Seth Semilof

Seth Semilof, Publisher of Haute Living magazine, has been a devoted watch enthusiast since he can remember. It was out of this passion that, last year, Semilof and business partner Kamal Hotchandani launched luxury timepiece website Haute Time. The two curate the site, hand-selecting all content that goes live. Semilof highlights his favorite—and the most sought-after—watch brands through weekly five-question interviews with the CEOs and Presidents of these top-tier companies. Finally, he curates the site on a daily basis, including three or more updates on newsworthy topics every day.

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Haute Time talks to Martin Frei of Urwerk; Checks Out Two New De Bethune Watches; Visits with Christophe Claret in Geneva

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Haute Time talks to Martin Frei of Urwerk; Checks Out Two New De Bethune Watches; Visits with Christophe Claret in Geneva

While we were in town for SIHH, we had some meetings off-site with brands. One of them is our favorites, Urwerk. We work with them a lot with Westime in LA, and was glad to be able to see Martin while I was in Geneva, and check out his latest watch launches, that he will showcase for Basel World in April. So, I visited Four Seasons, and got to have Martin Frei, give me an inside look at both pieces. The first piece was the UR-210, the Maltese Falcon. This is the new launch from Urwerk, and we love the READ MORE

HauteTime Gets Insight of Roger Dubuis from CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué at SIHH in Geneva

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HauteTime Gets Insight of Roger Dubuis from CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué at SIHH in Geneva

Roger Dubuis and Haute Time Managing Editor Seth Semilof One of the exciting booths of SIHH, had to go to Roger Dubuis. They were the talk of the show, as they had an eagle on guard for four hours a day, getting the brand a lot of attention. As I had an appointment to interview Roger Dubuis Global CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué, I ran into Haute Living Art Basel Cover Daphne Guinness who was in town promoting her collaboration with Roger Dubuis. I also ran into the famous Mr. Dubuis, who is back at the company, which showed some of the READ MORE

Haute Time Joins Jean-Frédéric Dufour and Roland Enderli to View ZENITH’s New Watches

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Haute Time Joins Jean-Frédéric Dufour and Roland Enderli to View ZENITH’s New Watches

Haute Time Managing Editor Seth Semilof with Zenith Global CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour and Roland Enderli, Brand Director of ZENITH North America   Haute Time had an opportunity to get a look at Zenith Watches with Zenith Global CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour along with Roland Enderli, Brand Director of ZENITH North America. For the week of January 21st to 25th, Zenith Watches rented out the prestigious Geneva Suite, at the Kempinski Hotel. Before we get into the watches – we personally have never seen a hotel suite like this, as it was two stories, with 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, full dining room, READ MORE

Haute Time Visits the Famous Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva

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Haute Time Visits the Famous Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva

While I was in Geneva, I had to visit the Patek Philippe Museum. This is an experience of a lifetime for any watch collector. I personally have never seen such an array collection of watches along with Patek Philippe History. You walk around four stories of Patek Philippe history, looking at an extraordinary display of watches, musical automata and portrait miniatures from the 16th to the 19th century, in addition to a library dedicated entirely to horology and its related subjects. I was amazing to be able to see his personal desk, all set up like the early 1900’s. Or READ MORE

Haute Time Takes An Upclose Look at Piaget’s New Models, and Connects With Larry Boland

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Haute Time Takes An Upclose Look at Piaget’s New Models, and Connects With Larry Boland

Last week in Switzerland, Haute Time had the opportunity to visit Piaget at the 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The manufacture’s US President, Larry Boland, gave me an inside look at the new pieces launched this year. Here’s your first look, straight from Geneva: On the way to our meeting, I ran into Piaget’s Global CEO, Philippe Leopold-Metzger, who was in a great, joyous mood thanks to the launch of some really cool pieces. One of my favorite pieces was, not too surprisingly, the star of the show; the Emperador Coussin Automatic Minute Repeater. This was one of the most READ MORE

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