Alan Long, a Malibu resident and president of Sotheby’s International Realty Southern California, was among the attendees at last week’s cocktail reception in honor of Brett Ratner and his Ernst Benz “Time for Change” watch collection.
The Ernst Benz collection for Chrysalis will be sold exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Each celebrity design will be limited to 24 numbered timepieces to commemorate Chrysalis’ 24th anniversary, with 50 percent of Ernst Benz’s proceeds donated to Chrysalis in honor of this project. An additional percentage of sales will be donated by Saks Fifth Avenue for each watch sold.
Guests previewed the new Men’s Luxury Gift Boutique and timepieces for the first time and were treated to specialty cocktails provided by Grey Goose Vodka.
Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals become self-sufficient through employment opportunities.
Since their start in 1984, they have helped more than 30,000 individuals change their lives through jobs at their three centers in downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica and the San Fernando Valley.