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The awards season is in full swing, with both the Grammys and the Academy Awards soon upon us. The US is not the only place where awards buzz is happening: there is a flurry of activity and news around the upcoming BRIT Awards, the British equivalent of the Grammys. Raymond Weil, the official timepiece of the BRIT Awards, recently teamed up with singer-songwriter and producer Labrinth to host a pre-BRIT Awards dinner on January 26.

Raymond Weil, a Swiss watchmaker founded in 1976 in Geneva, has supported the BRIT Awards for the past five years. The company’s support has included manufacturing an official BRIT Awards watch each year as well as having the honor of being the official watch and timing partner of the awards for each of those years.

The BRIT Awards began in 1977 and since 1983 the awards have been an annual event. Over the years the word BRIT has evolved into an acronym for British Record Industry Trust. These awards recognize the best in pop music. The 2012 BRIT Awards will be held on February 21 and will be presented at the O2 Arena in London.

Raymond Weil's Pierre Bernheim and Singer-Songwriter Labrinth at the pre-BRIT Awards dinner.

Labrinth is an up-and-coming English singer-songwriter and producer. He served as host of the January 26 Raymond Weil sponsored pre-BRIT Awards dinner. The dinner was held at Labrinth’s London restaurant Mosaica, with eighty of Labrinth’s friends and associates in attendance. Dinner was prepared by Mosaica’s head chef Steve Goode. The evening included live performances by Labrinth, Kyra, Bluey Robinson, and Etta Bond. Some of the guests in attendance included Tinie Tempah, Ed Sheeran, Suki Waterhouse, and Tali Lennox.

The January 26 Labrinth hosted pre-BRIT Awards dinner was the first Raymond Weil sponsored dinner, although the watchmaker has enjoyed five years of partnership with the BRIT Awards. Look for many more years of partnership between Raymond Weil and the BRIT Awards.