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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Dr. Christof Zuber Announced As New CEO for the Moser Group

The Moser Group Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Dr. Christof Zuber as new CEO of the Moser Group AG effective February 6th, 2012. Replacing Dr. Jurgen Lange, Zuber will receive input from Lange for product development and brand representation, as Lang remains a member of the Board of Directors. The Moser Group is confident that with these changes they will be ready to carry out essential developments such as investigating production capacity and continuing steps to build the brand. The group is certain with Dr. Lange’s support and Dr. Zuber’s experience, the future will be exciting and READ MORE

5 Questions With John Simonian, President of Richard Mille Americas

1. Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Richard Mille today? You can always count on Richard Mille to do something completely unexpected, and this year he’s doing a lot! The most talked-about timepiece at the SIHH watch fair in January was the RM 056 Tourbillon Split Seconds Competition Chronograph, otherwise known as “The Sapphire Watch.” The entire case is carved from three blocks of sapphire crystal! And, it has a very complicated movement inside. Only five of these watches will ever be made, and we had customers for all of them by the second day of the READ MORE

Luxury Watches Breaking Into The Brazilian Market

Showing little signs of slowing down, the luxury watch industry has reported yet another rise in exports at the start of 2012. While Chinese tourist and China have always been a big driver of export growth, U.S. and Japan are also showing an acceleration of exports. Brazil has been noted as having potential to become one of the top 15 markets in the world, but duties and import taxes remain a large obstacle. Taxes can currently be up to almost 49% and if a way could be found to reduce those, the countries market would grow at a phenomenal rate READ MORE

The Latest Chapter for the Reverso Virtual Museum

Since 1931 men and woman have been wearing Reverso watches on their wrist as a discreet ornament of their emotions. On the 80th anniversary of the Reverso in 2011, Jaeger-LeCoultre opened the “Virtual Museum” where all can come and share their inspiration and admiration with other Reverso lovers, such as Dev Patel. The British actor – best known as Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire – wears a Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Tribute to 1931 with an engraving that was made especially for him with personal meaning. After his recent film premiered last week in London, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, READ MORE

First Villeret Model Featuring A Flinque Lacquered Dial By Blancpain To Debut At Basel 2012

This year Blancpain’s Villeret collection will debut its first model featuring a flinque lacquered dial, with layers of translucent blue lacquer on the dial to create to depth effect at Basel 2012. The calibre 7663Q features 244 parts and 34 jewels with a three-day power reserve, all housed within a 40mm gold case. The new self-winding movement powers the hour and minute hands and serpentine data pointer. The sapphire crystal caseback reveals the collection’s famous guilloche oscillating weight. Adding a touch of luxury, the timepiece is accompanied by an alligator leather strap with an alzavel lining. Like Haute Time? Join our Facebook page or follow us READ MORE

Watch Dials Drive the Market For Design

Passionate watch collectors will take a look behind the outer shell and learn appreciate the bold use of new materials in a caliber, or the uniqueness and complication of its functions. However, the luxury marketers and designers know that it is the dial that draws the buyer in. How a brand will chose the design for their dials is dependant in part on the target market. Accoding to the New York Times, the U.S Market has a trend towards diamond hour indicators and feminine dials in terms of colors, shapes and numbers. The Asian market leans towards a more classical READ MORE