnerie by Jaeger-LeCoultre was selected by Carmelo Anthony as the  Haute Time Watch of the Day. This impressive timepiece is part of The Grandes Complications collectsion by Jaeger-LeCoultre, and is known for the longest melody a complication has ever chimed, playing four full Westminster Chimes powered by a 12-hour power reserve. The watch case is 18k […]

Although the winds may have been howling, the show went on in true sailing spirit as luxury watchmakers Officine Panerai gathered to host the exclusive New York premier of “07/07/07: Amorita’s Unlucky Day”.  The documentary film follows the crash of the Amorita yacht, in which the boat sunk almost instantaneously to the bottom of the ocean. Miraculously nobody […]

On Friday, November 9th, as a way to help founder and controlling shareholder Johann Rupert see the luxury goods super group through a time of slowed growth in Asian, Richemont named two heavily experienced managers in the company as joint chief executives. Bernard Fornas, the 65-year old executive from Cartier and Richard Lepeu, 60, will […]

Austin, Texas will be playing host to U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 16-18, and the Formula 1 event will be attracting the same audience of elite power-players in the business and entertainment world as Wimbledon. The world’s most popular and prestigious car racing competition features an element of danger […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the KingSquare Flying Tourbillon Skeleton by Roger Dubuis. Named the KingSquare for its case shape, the KingSquare Skeleton features flying tourbillons visible on the dial between 7 and 8 o’clock. The movement is open worked with black bridges which form the the initials […]

The partnership between two legendary companies, Jaeger-LeCoultre (haute horlogerie manufacturer) and Aston Martin (maker of iconic luxury vehicles) has resulted with a brand new masterpiece.  the first-ever vertical trigger chronograph, the AMVOX7. The watch was made to celebrate the eight-year anniversary of the two companies’ collaborative efforts and is the latest in the innovative AMVOX […]

This month, luxury watchmaker Roger Dubuis opened its first boutique in the Middle East, setting up shop at The Avenue in Etihad Towers, in Abu Dhabi. This new outpost will allow the Geneva-based company to cater to ever-growing community of watch aficionados in the United Arab Emirates. In a press release, Jean-Marc Pontroué, CEO of Roger Dubuis […]