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 CEO Of Graham Watches Eric Loth

1. Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Graham today? Graham is full of activity in the product development department. Among the several projects we are running with our engineers and designers, I see three that look the most promising for the time being. The first is a deep evolution, if not a revolution, of our emblematic model Chronofighter Oversize, with a series of watches that will be presented in Basel next March. We have worked extensively on materials that are specifically developed for each of our case components, but also in a complete reengineering of the watch READ MORE

Bentley Motors and Breitling Celebrate the Launch Of A Continental V8 Limited Timepiece

This Breitling for Bentley GMT V8 looks recognizable to those who have seen other Breitling Bentley watches. It has its unique features though, such as the red inner city bezel, making a nice distinction with the black dial. It also has an added red triangle-tipped hour hand finishing one rotation every 24 hours, and multiple time zone display. The movement is the automatic COSC-chronometer-certified chronograph, featuring Breitling exclusive “30-second chronograph” with a sweep seconds hand making one full turn of the dial in half a minute, enabling readings accurate to the nearest 1/8th of a second. This superior timepiece is READ MORE

10 Facts About Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern

Recently in Dubai for the Watch Art Grand Exhibition, La Moda Dubai was able to obtain an elite interview with Thierry Stern, the fourth in a line of presidents who have steered 170-year old watch company Patek Philippe. The man who is as sophisticated as the watches themselves, told La Moda Dubai about his passion for watchmaking, his confrontations in continuing an enduring family legacy, his visualization of the future for the Patek Philippe megabrand and his favorite Patek Philippe watch. 1. Passion is the driver to success, not pressure. Thierry told La Moda, “I was six years old when READ MORE

Hublot Reveals Extra-Thin Skeleton Watch

Hublot will pull covers off its first extra-thin skeleton watch, a Classic Fusion with a refined design which preserves the true mark of being a Hublot chronograph, this year at BaselWorld. An inspirational change from the Big Bang trend, this 45 mm diameter watch features a 2.90 mm solid movement which has been designed in-house. On the dial side you can see the tiny seconds at 7 o’clock and the watch hands are reminiscent of the first Hublot watches, adding a historic and classic feel. Offered in a “satin finished Classic Fusion” 45-mm diameter case versions: the titanium case watch READ MORE

Luxury Timepieces Find a Home on the Courts

The Australian Open final not only announced a winner of the game but also announced one in the world of luxury timepieces. More and more players have started endorsing watches and they gaining worldwide market exposure in the course, manufacturers are starting to pursue the results of big events with as much fascination as clothing and equipment sponsors. The record Melbourne final won in six hours by Novak Djokovic over Rafael Nadal proved to be another enormous success for Audemars Piguet, who signed Novak to a contract only last year and promptly fitting her with a classic Royal Oak Offshore READ MORE

Naval Centennial Limited Edition Airwolf Watch

Breitling will be offering #1 of 500 exclusive Naval Centennial Limited Edition Airwolf watches at an auction to benefit the “Breitling Scholars”, program to the National Flight Academy (NFA). The program encourages Science, Engineering Math and Technology education through aviation inspired simulations and scenarios. The historical timepiece was created to honor the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation in 2011 and will open for bids on February 29th, 2012. Worn by numerous aviators, including Mark Kelly on the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s last flight in space, who will also be personally presenting the watch to the highest bidder. http://auctions.readysetauction.com/breitling READ MORE