Roberta Naas

Roberta Naas is one of the most well-known and respected watch journalists in the world. She is the founder of the online authoritative watch source, www.atimelyperspective.com and has been covering the subject of watches and jewelry for more than 30 years. She has gone behind the scenes all over the world to get the news, the truth and the hard-to-find information that brings watches to reality. Naas has authored six books on watches and time as of 2016, and is in the throes of penning more. She is an award-winning journalist with a Master’s Degree in newspaper journalism from the Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse U. Aside from watches, jewels and family, Roberta is an avid beach lover, and you can often find her soaking up the sun on some of the Caribbean’s soul-drenching sands.

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8 Incredible Pieces of Fringe Jewelry (slideshow)

By Roberta Naas
Fringe is in again – and it is taking the jewelry world by storm. Here we bring you eight exciting new fringe-inspired READ MORE

Sprinter Wayde Van Niekerk Officially Named Richard Mille Partner Athlete

By Roberta Naas Just about a week ago, we wrote about Gold Olympic medalists from Rio 2016 who were also brand ambassadors. One of those was Wayde Van Niekerk, the South African sprinter. The thing is, Richard Mille had not yet made the announcement that Van Niekerk was a new brand ambassador — but when we saw the watch on his wrist, it seemed a given READ MORE

4 Key Motorsports Events Rolex Supports at Monterey Classic Car Week

By Roberta Naas Rolex was almost as ubiquitous as the vintage cars that lit up the California landscape last week at the Monterey Classic Car Week. Read about the events of the week and Rolex’s role. READ MORE

4 Gold Medal Winners at Rio 2016 Who are Also Watch Brand Ambassadors

By Roberta Naas Rio 2016, the XXXI Olympic Games, proved to be intensely satisfying (and dissatisfying in some ways) for America. American athletes claimed the highest number of medals – 121 — including 46 Gold, 37 Silver and 38 Bronze. Women won 27 of those 46 Golds. Some of the winners of this year’s Gold medals were also from other countries around the world. Here we bring you a look at four winning athletes who are also watch brand ambassadors. READ MORE

Rio 2016: Men’s USA Basketball Team, Including Haute Time Co-Founder Carmelo Anthony, Takes the Gold

By Roberta Naas Haute Time’s co-founder and famed NBA player Carmelo Anthony was a leading member of Team USA men’s basketball, which took the win in Rio. The men’s basketball team took home its third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
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Over the Rainbow: Six Sensational Rainbow-Colored Gemstone Watches (slideshow)

By Roberta Naas This year, the watch world recognized the diverse dimensions of its audiences. Not everyone wants a black, white, gray or blue watch – some like their time with an explosion of color—even at the highest end of the spectrum. Perhaps more than ever before, brands in all price realms are complying – offering red, yellow, pink, blue, purple, orange, lime green and other color watch straps and dials. This explosion of color, however, READ MORE