Waterford Crystal ball prepared for New Years Eve in New York (11 images)

Workers install a panel of newly designed Waterford Crystals that make up the giant Waterford ball that annually drops over Times Square marking the new year In New York City on December 27, 2013. The famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from a flagpole atop One Times Square with an estimated one million people watching below. UPI/John Angelillo

Regan Iglesia, Vice President, Global Marketing for Waterford, Jeffrey Straus, President, Countdown Entertainment, co-producer of New Years Eve, and Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance, co-producer of New Years Eve stand together at the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year's Eve ball unveiling in New York City on December 27, 2013. The famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from a flagpole atop One Times Square with an estimated one million people watching below. UPI/John Angelillo

Photographers wait at the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year's Eve ball unveiling in New York City on December 27, 2013. The famous New Year's Eve Ball descends from a flagpole atop One Times Square with an estimated one million people watching below. UPI/John Angelillo