Earlier this month, Hublot teamed up with Ferrari to help the luxury automaker celebrate their 25th anniversary in the United Arab Emirates. To mark the occasion, the Swiss manufacture announced it would produce a limited edition new timepiece, the Ferrari-stamped Big Bang U.A.E. Limited Edition. Now, we’ve got a close-up look at this watch, which is […]

Actor Adrien Brody was spotted wearing the Bvlgari OCTO watch in 18k pink gold at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. This automatic timepiece, which features a black lacquered dial and an alligator strap, retails for $28,300. Brody is the youngest actor to have won the Best Actor Academy Award, taking home the Oscar for the […]

Luxury watchmakers Omega welcomed Nicole Kidman to Vienna this weekend, where the actress helped launch the new Ladymatic collection. Kidman, who has been the “face of Ladymatic” for the last three years, introduced a new multi-media campaign during an events throughout the weekend. The festivities began with an event at the Gartenpalais Liechtenstein, a museum containing […]

Earlier this month we told you about speculation surrounding the iWatch following a “smart watch” patent filing by Apple. Today the race to bring this wearable technology to market is heating up even further with news that Samsung and Google are also developing high tech watches. When Apple filed their patent, we got an idea of what the […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the 7047BR Tourbillon by Breguet.  This impressive hand-wound mechanical timepiece comes from Breguets’ Tradition Collection and features a Calibre 569 movement housed in an 18k rose gold case which measures 41 mm.  The 4047BR features a 60-second tourbillon, 50-hour power reserve and is […]

Prices for pocket watches sold at auction have soared in recent years, partly because they are becoming more rare and therefore increasingly valuable. The production of pocket watches was surpassed by the production of wristwatches sometime around the 1930s, and few brands are still making pocket watches. (Note to collectors: the few pocket watches that […]

This week the troubling trend of high-end watch thefts continued when robbers in Virginia made off with approximately $609,000 in Rolex timepieces. Early on Tuesday morning, thieves targeted a Tourneau store located on the ground level of the upscale Pentagon City Mall in Arlington, VA. Four people entered the store wearing hooded jackets and masks, heading directly […]

This week, Haute Time got the chance to visit with Baume & Mercier to get a close-up look at the Maison’s new timepieces for Spring. The Swiss manufacture introduced new watches from the Clifton and Capeland collections, and we’ve got your in-depth look: First up is a Capeland 44mm timepiece, with a new manufacture movement with […]

If you’re impressed by the 10% spike in Swiss watch exports for 2012, then the action on the secondary market should really impress you. It should also clear up any question of whether or not timepieces are a lasting investment. Sotheby’s tallied an astounding 83% increase in watch sales in North America last year, blasting […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Gerald Genta Octo Chronographe Quadri-Retro. This beautiful piece by Bulgari features an automatic winding, mechanical movement with 38 hour power reserve. The 45 mm 18k pink gold case meshes wonderfully with the black cloisonne dial showing retrograde minutes, date and chrono counters. […]

Luxury watchmakers Hublot have tapped NBA legend Kobe Bryant as their newest ambassador. The Swiss manufacture announced today that the Los Angeles Lakers’ star shooting guard will be the brand’s newest face, joining Hublot ambassadors like basketball star Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, famed Olympian Usain Bolt and soccer legend Diego Maradona. CEO Ricardo […]

Haute Time recently spotted country music star Keith Urban wearing an OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean while sitting on the judges panel on American Idol. It looks like Urban’s wife Nicole Kidman is a good influence! The actress and Omega ambassador is frequently spotted wearing the brand, including during a recent screening of her new movie Stoker, when she […]

For baseball fans, the T206 Honus Wagner is the stuff of legend. Known as the most famous baseball card in the world, the T206 depicts Johannes Peter “Honus” Wagner nicknamed, widely considered one of the best baseball players of all time. This week the Audemars Piguet flagship in New York welcomed “The Jumbo Wagner”,  one of the highest […]

This week Vacheron Constantin have thrilled fans of the brand with the unveiling of not one but two new timepieces. The Swiss manufacture unveiled the Patrimony Traditionnelle small seconds watch and the Patrimony Contemporaine pocket watch, and Haute Time has your first look at these timepieces: Let’s start with the Patrimony Traditionnelle small seconds watch, which […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Ingenieur Automatic Carbon Performance by IWC. The Carbon case of the IWC Ingenieur Automatic Carbon Performance measures 46 mm and houses a Calibre 80110 mechanical movement with a 44 hour power reserve. The black dial features a carbon-fiber under and over technique, […]

In the quest for all things luxury, Haute Time is taking a look at a different kind of mechanical beauty with the help of Haute Auto. For all those who love a beautiful tourbillon, the new McLaren P1™, touted as the best driver’s car in the world on road and track, is certain to impress. […]