Watch of the Week: IWC Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Spitfire

Some watches are as impressive as their name is long. This is for sure the case with the Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Spitfire by IWC. Powered by manufacture caliber 89801, this watch elevates the technical complexity of perpetual calendars to an even higher level by making the date and the month digital instead of the usual hand.

By Martin Green

Up Close and Personal with the Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30° Technique Sapphire

Made especially for the US market in a strictly limited edition of only eight pieces, the Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30° Technique Sapphire is unlike any other watch by the brand. Known for their exquisite and highly complicated movements, Greubel Forsey added for this particular model a complication to the mix: the case!

The Hublot Big Bang Unico Now With GMT Function

Busy travellers will be happy to learn that Hublot has redesigned the UNICO movement with a patented innovation to include an integrated GMT function.

Visiting the Vineyards of Deutz Champagne with Richard Mille

Sometimes the world is a wonderful place. Especially when you find yourself in Ay, the center of the Champagne production, at the estate of Deutz, in the company of Richard Mille and Jean-Marc Lallier-Deutz himself.

Throwback Thursday: Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Ref. 2499

In the world of vintage watches, Patek Philippe's chronographs with perpetual calendars occupy a category of their own. They are benchmarks in the industry, and that goes especially for the Reference 2499, which we examine here.

Piaget Celebrates The Altiplano 60th Anniversary

For Piaget, ultra-thin timepieces have been a reality since 1957. Now the brand celebrates the 60th anniversary of its first ultra-thin watch and its Altiplano collectsion with a masterful display of colours, sizes, artistic crafts and even a new tourbillon movement

Haute Time’s Four Favorite Big Date Watches

Watches that feature a larger and more prominent date than usual have been increasingly popular. Not only do they have the added benefit that it is easier to read the date, but they are also technically more advanced. A larger date window

Hands-on with the new Jaeger-leCoultre Reverso Tribute Moon

It is hard to imagine that a watch like the Reverso could become even more successful. With the creation of the "Reverso Tribute"-collectsion, this is exactly what happened. Now that Jaeger-LeCoultre has released the Reverso Tribute Moon it moves to even higher ground.

Haute Complication: Meet The Most Complicated Panerai Ever

Because the Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon was announced three months after the SIHH of 2016, it was not officially part of the brand's novelties of this year either. Fortunately, that didn't stop Panerai for taking it to Geneva.

Baselworld 2017: New Bronze Zenith Pilot Extra Special Chronograph

The conquest of the skies is very much part of Zenith's brand identity as it was among the very first to assist the aviation pioneers with the production of altimeters and onboard clocks. In this sentiment, Zenith created the Pilot Extra Special Chronograph, which will be part of their Heritage Collection.

Watch of the Week: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar

The first thing that strikes you is what a balanced design the 1815 Annual Calendar is. Most brands feel the need to do something quirky to have their annual calendars stand out between the full calendars and the perpetual calendars, but not Lange & Söhne.

Pushing The Limits With The Bovet Récital 20 Astérium

Bovet 1822 reaches for the stars and beyond with the Récital 20 Astérium® from the Dimier collectsion.

Zenith goes Black & White with New El Primero 36’000 VpH

36’000 VpH: even after 48 years this is still what sets the Zenith El Primero apart from nearly any other chronograph. This year Zenith expanded their iconic El Primero 36’000 VpH collectsion with two new models, featuring a two-tone dial and an innovative case.

Watches & Whisky: Yamazaki 12-Year-Old & Ressence Type 1²

This time in watches & whisky we combine the unique looks of the Ressence Type 1² with a superb whisky from Japan. The Yamazaki 12-year-old is an

Throwback Thursday: Rolex GMT Master Bakelite Ref. 6542

When it comes to GMT Master's none are as desirable as the ref. 6542, the very first Rolex ever issued of this model. Designed to be the watch of choice for Pan-Am pilots, the GMT Master became the benchmark when it comes to two-timezone watches.

The Classic Elegance of the New Drive de Cartier Moon Phases

If there is one complication that Cartier hasn't used very often throughout its history, it is the moon phase. With the new Drive de Cartier Moon Phases it returns in a very classic and masculine way.

Five Favorite Photo’s Of SIHH 2017

The SIHH gives you the opportunity to see and handle some of the most amazing new watches. All those masterpieces available at a single venue is exhilarating yet also hard work, especially for Haute Time's photographer Alex Teuscher. Light conditions are always challenging at a fair, and there is a constant pressure to finish up in time make it to the next appointment. Simultaneously it is also important to respect the subject and photograph it in an environment that it suits. In the digital age, you can, fortunately, see very quickly if you are on point, and very little things are as gratifying as ending a long yet exciting day, seeing that the fruit of your work is actually looking pretty awesome!