What does a wrist watch say about its owner? As a man, I know that to some extent, we measure each other up based on our watches. I remember talking to a boutique manager at one of Bal Harbour‘s finest shops about how she gauges the psychology of a customer to determine who is there […]

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day selected by Carmelo Anthony is the Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Cylindrique by Jaeger-leCoultre. This impressive timepiece by Jaeger-leCoultre features a Platinum 42mm case housing a Caliber 985 Automatic movement with a 48 hour power reserve. The Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Cylindrique has a beautiful silver-grained dial with black transferred hour-markers and Dauphines hands […]

Luxury watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre is honoring artist Gustav Klimt’s famous “The Kiss” with the Atmos Marqueterie clock. In 1904, Klimt was commissioned by a Belgian financier to create mural mosaics at a mansion in Brussels; among the pieces the artist created was “The Kiss”, the gilded painting which became the highlight of his “Golden Period”. Over a century later, Jaeger-LeCoultre is celebrating Klimt’s […]

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Jaeger-LeCoultre are dressing up their classic Grande Reverso Lady Ultra Thin with a double-tour strap by Valextra in the new season’s colors. A red “ribes”, green “muschio” or beige “cannetè” strap have been unveiled as a complement to this model. An iconic combination of the classic Reverso watch with Art Deco […]

Although it’s in retrospect one of the most logical uses for the Reverso, the first dual time-zone version came rather late in the day –though the Reverso has been around since 1931 (when, famously, it was produced at the request of a British officer’s polo club in India, in order to create a watch whose […]

The watch world was buzzing this week with news of the sale of several rare Patek Philippe wristwatches, skeleton watches and the exceptional Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1. The “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction was organized by Antiquorum at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, with sales totaling HKD$28,900,188 (approximately US $3,725,552). Haute Time is giving you an up-close […]

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 Jubilee has been selected by Carmelo Anthony as Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day. This Grand Complication takes its inspiration from the appearance of 19th century pocket watches. This is the first Grand Complication by Jaeger-LeCoultre to use the Flying Gyrotourbillon which appears to be floating weightlessly […]

Last week at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, luxury watchmakers Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrated their history while looking forward to 2013. The manufacture, which this year celebrates its 180th anniversary, is honoring its history with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Jubilee Collection. The Jubilee collection, dedicated to the Swiss manufacture’s founder Antoine LeCoultre, features three new models. Here, we have your […]

We can all point to various watches which claim automobile or racing heritage. Most of the time, the result is practically indistinguishable from any other watch, employing only minor design cues such as an automaker’s logo on the dial or case. But what about those few manufacturers that have decided to go that extra mile […]

Luxury fashion house Ralph Lauren have offered a first glimpse at their stunning new model from their Watch and Jewelry Co. The news comes in advance of the 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, where the company will unveil the Sporting World Time Watch at the show, which runs from January 21-25. Inspired by designer Ralph […]

Actress and renowned beauty Diane Kruger, who is the face of haute horlogerie house Jaeger-LeCoultre, attended the fifth annual Film Benefit of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on Monday, Dec 3, to honor iconic Academy Award-winning writer and director Quentin Tarantino.

Actress and renowned beauty Diane Kruger, who is the face of haute horlogerie house Jaeger-LeCoultre, attended the fifth annual Film Benefit of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on Monday, Dec 3, to honor iconic Academy Award-winning writer and director Quentin Tarantino. Kruger, co-chair of the benefit event and featured actress in […]

The world time watch is one of the most useful, but also one of the most potentially troubling complications in watchmaking. Its usefulness is self-evident: a watch that can allow a world traveler to easily see the correct time anywhere in the world, they are at the same time slaves to human caprice. The reason […]

On the eve of their 180th anniversary, luxury watchmakers Jaeger-LeCoultre have unveiled their brand new flagship in Paris’ Place Vendôme’s No. 7. The new space will house over 1,000 different calibres from the manufacture. The space at Place Vendôme is a fitting tribute to the brand, with a discrete luxury and elegantly refined settings. The flagship is now […]

Close to celebrating its 180th anniversary, haute horlogerie manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, on November 20 of this year, had a date set with fine chronograph aficionados at Place Vendôme’s No. 7, which is now the watchmaker’s 500m2 flagship boutique. The warm, bright space is now the company’s largest retail area and the interior design conveys Jaeger-LeCoultre’s past, […]

Luxury chronograph manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre have unveiled their latest timepiece which represents an innovative “first” in the world of fine watchmaking:  the Duomètre Unique Travel Time reinterprets Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Dual-Wing movement and the watch, which presents dual time zones on its dial, will be a treat for those who travel often and appreciate fine haute chronographs. The […]