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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Three New Creations from Richard Mille

RM 031 HIGH PERFORMANCE The RM 031 High Performance is a very conventional product, set powerfully in the realm of Haute Horlogerie and its expertise. Experience gained over the last few years have been combined in the elaboration of this exceptionally precise watch. The caliber RM031 is outfitted with an AP direct-impulse escapement. Developed by APR&P for Audemars Piguet , this new escapement symbolizes a combination of a detent escapement and a Swiss anchor escapement. The AP escapement provides an enhanced chronometric result thanks to the straight action of the escapement wheel on the balance wheel in distinction to a READ MORE

Hermes: 100 Years Of Horological History

La Montre Hermès has presented its two first manufacture movements which, alongside the “Grandes Heures” and “Le temps suspendu” complications, stays with the divine craftsmanship and excellence commanded by a House with a watchmaking tradition that dates back to 1912. One calibre has given rise to two elite movements measuring time in both the feminine and masculine worlds of the Arceau and Dressage collections. These movements arise from the continuing collaboration between two Houses committed to quality, Hermès and Vaucher Manufacture. Exclusive Hermès H1837 movement The Dressage watch, created in 2003 by Henri d’Origny, now appears in a modernized version READ MORE

Bell & Ross Announce the Release of Three New Stunning Timepieces

WW1 HEURE SAUTANTE Bell & Ross designs Haute Horlogerie for men who think time is not simply just a tool but a genuine passion. Once again, Bell & Ross has satisfied this passion with a complication that has an original display and perfect legibility: the Vintage WW1 Heure Sautante. In its platinum edition, the Vintage WW1 Heure Sautante features a second window for the power reserve indicator. Its opaline grey and silvered dial in 18K gold with its hand-applied guilloché decoration and pear-shaped blue-steel hand lend it a timeless elegance. The pink gold version is enhanced by an opaline pearl READ MORE

Zenith Debuts New Pilot Collection And The El Primero Espada at Baselworld

Released today in Baselworld, Zenith debuted the new El Primero Espada timepiece and the Pilot Collection The El Primero Espada is a three hands watch with an Automatic High Frequency Caliber. The timepiece has a 40 mm case diameter, available in rose gold or stainless steel with 50 hours power reserve The new Pilot Collection is as the name was inspired by aviation and the Montre d’Aéronef Zenith Type 20 which was carried aloft in many machines in the 1930s and 1940s, including the famous Caudron planes. The Pilot collection is made especially for lovers of aviation and its history, mechanical enthusiasts, and those enamoured with READ MORE

Federal Councillor Schneider-Ammann Will Open BASELWORLD 2012

Switzerland’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann, will be opening the The BASELWORLD Watch and Jewellery Show that will be running from March 8 to 15, 2012 in Basel. For more than 1,500 elite watch companies and more than 100,000 visitors from all over the globe, BASELWORLD 2012 is the most influential industry event of the year. The world’s largest and most important show for the watch and jewelry industry, BASELWORLD, will present innovations and trends that will confirm their position as the leading show for the watch and jewelry industry. The opening ceremony will be performed by Federal READ MORE

5 Questions with Scott Devon Of Devon Timepieces

Haute Living: Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Devon Timepieces today? Scott Devon: We are introducing Devon Tread 2 at Basel next month. We are very pleased with the initial prototypes and excited to hear the response . Haute Living: What watch do you wear daily? Scott Devon: We have a global patent on our own movement that is used on both Tread 1 and now 2. Haute Living: If money was not a concern, which Devon Timepieces would you recommend to a customer? Scott Devon: We have renderings of a Rose Gold Tread 2 that would be amazing to make READ MORE