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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Google Being Sued By Montblanc For Misleading Adverts

Montblanc, a German manufacturer of watches, writing instruments and other accessories is going to meet Google in court over the identity of counterfeiters that have been using the AdWords program. Court documents offering some insight on the lawsuit show that search terms like ’Montblanc pens’ produce misleading adverts that appear on Google.co.uk. The UK arm was unable to identify the offending advertisers, stating they don’t have the information and told Montblanc to take the case up with Google US. Montblanc has stated they tried to determine the identity of the offenders through other avenues and have not had any success. READ MORE

Metallic Watch Sales Soaring

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) has revealed a rise in demand for bi-metallic watches following a sharp increase in export sales. The FHS stated that along with the persistent rise in demand for gold timepieces, bi-metallic watches are showing the same trend. Demand has heightened the overall performance of the Swiss watch exports, increasing 16% by the end of 2011. The trend for bi-metallic watches is also on the increase in the UK. WatchPro has been talking to a number of Swiss watch retailers and brands in the UK to find out how the sales of multi-metal READ MORE

Bell & Ross for His or Her Valentine

The Bell & Ross company has always been dedicated to designing extraordinary watches for specialized functions. Founded in 1992 by an elite group of designers and aerospace engineers, Bell & Ross has never strayed from the principles needed to produce only the best and finest timepieces. The BR S Heritage and BR 03-92 Heritage watches are no exception. Both featuring a matte black ceramic and steel case, his measuring 42mm and hers measuring 39mm. The numeral, index and hands are covered in a sand colored photo illuminant coating with anti reflective sapphire glass and straps infused with natural calfskin and a READ MORE

Bulgari Family Sells LVMH Stock

Subsequent to the Bulgari family selling their shares of French luxury group LVMH, sales dropped 3.5%. The family was under guidance from the same financial consultant who acted as their counselor when they sold the Bulgari ‘family jewels’ to LVMH last year for a 60% premium. Bulgari vice-president Nicola Bulgari and Bulgari chairman Paolo Bulgari and nephew Bulgari chief executive Francesco Trapani have all let go of their shares. LVMH said that Bulgari noted sound revenue growth in 2011 across all their product categories through their own stores as well as other distribution channels. Last week LVMH declared strong watch READ MORE

Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak 40th Anniversary Worldwide Exhibition

This not to be missed event combines design, photography, film and sound creating the Royal Oak 40th anniversary worldwide exhibition. Celebrating 40 years of Audemars Piguet’s iconic timepiece Royal Oak, the world’s first luxury sports timepiece that sparked a complete shift in the watch industry, the Swiss Manufacture from Le Brassus in the Vallee de Joux has put together this distinctive and one of a kind exhibition. Rare watches from the very first Royal Oak in 1972 to the newest models revealed at the Salon de la Haute Horologerie in January 2012, are set to be displayed in a series of READ MORE

5 Questions With Jacob The Jeweler

Check out Haute Time’s the exclusive interview with Jacob Arabo, owner and founder of Jacob & Company. 1. Tell us some of the most exciting developments at jacob and Co today? Jacob & Co. continues to build on its multi-time zone collection and most recently, introduced the Grand and the Global watch collections. Each features a pentagon shaped face that shows give time zone functions with corresponding cities around the globe. The designs are sleek, unique and for the guy who wants a timepiece unlike anything else out there. The Global dials can be silver, white or black with a black READ MORE