Bonus Audio: Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Watches
He’s back… and WatchTime’s got him. Our November-December 2012 issue featured “The Terminator’s Timers,” my profile of Hollywood icon and influential watch collector Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now, exclusively on , you can hear excerpts from our interview, conducted at Schwarzenegger’s Santa Monica office.In these clips from the interview, the actor and former California governor talks about the “watch drawer” in which he keeps his collection, his disdain for winders, the origins of his relationship with Audemars Piguet, and his role in the big-watch revolution.Receive all the news, features and reviews from WatchTime for free! Sign up to our free weekly newsletter and get all the news delivered to your inbox.

Kobe Bryant Joins Hublot’s Roster of All-Star Athletes
Hublot continues its domination of the sports world with the signing of all-star Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as its newest “brand ambassador.” Like other high-profile athletes in Hublot’s stable, including fellow NBA star Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, Olympic runner Usain Bolt, and soccer star Diego Maradona, Bryant will lend his name to a limited-edition Hublot timepiece.The partnership was announced this week at a VIP event on the rooftop of the London Hotel West Hollywood, hosted by Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe, and attended by an array of celebrities including late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, actors Zac Efron and Garcelle Beauvais, and star stylist Brad Goreski. The watch, called the King Power Black Mamba in honor of Bryant’s NBA nickname, made its debut at the event, presented to Bryant by Guadalupe, along with a Jeroboam of rare Dom Perignon vintage 1988 Champagne. Hublot has said it will donate a portion of the proceeds from sales of the watch to

15300 info
hi, pretty new to the game.i'm interested in to know more about the 15300. when was it produced and how many years was it produced for?how much was the mrspwas the blue dial boutique edition only and how much did it sell for?

ROO Diver or ROO 42mm
The dilemma: I like the following watches for different reasons-The Royal Oak Offshore stainless diver Beautiful and timeless. drawback- can't admire the momement-The new 42mm Royal Oak Offshore models I like the design and size and the return to a modest pushers in ceramic drawback- wish the bezel was ceramicWhich watch would you purchase? Why? Any pics of the new ROO 42mm are welcome. Love you diver pics too

Omega will be Olympic Timekeeper until 2020
Saw this online, and the press release was today, of course:N.G Hayek, G.N.Hayek, J. Rogge and S. Urquhart at the press conference of 25 September 2009Friday 25 September 2009OMEGA, whose official Olympic timekeeping legacy dates back to the Los Angeles Games in 1932, has signed a new agreement with the International Olympic Committee which extends the partnership through the 2020 Olympic Games. The announcement was made and the agreement signed at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne on 25 September 2009. IOC President Jacques Rogge was joined by Nicolas G. Hayek Sr., the Chairman of the Swatch Group; Nick Hayek Jr., the Group's CEO; and Stephen Urquhart, the President of OMEGA.The signing ceremony and press conference began when Mr. Rogge and Mr. Hayek Sr. rang one of the Olympic bells used to signal the beginning of a final lap in the longer sporting competitions.In his opening comments, Jacques Rogge welcomed the guests and members of the press and announced immediately that the partners