Clock manufacturer and high-end Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, in their partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, got the winning bid of $14,606 at the fourth yearly online auction of the Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph held March 15, 2012. The profits from the auction have been dedicated to care for a marine site in the Philippines […]

The Hour Glass in Singapore will be displaying the latest addition to their collectsion of fine pieces at the Marina Bay Sands location. A $5 million diamond encrusted watch was recently purchased from Hublot and can be seen while on tour throughout Asia at one of the 25 boutiques in nine cities owned by The […]

The special limited edition time piece Montblanc created exclusively for use by Emirates for charity has sold for $90,000. The proceeds from the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec TimeWriter Collection piece was donated to two charities ; The Emirates Airline Foundation and The Smile Train. The winner of the two-tone, 18 carat red gold beauty has chosen […]

During Basel World I got the chance to sit down with another powerful man in the watch industry, Maximilian Büsser. Maximilian Büsser is the creator of Maximilian Büsser & Friends, also known as the MB&F watch brand. My meeting with him was one of the most exciting all week. His company is very unique and all […]

At Basel World, I got the opportunity to sit with Michele Sofisti, CEO of Sowind Group. As Haute Time readers know, PPR recently purchased a controlling stake of Sowind Group and Michele is now in charge of running the brands Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, and Gucci Timepieces. Haute Time wanted to take the opportunity to sit down […]

To counteract the escalating strength of the pound against the Swiss Franc, Breitling has reduced the price of their watches by 10%. On March 1st the price drop was applied to new and existing stock with recommended retail prices and trade prices both being reduced. Breitling stockholders will lose margin on the watches already in […]

High end traditional makers of haute horlogerie are expanding their luxury goods lines, according to the New York Times. Broadening the brands give their followers the chance to become repeat customers without having to pay four or five figures for a watch. A few examples of these innovative spin-offs created by the luxury watchmakers include; […]

I was very excited to see Bobby Yampolsky and his team in the Ulysse Nardin Chairman Phone Booth during Basel World. For the past three years they have been investing a lot of time and money into launching one of the most sophisticated and truly fine timepiece phones on the market. Well, hard work pays off. […]

The Swiss watchmaking industry is starting to design complex watch movements for the discarded female market that has customarily been dominated by timepieces for men looking to show off their position with a Rolex or Omega, In recent times the women’s market has mostly focused on simple, low-cost quartz watches or luxury diamond pieces with […]

Rolex, a supreme leader in the luxury world, has always been a little behind in the social media world. They finally made the move into this century by creating an official YouTube and Twitter account for fans to follow. The brand has always taken a traditional approach to marketing, but decided it was time to […]

As TAG’s newest promoter for their latest line of Link Lady Watchers, Cameron Diaz was one of the most talked about secrets at this year’s Baselworld watch fair. Nobody knew who would be representing the line until TAG’s launch party on March 7, when Cameron Diaz appeared on stage wearing one of the latest models. […]

The Antikythera watch was recently presented by Hublot at Baselworld 2012. Offered in a small square-like Titanium case, to keep all the focus the mechanism, the Antikythera watch has combined a link between Hublot and their futuristic designs and manufacturing techniques, representing an era that predates current technology. The Antikythera’s secrecy lies within the traditional […]

My next meeting at Basel World was with DeLaneau, a very interesting watch company that has stores in Moscow, London (inside Harrods) and New York City on Madison Avenue. These watches are considered a work of art. Each watch is hand painted by artists in their studio in Geneva and they take a lot of […]

Haute Living: Tell us some of the most exciting developments at LINDE WERDELIN today? Jorn Werdelin: In the last five years, while developing The Reef, LINDE WERDELIN has established itself as the only company boasting the widest knowledge and know-how in manufacturing high quality dive instruments. Certainly like no other watch manufacturer retains. This skill and […]

I was very excited to meet Franc Vila for the first time. I am a huge fan of the watch brand and an owner of the Franc Vila Cobra myself. He immediately realized that I was a client and fan interviewing him to understand his vision and where he planned to take the company in […]

Combining femininity with Grandes Complications, Patek Phillipes’ has created the Ladies First Perpetual Calendar. Equipped with the prominent ultra-thin 240 Q calibre, this first perpetual calendar for ladies blends technical elegance and aesthetic style with a graceful case that offers a remarkably slender profile, adorned in pink gold and delicately set with diamonds. Technical Details: […]