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 […]

Swiss watchmaker Hublot’s investment in Usain Bolt as a brand ambassador paid multiple dividends over the course of last week as the world watched Bolt successfully defend his title as “Fastest Man in the World.” Over two billion people watched last Saturday as the Jamaican sprinter clinched his place in history by winning gold – […]

Today’s watch of the day is from our good friends at Bovet.  We got a glimpse of this piece from Duane Thomas, as he posted this on his facebook page, and when we saw it, we had to ask more.  All we know, is this piece is part of the Imerial Dragons collection, and took […]

Hublot brand ambassador and 2012 NBA champion Dwayne Wade made his first visit to Switzerland on Monday, culminating in an informal talk with the technicians who painstakingly assemble the watch that bears his name, the King Power Dwayne Wade. Fresh from the games in London, Hublot Chairman Jean-Claude Biver was quick to give Wade a […]

Watch retails for over $1 million, as this is a very special piece.  It is the world’s first spherical tourbillon, at the heart of Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 177, it is associated with fascinating complications: a running equation of time and a perpetual calendar fitted with four retrograde hands. The Jaeger Le Coultre Gyrotourbillon 1 watch,  has […]

In business for only seven years, Swiss watchmaker HM&F has set out to distinguish itself from its centuries-old competitors with radical designs. Calling his watches “Horological Machines,” founder Maximilian Büsser regards his creation as living sculptures, whose time-telling capabilities are second to their aesthetic concepts. The latest living sculpture is its HM3 Frog Watch, named […]

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 […]

Swiss-based watchmaker Chopard is rolling out its new collection of Happy Fish Chronograph watches decorated with moving, jewel-laden clown fish. Designed to bring a smile to even the busiest woman’s face, the Happy Fish series continues to evolve in beauty and function. Available in 18K rose or white gold, the case measures 32 mm in […]

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 […]

Today’s watch of the day, is from our good friends at Audemars Piguet.  This piece is called Jules Audemars Skeleton Chronograph Tourbillon.  Retails over $350,000 and is a special piece.  Love the blue crocodile strap, as this watch is clean, but showcases sophistication and power.  Plus, has power reserve to 72 hours. Photos courtesy Audemars […]

Christian Dior is proud to announce the debut of their new line of Pièce Unique watches for women, each one a unique iteration of Dior’s signature color palette. Ten themes make up the Pièce Unique collection, with a 36 mm case of white gold featuring a transparent back coming standard on all models. A mother […]

Bypassing a two-year waiting list, actor Brad Pitt managed to procure a Patek Philippe Minute Repeater in a hurry so he could present it to fiancée Angelina Jolie in time for their wedding. Soon the “world’s most beautiful woman” will be able to listen to the time in addition to reading it, all with the […]

Today’s watch of the day, is the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Skeleton Double Flying Tourbillon.  Roger Dubuis has taken on a pioneering role by developing a watch with a double Tourbillon.  Limited to only 88 Pieces, the watch retails for over $250,000.  A complete show stopper, as if one (1) tourbillon is not enough, then this […]