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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Baselworld 2016: Bulgari Charges Forward with New Collections and Record-Setting Watches

By Roberta Naas
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater

By Roberta Naas

It is definitely a record year for Bulgari when it comes to watches. This year, the brand not only unveils several all-new collections, but also brings the beloved Serpenti to new heights and unveils the world’s thinnest Minute Repeater.

Yes, that was a lot to say in a single sentence, but imaging unveiling all of that in a single year. To some it may seem incredible, but to me – having visited the Bulgari workshops in Le Sentier recently, as well as the dial making factory – I fully understand how this brand has sped forward into the limelight of high watchmaking. We will bring you more on the story of the Bulgari workshops soon, but in the meantime, let’s focus on Baselworld 2016 and the products that are all abuzz for this brand. READ MORE

Baselworld 2016: Jacob & Co. Unveils Astronomia Sky Triple Axis and Xtreme Tourbillon

By Roberta Naas
Jacob & Co. Astronomia Sky Triple Axis and Xtreme Tourbillon

By Roberta Naas

It’s another bang-up year for Jacob & Co., the brand that has been offering daring extremes in watches for years. This year, the brand continues to stretch the imagination and bring the incredible to fruition in two new timepieces that will have you lusting to see the watches in person.

Taking the already well-known and much-loved Astronomia to new heights, Jacob & Co unveils a new realm in three-dimensional glory with the Astronomia Sky watch.

While this timepiece may be a third generation of the original Astronomia Tourbillon that was first introduced in 2014, it is a totally new rendition – a reconfigured movement and a new complication. In fact, the Astronomia Sky Triple Axis Gravitational Tourbillon offers astronomical sidereal time display (tracking solar time and calendar time), a celestial sky dial, a three-dimensional moon and a center globe of the Earth. READ MORE

Baselworld 2016: Ulysse Nardin Celebrates 20 Years of the Marine Chronometer with Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon

By Roberta Naas
Ulysse Nardin Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon

By Roberta Naas

It is a big year for Ulysse Nardin. The brand that has regularly been on the cutting edge of technology and innovation once again wows us with its technical prowess. At this year’s BaselWorld, Ulysse Nardin takes a bold leap forward – combining its marine heritage roots dating back to the 1800’s with a visionary look forward.
For the first time ever, the brand introduces two new haute horology complexities into the Marine Chronometer line. Now, before you have the chance to say it, we will acknowledge it: building a COSC-certified Marine Chronometer is already a horological accomplishment. However, this year Ulysse Nardin takes the line to all new heights. READ MORE

6 Sensational Trends We Expect To See At Baselworld 2016 For Men And Women

By Roberta Naas
Jaquet Droz

By Roberta Naas

As technology and Nano-technology continues to evolve, watch brands are becoming ever more adept at making more precise components for watches and at finding new and different ways to put components together for incredibly advanced timing. This leads to a host of new developments and the ones we expect to see shine brightly at this year’s show are tourbillons, skeletonized watches, calendars and multi-timers. With such great thrust forward into new technical aspects, we have also witnessed a resurgence in the use of new materials and we expect to see a host of cool high-tech materials emerge, as well as a small foray into some beloved not-much-used watch materials such as bronze. READ MORE

Off To Baselworld 2016: The Ins, Outs, Ticks And Tocks Of The World’s Foremost Watch Exhibition

By Roberta Naas
Rolex Baselworld

By Roberta Naas

Every year around this time, hundreds of thousands of watch lovers, watch brands, retailers and global press descend on the small town of Basel, Switzerland. While the cheese, chocolate and quaint architecture are nice attractions, the main focus is the Baselworld International Watch and Jewelry exhibition.

This premier show is universally recognized as the key place to see the newest and greatest watch and jewelry unveilings. This is where history is made, and where wrist trends for the coming years start their journey.

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