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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New Watch Alert: Jaeger LeCoultre Officially Launches Rendez-Vous Collection for Women

Haute Time had the opportunity to be a guest of Jaeger LeCoultre, for the Venice Film Festival.  The big highlight of the festival in Venice, Italy was for JLC to announce the official launch of the Jaeger LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Collection, for women.  Jerome Lambert, CEO of the company announced the launch last night at the Gala for the Venice Film Festival, but today they had a press conference at Palladio Hotel & Spa, to showcase the watches for the first time to top press representatives worldwide. What makes these watches so special, is that the face of the pieces are READ MORE

Haute Time Watch of the Day: WX-1 Luxury Watch Concept from Dewitt

Haute Time Watch of the Day: WX-1 Luxury Watch Concept from Dewitt

Haute Time Watch of the Day today is from Dewitt, and called WX-1 Luxury Watch Concept from Dewitt.  The amazing piece was launched in 2008 at Basel World, and then later auctioned at the Only Watch Auction sold for over $400,000 Euros.  We had to feature this watch, even though it is almost five years old, as we still think this piece is cool, and personally wanted to share for our readers.  The watch is so unique and cool, that we decided to feature it today.  The watch has a expanding riveting case, flying tourbillion, five barrels, and a powder reserve READ MORE

IWC Schaffhausen Expands On The Home Front

IWC Schaffhausen Expands On The Home Front

While IWC is heralded for a long reputation as a premiere Swiss watch manufacturer, not many know that the brand was actually founded by an American, Florentine. And in honor of the 1868 creation of Ariosto Jones, the fine timepiece house has focused its expansion efforts on none other than the US. Good for us, I’d say. Hot on the heels of IWC’s most recent outpost—a flagship boutique on New York City’s, Madison Avenue—the expansion continues. This time an exquisitely designed IWC boutique lends its name to Miami’s very own high-end shopping destination, Bal Harbour Shops. ‘‘Bal Harbour Shops is READ MORE

Haute Time Watch of the Day: Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon Watch

Today’s Haute Time watch of the day, is the Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 1 Watch.  This piece is a powerful watch, with some of the most powerful components.  The watch has a double tourbillon on it’s dial, with the watch indications of Hours, Minutes, Seconds on the back.  The Histoire De Tourbillon 1 is the first in the Series. This limited edition of 20 timepieces and retails for over $750,000. Source and photo courtesy Harry Winston website. READ MORE

Piaget Partners with Philanthropists for Charity Polo Match

Piaget Partners with Philanthropists for Charity Polo Match

Richemont subsidiary Piaget treated the Hamptons to a star-studded polo match last Sunday, all to benefit New York City’s Robin Hood Foundation. Southfork philanthropists Joe and Diana DiMenna joined Piaget in sponsoring the charitable event. The match took place at the Equuleus Polo Club in Watermill, NY, just outside Southampton. Rival teams sponsored by Equuleus, Crédit Suisse, and Beverly Hills Beauty were sprinkled with elite polo players such as Nacho Figueras, Kris Kampsen and Bash Kazi. The nine-chukker round robin match ended in a three-way tie between the teams, setting a rather amiable mood for the rest of the afternoon. READ MORE

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