WatchTime Collectors’ Event at South Coast Plaza (Photo Recap)

Last Friday, WatchTime’s annual collectors’ event returned to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. The evening included featured exclusive watchmaking events and opportunities to speak firsthand with brand VIPs and members of the WatchTime team. Needless to say, the participating brands made sure to not only bring their most impressive pieces to Costa Mesa, but in some instances even the people who make them.

Guests were given passports stamped by each of the 13 participating brands which included A. Lange & Söhne, Audemars Piguet, Breitling, Chopard, Hublot, Louis Vuitton, Omega, Piaget, Porsche Design, Tudor, Roger Dubuis, and Vacheron Constantin. Later in the evening guests with stamped passports were entered in a raffle to win one of the many prizes, like a rare coffee table book from A. Lange & Söhne, a Porsche Design weekender bag, Piaget pashmina blanket, and South Coast Plaza gift cards.

“WatchTime is such a great partner with South Coast Plaza and has helped create a terrific event for the third year. Each year better than the last. It’s the perfect synergy between passionate watch collectors and the more than 30 coveted watch brands at South Coast Plaza, offering guests exclusive access to new timepieces and the opportunity to connect with a like-minded community where they could immerse themselves in the art of watchmaking and share their passion in a fun and lively setting.”

Debra Gunn Downing, Executive Director, Marketing, South Coast Plaza

Check out our full photo recap of the wonderful evening below (and to learn about our next collectors’ event, sign up for the WatchTime newsletter), and thank you again to our partner South Coast Plaza, the participating brands and the nearly 400 enthusiasts and collectors who joined us that night!

South Coast Plaza is home to more than 280 boutiques and critically acclaimed restaurants, making it not only the largest shopping destination on the West Coast (and the 4th largest in the United States), but also the one with the highest concentration of design fashion retail. South Coast Plaza has also become the center of a vibrant business, arts and residential district that includes the adjacent Segerstrom Center for the Arts and the new Orange County Museum of Art. With its proximity to beaches and John Wayne Airport, customized concierge services, and collection of top retailers — from Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermès, Cartier and Harry Winston to Saint Laurent, The Webster, Dior, Balenciaga, Celine, South Coast Plaza has about 2.8 million square feet of shopping space. For watch enthusiasts, South Coast Plaza is home to brand boutiques from A. Lange & Söhne, Audemars Piguet, Breitling, Bulgari, Cartier, Chopard, Hublot, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Omega, Panerai, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Porsche Design, Rolex, Tourneau Bucherer, TAG Heuer, Vacheron Constantin or Van Cleef & Arpels. More here.