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.
Breguet Acquires Two Antique Watches for a Record Price of Nearly 7 Million Swiss Francs
Nearly 7 million Swiss francs brought together two special Breguet watches and their most fitting owner, the Breguet Museum. Breguet president Mark A. Hayek acquired these two classical timepieces at Christie’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland on May 14. These vestiges, relics of fine watchmaking history, set the record for being the most expensive ever purchased in Breguet’s history, and also the costliest Breguet antique watches ever sold at auction to date. The first Breguet, no. 2667, was sold for over 4 million Swiss francs, an unparalleled bid. Created by Abraham Louis-Breguet himself, this thin pocket watch with two movements is based on the chronometer READ MORE
