Watch trends from Haute Time expert Greg Simonian of Westime.

Greg Simonian explains why it’s hip to be square.

Greg Simonian tells which companies can be spotted on the circuit this F1 season, and also at Westime’s four boutiques in Southern California.

Some of Greg Simonian’s favorite new watches from 10 haute brands…

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The era when fine timepieces were only made of gold or platinum is long gone. Watchmakers are embracing new materials like never before, and finding that high-tech alternatives make watches stronger, lighter, more durable, and in some cases more beautiful than ever. Ceramic is a relatively new material to fine watchmaking that is proving its […]

Some of the most complicated mechanical watches have much more to “say” than just tick-tock.  Minute repeaters chime the present hour and minutes with the push of a button (a handy function when trying to tell the time in the dark).  A striking hour complication rings out the hour, every hour on the hour. An […]

There is no denying that many women have taken to wearing men’s timepieces in recent years, and the look of a big watch on a lady’s wrist makes for an eye-catching fashion statement. But recently I’ve seen a renewed commitment among watchmakers to design timepieces especially for women from the start. Rather than a “borrowed […]

You don’t have to man the controls of your own airplane in order to appreciate the sporty style and great legibility of a pilot’s watch.  Also known as aviation watches, today’s versions are often based on timepieces that were made for military and commercial pilots from the early part of the 20th century.  Those watches […]