Martin Green

Living and breathing Haute Horlogerie for more than two decades, Martin Green's everyday life is infused with watches. A love for the history of watches is combined with an eclectic taste, while his studies at the Gemological Institute of America sparked a deeper understanding of diamond set watches. After writing for several international publications he joined Haute Time. Savoring the good life he divides his time between Europe and the US, always on the look out for the next story to write.

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The Interesting History of a Patek Philippe Heures Universelles Pocket Watch

There are not many watches where you can count the number of models existing on one hand. This Patek Philippe Heures Universelles pocket watch is one of those watches. It is, in fact, only the fourth of the Heures Universelles pocket watches known with a cloisonné enamel dial showing North America with a palm tree next to it. READ MORE

Ladies Watches: Should They Be Trend Setting Or Trend Following?

Creating ladies watches that sell is a challenge for most watch brands, which raises the question: should they be trend setting or trend following? READ MORE

Haute Complication: The Magical Details Of The Geo Graham Orrery Tourbillon

There are some watches that are different, which take time to fully understand, and discover all the details that set this watch apart from others. One of these watches is the Geo Graham Orrery Tourbillon. READ MORE

Haute Time’s Favorite Baselworld Watches: Part I

One way of sparking passionate debates in Haute Time’s editorial department is to ask about putting together a list of the ten favorite watches from Baselworld. Some make a convincing case for the latest triple-axis tourbillon, while another thinks that a top ten is not complete without that gorgeous time-only. As personal and arbitrary as these lists are, they do give a good indication on where the watch world is currently standing, and which new watches made the biggest impressions. READ MORE

Watch of the Week: Rudis Sylva Harmonious Oscillator

The true test for any watch is the test of time. Are its design and concept still captivating even when it has been on the market for some time, and you have seen and handled it on several occasions? Perhaps the best testimony what happens when this is the case took place at Baselworld we were reunited with the Harmonious Oscillator by Rudis Sylva. READ MORE

HAUTE EXCLUSIVE: First LIVE Photo’s Of Jackie Kennedy’s Cartier Tank

One of the things with vintage watches is that there is always that mystery of what kind of life they have had before you see them or added them to your collection. In most cases, this remains a mystery, but in some cases, this life is rather well documented. A watch that falls in the latter is the Cartier Tanks Normale that used to belong to Jackie Kennedy, as we take an exclusive look at this extraordinairy watch. READ MORE