Among all the metals used in watchmaking, platinum is among the rarest. Even the top brands often only craft very limited numbers of their platinum cased watches, which is part of the answer why they sell with a significant premium when compared to the same watch in 18 karat gold. There was a time when this higher price could also be explained by the more expensive price of platinum itself, but that has for a while not been the case anymore. However, processing platinum, as well as finishing it, requires special craftsmanship, because it is very dense, malleable and ductile. With the few watches made the investment in this cannot be spread out over so many pieces.

The 2018-edition of the Grand Prix D'Horlogerie De Geneve (GPHG), also known as the Oscar's of the watch world, took place last Friday evening, during a special Gala event. The line-up was imposing, and each of the winners represents without a doubt the best of their category.

While symmetry and beauty often go hand in hand, it takes true talent to bring balance and harmony to asymmetrical designs. When done right, off-center dials on luxury watches are pure pleasure to look at.

High-end and exclusive luxury watchmaker Greubel Forsey launches its Double Balancier Sapphire timepiece, exclusively for its North American market.

Price is something we rarely discuss at Haute Time and for a good reason: the watches we feature have transcended from being merely a functional device to become an object of art. Yes, they tell time, and sometimes a few things more, but the way that they were designed and created is fare more an artistic process than anything else. However, to obtain such a piece of art money needs to change hands and becomes a natural limitation for the number of people who want to get one. The following watches are far beyond the horizon for most collectors, but unfortunately, that doesn't make them any less desirable!

The appeal of high-end watches has always been a combination of different aspects, in which the watch movement plays a very important role. While our eyes are usually focused on the front of the watch, nowadays the glass case back on many models also allow us to take in the mechanical marvels that power it. Many of them are the result of dedication, perseverance, ingenuity, and craftsmanship, which are all needed in their creation process. Some movements have been around in more or less the same configuration for decades, while others have been conceived in more recent times. Time to take a closer look at what we consider some of the hottest watch movements available today!

It's easy to notice the beauty and elegance of watches with enamel dials

Some watches are big for the sake of being big. Other then a large diameter they have very little to offer. There is, however, a category of watches that not only uses all the real estate they have available, but they also need it! They feature movements that fill the case and require large dials to show a multitude of complications in a fashionable order. They are the behemoths of the Haute Horlogerie, and they are large for a good reason!

Greubel Forsey will launch the new Double Balancier Sapphire, an 11-piece edition, exclusively to its North American market.

Those who think that it is the complications that make a Quadruple Tourbillon such an exquisite timepiece have never been up close and personal with this Greubel Forsey. While they are utterly impressive, it is the finish of each component in the watch that truly sets it apart from anything else. This is also one of the reasons why I enjoyed the Quadruple Tourbillon Black, which was introduced during Baselworld, so much.

The Salon Internacional Alta Relojería, or SIAR, has developed tremendously over the years. For its eleventh edition, it welcomed for the first time all the watches that compete in the Grand Prix d ́Horlogerie de Genève, but that was of course not all that was there to see. These are the best watches we came across at this years SIAR:

When traveling across the globe, there is nothing quite like having a watch on your wrist that can keep up with it. Measuring time in different time zones simultaneously is something that is not that extraordinary anymore, with nearly every brand offering at least one model that can do this. However, when you travel the world in the comfort of your own private jet, many of these watches simply won't do. Then you are looking for the best, the most complicated, the most expensive GMT-watches, and these Three might just fit the bill!

Say the name Greubel Forsey and many watch connoisseurs will get a twinkle in their eyes! We sat down with co-founder Stephen Forsey, asking about his passion, and how he devotes his own time!

We're taking a look at innovative materials in watchmaking. Today's topic? Sapphire and how it has shaped watch designs in recent years.

The dial is often described as the face of a watch, and how much more true can this be? It is one of those facets that can make, or break, the overall design. A dial in luscious guilloche can add a new dimension to a watch while changing merely the color of a dial is often enough to give it a whole new feel. After the blue dials of Baselworld, which are the current trend, we now explore four more dials to die for!

Is there such a thing as an understated Greubel Forsey? They don't have something that you even remotely consider to be "entry-level" in any way, shape or form, for the mere fact that they don't make concessions to any part of their vision. The great thing is that they also don't need to because they are Greubel Forsey.