By Victoria Townsend Last Saturday April 23rd Paris hosted its first Grand Prix race ever with 18 electric-powered cars competing in the 2016 FIA Formula E championship. The Paris Formula E Grand Prix, that followed its course around the Hôtel des Invalides right in the heart of the French capital in the 7th district was cheered on by 18,000 spectators eager to welcome this environmentally friendly race in a city that is becoming more and more “green”. Tickets had sold out almost overnight when they went on sale in mid-February. “Partner in time” of the e.dams-Renault team, Richard Mille was there to congratulate drivers Sébastien Buemi from Switzerland and Nicolas Prost of France who showed off their talent and proved their mettle in a tough, competitive race, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively just behind Brazilian Lucas Di Grassi and Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne who took the first two places on the podium.

By Victoria Townsend Chopard will introduce its new high jewellery Red Carpet and Green Carpet Collections next month during the Cannes Film Festival from May 11 – 22. With exceptional stones and designs to match, the collections are soft and graceful, voluptuous and charming, paying tribute to women for their feminine touch. And for the first time in the industry, traceable emeralds from Zambia are featured in the Green Carpet Collection, already acclaimed for its traceable diamonds and Fairmined gold.

Check out some of the best designer haute joaillerie collectables seen at this year's Baselworld.

By Jordan Smith For the first time in Dubai, Vacheron Constantin hosted a global launch of its latest high complications that are a part of their renowned "Atelier Cabinotiers," a dedicated service for bespoke pieces for the brand.

Haute Living and Italian jeweler Pasquale Bruni came together on Wednesday night to celebrate philanthropistCheryl Saban in Beverly Hills.

By Roberta Naas It was an incredible year thus far at the world watch shows, with so many amazing new black-and-white watches for men and women making a strong appearance on the market. The new black/white look is on target with 2016 fashion trends, where black, white (and a lot of color) make strong appearances -- particularly in geometric patterns. Here we bring you a quick look at 10 Top black and white watches for the spring, summer and fall season.

By Roberta Naas In honor of Earth Day, we salute the watch brands that work to preserve our animals, our land and our seas. A host of watch companies take part – often on a behind-the-scenes basis – in the care and preservation of our Earth and its resources. From Rolex to Audemars Piguet, Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Chopard and others – watch brands try to buy us more time with Earth’s treasures.

By Victoria Townsend Officine Panerai pays tribute to long-term Kuwait partner and distributor Ali Morad Behbehani with a new Special Edition LUMINOR 1950 SEALAND 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC ACCIAIO – 44mm. The Behbehani family is a name well known to watch aficionados in Kuwait and throughout the Gulf.

By Pooja Argawal In order to better serve guests staying at Singapore's many luxury hotels, Richard Mille has opened a new boutique in the lobby of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.

By Roberta Naas At Baselworld 2016, Montre Hermes CEO Laurent Dordet celebrated his first year with the brand. He also talked at length with Haute Time about the brand’s watch direction, artistic craftsmanship and innovation.

By Victoria Townsend Jacob & Co. made a big splash for the official opening of its first store in Dubai.

By Pooja Argawal Proudly handmade in Torino, Italian jewellery brand Mattioli continues their tradition for fine craftsmanship in their latest Rêve_r collection launched at this year’s Baselworld.

By Roberta Naas To celebrate the opening of their newest flagship boutique on New York City's world-famous 5th Avenue and a number of other brand milestones, Hublot hosted a series of events throughout Manhattan.

By Victoria Townsend When Maximilian Büsser founded MB&F (Maximilian Büsser & Friends) in Geneva in 2005, he did it with the support of 6 farseeing watch retailers from four corners of the globe who believed in his concept and helped it to grow. One of them was Dubai-based Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, whose business begun in the 1950s has developed to become one of the largest in the world today. Ever supportive, the Seddiqi family even went so far as to open an MB&F M.A.D.Gallery in Dubai in January this year, and so it seemed only natural for MB&F to show its gratitude with a special 13 pieces limited edition of the Legacy Machine No.1 – the LM1 M.A.D. Dubai.

Check out some of the best stories from the latest issues of Haute Time.

The Baume & Mercier Shelby Cobra watches pay tribute to those brave drivers, who put their lives on the line to prove that American gear heads with supercharged muscle cars could out-race Ferrari – and do it in style. Haute Time sat down with Allen Grant to discuss Carroll Shelby, Beating Ferrari and Joining Baume & Mercier.