Haute Time rounded up the most outstanding, eye-catching haute jewelry timepieces of the year...

A two-tone watch does not mean just any two tones. It means a white metal (usually steel), mixed with gold, either rose or yellow. Two-tone was originally introduced as a way of making watches, which were once all gold, more accessible, by mixing in steel. The look was prevalent in the early ’90s, as was […]

Haute Time is introducing the new feature Haute Jewels, where we pick some of the most beautiful creations from the world of haute joaillerie...

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Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Ballon Bleu de Cartier Flying Tourbillon 2nd Time Zone. Released in 2013, Cartier has combined the flying tourbillon complication and the double timezone with jumping hours to create this amazing timepiece. Powered by a Geneva Seal Certified, mechanical, Manufactured, manual winding 9456MC movement housed in an […]

Luxury conglomerate Richemont has released its annual financial report and news from its brands, including Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lange & Söhne, IWC, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels, Roger Dubuis and Vacheron Constantin...

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is the Tank Americaine Tourbillon Volant by Catier. This beautiful timepiece features a Cartier Caliber 9452MC, manually winding movement with a flying tourbillon and a 50 hour power reserve.  The recognizeable Cartier Tank Americaine case measures 52 mm by 36mm. Created in 18k rose gold with a sapphire crystal cabochon topping the crown […]

Haute Time spotted actress Catherine Zeta Jones wearing a gold Cartier Santos Demoiselle timepiece while arriving at The Daily Show in New York.

This week luxury conglomerate Richemont posted their year-end financial results showing that the group’s watchmaking division is stronger than ever. The specialist watchmakers’ division posted an 18% increase in sales, reflecting growing worldwide interest in haute horlogerie. The Compagnie Financière Richemont SA owns several luxury watch manufactures, including Vacheron Constantin, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lange […]

Luxury watchmaker Cartier has unveiled the stunning new Crocodile Watch as part of its Métiers d’Art collection. This timepiece features a cameo crocodile motif in natural agate, and is endowed with a flying tourbillon complication. The cameo technique used for this timepiece was a serious undertaking. The subtle gradations of blue in its natural agate suggest the […]

Jackie O wore one, and Michele Obama shows hers prominently in a recent portrait. The Cartier Tank is the definitive ladies power watch (and men’s too – the Tank is one of the few watch models that is truly gender blind). The Tank’s status as a classic stems partly from its longevity. Not only did […]

The secret watch was invented during the roaring ’20s, when it was more important for a lady to be luxuriously adorned than it was for her to know the time. Dials were hidden behind hinged or swiveling covers that were elaborately gem-set, engraved or enameled, just as men once wore pocket watches with elaborately decorated […]

Several pieces from the Princess Margaret Collection are set to be auctioned off as part of the Antiques for Everyone event at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Included among the lots from Princess Margaret, the late sister of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, is a rare Cartier watch with a storied history. The Cartier timepiece in question was […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony, is The Rotonde Astrotourbillon Carbon Crystal by Cartier. This new timepiece introduced at SIHH 2013 features a 47 mm case made of niobium-titanium and houses the innovative Cartier 9460 MC movement, much of which is crafted in carbon crystal. The dial of the Rotonde Astrotourbillon Carbon Crystal is […]

Luxury auction house Sotheby’s are set to auction off several rare watche and clocks, including Cartier, Asprey, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Greubel Forsey, Vacheron Constantin, and Patek Philippe timepieces. The lots will go under the gavel as part of the upcoming Important Watches including Magnificent Clocks from an Important Private Collection auction, taking place in Hong Kong on April 7th. The […]

The Cartier Panthère Divine Watch has been selected by Carmelo Anthony as The Haute Time Watch of the Day. This stunning debut from SIHH 2013 is part of the Les Heures Fabuleuses de Cartier Collection and certainly makes a statement. The watch case is 18k white gold plated with rhodium and set with brilliant-cut diamonds. […]