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Monte Carlo Auction Offers Vintage Watches
Monte Carlo Auction Offers Vintage Watches Monte Carlo is the place to be for lovers of luxury items who are looking to add to their collections. The Parisian auction house Artcurial will be holding its annual summer sale July 20 – 23 and a lavish selection of fabulous collectibles will be on the auction block. The most noteworthy items include 11 limousines and sports cars once owned by the...
LVMH Smartwatch to Cost $1,500
LVMH Smartwatch to Cost $1,500 If you’ve been considering the purchase of an Apple Watch but have been waiting to see what smartwatches from the makers of traditional timepieces have to offer, be prepared to spend some big bucks. The first wearable device from French maker of luxury goods LVMH will set you back 1,400 euros or $1,526 USD. In an interview with the German paper Handelsblatt, LV...
Bovet Donates Timepiece to Only Watch Charity Auction
Bovet Donates Timepiece to Only Watch Charity Auction Hublot is not the only luxury watchmaker to contribute to the Only Watch 2015 charity auction coming up in Geneva on November 7. Bovet is donating an outrageously feminine and extravagant piece that is sure to make the lucky lady who gets it very happy. The convertible Amadeo Fleurier 39 Lady Bovet has a 39mm white gold Amadeo c ase set with 23...
Pebble Chief Predicts We Won’t Be Able to Live Without a Smartwatch
Pebble Chief Predicts We Won’t Be Able to Live Without a Smartwatch Pebble has come a long way since raising $10.3 million on crowdfunding site to make its first smartwatch in 2012. The company sold its one-millionth watch in February 2015 and has carved out a niche in the increasingly crowded field of wearable devices. In an interview with the Guardian, Pebble chief Migicovsky sounded optim...
Bubba Watson Wears Richard Mille Watch at British Open
Bubba Watson Wears Richard Mille Watch at British Open When Bubba Watson won the Masters Golf Tournament back in 2012 he did it wearing a watch designed especially for him by Richard Mille, the Limited Edition RM 038 Golfer’s Tourbillon. Watson is hoping for similar luck this year as he sports a new RM timepiece on his wrist. When the golf pro hits the links at this week’s British Open...
Breitling Introduces New Collection in Nassau
Breitling Introduces New Collection in Nassau Luxury watchmaker Breitling has made its name by crafting memorable timepieces for aviators and auto racers so the brand is no stranger to world travel. Recently the Swiss label staked a claim on the Caribbean market by hosting a VIP event in Nassau to show off its latest collection to the Bahamas. The Breitling Boutique on Bay Street was the scene for...
Maurice LaCroix Brand Up for Sale
Maurice LaCroix Brand Up for Sale The last few months have not been good ones for the makers of Swiss luxury watches. The combination of a 15% gain in the franc against the euro and slumping sales in China have led to a major drop in revenue from fine timepieces. The month of May saw the biggest drop in more than five years for exports of Swiss timepieces. While some brands are choosing to lay off...
Holidays Should Be Hot for Smartwatches
Holidays Should Be Hot for Smartwatches Sales of smartwatches are currently in a slump with orders for the Apple Watch dropping an estimated 90% since the hoopla of its launch earlier this year. Even so, the makers of wearable devices shouldn’t panic yet because a new report claims that smartwatches are becoming more popular and sales will boom over the 2015 holiday season. According to a re...
Golfer Jessica Korda is New TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador
Golfer Jessica Korda is New TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador Female sport stars have been all over the news in the last few weeks, from the World Cup winning U.S. women’s soccer team to 2015 Wimbledon tennis champ Serena Williams. There’s also a new winner to watch for on the horizon and TAG Heuer has snapped her up to be their newest brand ambassador. Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Florida, is...
The Montblanc Bohème Moongarden Collection is Heavenly
The Montblanc Bohème Moongarden Collection is Heavenly Recently the designers of fine watches have been looking to the stars for inspiration and the result has been a plethora of timepieces that incorporate astrological influences like the moon and other heavenly bodies. The latest of these is the Bohème Moongarden collection from Montblanc, a group of luxury mechanical watches for w...
Jawbone Sues Fitbit Over Trade Secrets
Jawbone Sues Fitbit Over Trade Secrets Let’s face it—the Jawbone and the Fitbit are pretty similar in looks, function and price. Both are wearable devices that track the user’s activities including steps, calories and sleep. Now Jawbone is claiming that the Fitbit is a little too similar and is taking its case to court. In the third lawsuit filed in the last two months against Fi...
IWC Chief Reveals Key to Successful Partnerships
IWC Chief Reveals Key to Successful Partnerships Some companies are willing to sign on just about any remotely famous person as a brand ambassador, whether the celeb knows anything about the product or not. IWC Schaffhausen is a notable exception, and in an interview with Hautetime, the brand’s Global Head of Sponsorship and Partnerships Yan Lefort discussed how the brand keeps it real in th...