With Father’s Day around the corner, we went out on a limb to find some unusual timepieces just right for dad. Just like we brought “lace and fabric” watches to the forefront for Mother’s Day, now we bring you a close up, comprehensive look at some wonderful luxury watches with wooden dials and bezels.

By Roberta Naas Fans of long-running television show, Grey’s Anatomy, know him as the steamy Dr. Derek Shepherd who was – to everyone’s dismay – killed off in an automobile accident. Avid racing fans, especially those following world endurance racing, know him for the Team that bears his name –Dempsey Racing. Either way, actor and racecar driver Patrick Dempsey – also a TAG Heuer brand ambassador – is a man with many passions – and right now, staying focused is one of them.

By Victoria Townsend No fewer than twelve new Panerai timepieces were presented at the “Panerai: Dive Into Time” exhibition at the Marino Marini Museum in Florence last month. Among them was the outstanding made on order Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT already detailed for you by Haute Time. Happily, not all of these new timepieces are made on order, and some have already started to arrive in stores. Here are six from the Luminor Marina family, updated with the new in-house automatic P.9010 movement redesigned for lighter, thinner watches.

By Paige Mastrandrea Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrated its Tides of Time exhibition in partnership with UNESCO on World Oceans Day.

By Victoria Townsend A. Lange & Söhne has reinforced its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a boutique in Beirut, Lebanon. CEO Wilhelm Schmid flew in to the Lebanese capital on May 26th for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 153 Foch Street, Central District, where he was joined by Brand Director Middle East, Africa & India, Ramzi Nael.

By Jordan Smith For the second year in a row, Luxury watch brand Richard Mille served as the title partner for the annual Rallye Des Princesses, the only international road rally exclusively raced by women.

By Victoria Townsend Two living legends, ten football greats, a 17th century garden, and a check for a good cause. Hublot made history today, one day before the UEFA EURO2016™ kick-off, with the “Match of Friendship and Peace” organized by the Swiss luxury watchbrand in the heart of Paris at the Palais Royal.

By Victoria Townsend For a first address in Paris, it’s brilliant! Adding to its over 50 stores worldwide, Graff has just opened its first shop in the French capital at N° 17 Place Vendôme, adjacent to the legendary Ritz Paris Hotel that reopens this week after four years and 400 million Euros of renovations. And to mark the opening of this new flagship store, the luxury brand is launching the Graff Vendôme timepiece collection, for ladies and gents.

By Roberta Naas It was eight years ago that the United Nations officially recognized June 8 as World Oceans Day. Today, we celebrate globally our Earth’s seas and our working together to keep them clean and healthy. Not only are organizations around the world fighting for this cause, but so, too, are a host of watch brands. Among them: Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rolex, Blancpain, Omega, IWC and a few others who offer everything from creating timepieces with proceeds going to organizations, to sponsorships of projects and expeditions, and more.

By Jordan Smith Last night, Montblanc celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award last night at the legendary Sunset Boulevard Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles with an intimate and exclusive cocktail event attended by Hollywood's biggest and brightest.

By Jordan Smith Last month in Dubai, Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen hosted an exclusive watchmaking class for its most devoted collectors. The event offered VIPs an exciting glimpse into the world of haute horlogerie with legendary IWC watchmaker Kurt Klaus. The event was held to commemorate the launch of the brand's new Pilot's watch collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva in January.

This year Patek Philippe will have a grand unveiling of new Nautilus timepieces. We took a close-up look at the famed Nautilus, its birth and growth.

By Roberta Naas The revamp of the Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection was four years in the making, and the brand shared the process during an Overseas Tour with executives, designers and world-famous photographer Steve McCurry.

By Victoria Townsend First applied by Abraham-Louis Breguet in the 1780s, the art of ‘guilloché’ is perpetuated today by the House of Breguet through its apprenticeship programs, with the very detailed repeated patterns now visible on dials, cases, case-backs, and oscillating weights. Here are three outstanding examples from this year’s collection...

By Pooja Agarwal Graff has long been synonymous with the most fabulous jewels in the world. Founded in 1960 by Laurence Graff, the luxury brand launched the new Princess Butterfly watch collection at this year's Baselworld. The design of the secret jewelry watch is based on the butterfly silhouette.

By Jordan Smith How would you like to own a unique piece of footballing history? This month, a vast collection of 2,000 items of memorabilia owned by legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé will hit the auction block in London.