Rodeo Drive Festival of Watches To Showcase Latest And Most Exceptional Timepieces

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rodeo Drive Committee and the City of Beverly Hills will present the Rodeo Drive Festival of Watches October 10 – 13, 2013.  The event will celebrate the largest collection of luxury watch brands and exquisite timepieces on the West Coast.  Craftsmanship, innovation and watch design will be on display throughout the multi-day event. 

For aficionados and connoisseurs alike, the Rodeo Drive Festival of Watches kicks-off with a street-wide open house on Thursday, October 10^th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.  To celebrate the art of watchmaking, twenty distinguished boutiques will feature product launches, exclusive watchmaker appearances, exhibition debuts and a variety of special hospitality. 

Both men's and women's watches will be highlighted and will showcase highly complicated timepieces, as well as other watch trends. Highlights of the timepieces featured will include: Multi-Time Zones (Porsche Design's P'6752 WorldTraveler), Diving Watches (Tourbillon Blancpain), Ultra-Thins (Jaeger-LeCoultre's Master Ultra Thin Jubilee), Automotive-Inspired Timepieces (Hubolt's Big Bang Ferrari Beverly Hills) and Fashion Watches (Van Cleef & Arpels' Papillons Extraordinary Dials). 

Other notable watches that will be presented include, BVLGARI's first Grande Complication watches for women; three new timepieces from Royal Oak Offshore Chronographs at Westime; and Richard Mille's RM 52-01, which is released as a limited edition of 30 nano-ceramic timepieces featuring an 18K redgold skull.

"After Switzerland, there is no place on earth, besides Rodeo Drive, where there is such a high concentration of luxury watch brands in a two block area," says event chair, Adrienne Lee.  "The Rodeo Drive Festival of Watches is a unique opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts to view and experience timepieces from the world's most respected brands in one place." 

The Rodeo Drive Festival of Watches will feature twenty acclaimed brands participating on Rodeo Drive, Brighton Way and Wilshire Boulevard.   Those participating, include Breguet, BVLGARI, David Yurman, Ermenegildo Zegna, Harry Winston, Hublot, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Jason of Beverly Hills, Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Officine Panerai, Patek Philippe, Porsche Design, Richard Mille, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels and Westime.

The Rodeo Drive Festival of Watches is sponsored by the City of Beverly Hills, BVLGARI, David Yurman, Hubolt, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Richard Mille and Westime.  Media partners include The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report and The Beverly Hills Courier.

For more information, please visit www.rodeodrive-bh.com/festivalofwatches.

SOURCE The Rodeo Drive Committee