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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5 Questions With Doron Basha, CEO and President Of MILUS USA

5 Questions With Doron Basha, CEO and President Of MILUS USA

  Haute Time: Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Milus today? Doron Basha: We discovered that Milus was involved in a US Navy Program to save airmen’s lives during the Pacific campaign during WW2. The program was called “Life Barter Kits”, in essence, airmen would be given a hermetically sealed durable rubber case containing valuable gold items and a watch – namely a Milus Watch inside in order to potentially trade for their life, in the event they were forced to parachute onto islands of the Pacific populated by indigenous tribes who were often cannibalistic in those years. READ MORE

Roger Dubuis Returns To His Passion

Roger Dubuis Returns To His Passion

Roger Dubuis has made a return to the Geneva Manufacture to take on the role as ambassador and mentor, 16 years after founding the brand. Roger has said he is happy to be back at the heart of the firm that he devoted his passion and name to, and is ready to support the revival of the remarkable house. Dubuis is recognized as the first watchmaker to certify every in-house caliber with the esteemed Geneva Seal. Georges Kern, CEO of Roger Dubius, stated that Rogers decision to return to the firm shows they are ready to honor the history and READ MORE

Jaeger-LeCoultre UNESCO Online Auction Collects $14,606 For Marine Park

Jaeger-LeCoultre UNESCO Online Auction Collects $14,606 For Marine Park

Clock manufacturer and high-end Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, in their partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, got the winning bid of $14,606 at the fourth yearly online auction of the Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph held March 15, 2012. The profits from the auction have been dedicated to care for a marine site in the Philippines that is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Program. The Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park is an exclusive marine park that has been in need of immediate help and is an important habitat for biodiversity protection and contains a full “mountain-to-the-sea” ecosystem. The READ MORE

$5 Million Watch From Hublot

$5 Million Watch From Hublot

The Hour Glass in Singapore will be displaying the latest addition to their collection of fine pieces at the Marina Bay Sands location. A $5 million diamond encrusted watch was recently purchased from Hublot and can be seen while on tour throughout Asia at one of the 25 boutiques in nine cities owned by The Hour Glass. Believed to be one of the most expensive pieces at this years Basel World, it has simply been named “The $5 Million Watch”. Encrusted with 1,282 diamonds, the piece took more than 14 months to create, 7 months alone for the diamond cutters READ MORE

Montblanc Limited Edition Timepiece Raises $90,000 For Charity

Montblanc Limited Edition Timepiece Raises $90,000 For Charity

The special limited edition time piece Montblanc created exclusively for use by Emirates for charity has sold for $90,000. The proceeds from the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec TimeWriter Collection piece was donated to two charities – The Emirates Airline Foundation and The Smile Train. The winner of the two-tone, 18 carat red gold beauty has chosen to remain anonymous and in addition to the watch will receive a First Class Emirates flights and a two-night stay at the lavish Montblanc Chateau, LeLocle, situated in the mountains of the Swiss Jura. Like Haute Time? Join our Facebook page or follow us on READ MORE

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