Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Jeff Ackerman, Pat Rondilla, and Michael Gelormini for the great pictures! As always, if you would like to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We’ll also [...]

 

There is no shortage of celebrities, many of them celebrity athletes, who serve as “brand ambassadors” for watch brands, appearing in ads and attending events wearing their watches. However, a few of these big-name stars go the extra mile, giving input and often even becoming involved in the design process, for special watches to which [...]

 

There was at least one announcement from a major watch brand at Baselworld that involved a product other than watches. In a press conference, Hublot announced its collaboration with Monster, manufacturer of high-performance headphones. Together, the brands have created the Inspiration Hublot, a pair of noise-canceling “luxury” headphones. The lightweight, black, carbon-fiber over-ear headphones will [...]

 

The first day of the 2013 Baselworld watch fair is in the books, and I’ve already seen a number of interesting new timepieces. Yesterday’s highlights included a clever yacht-timer watch from Alpina, a world horological  first from Blancpain, and some quality time with one of this year’s most talked-about pieces, Hublot’s La Ferrari. Sports-watch maker [...]

 

The Baselworld watch fair, essentially the Super Bowl for watch aficionados and the media that cover the industry, officially kicks off tomorrow. However, members of the worldwide press, including WatchTime, were invited a day early to attend brand press conferences, preview new products, and get a glimpse of the new, larger Baselworld exhibition hall, along [...]