It’s definitelya busy week for car lovers and for Rolex this week and weekend as we embrace Monterey Classic Car Week. Held in the Pacific coastal town of Monterey,California, the week consists of a host of events that draw automobile enthusiasts from around the world — most of which are either sponsored or timed by…
This week, we continue our comprehensive coverage of brands involved with international football. Today: Bulova. Last year, Bulova announced its global partnership with football powerhouse, Manchester United.The brand was named the club’s Official Timekeeper and Global Partner earlier this year, and now introduces a co-branded Swiss-made watch collection specially crafted to celebrate the relationship. The…
By Gordon Henderson Yesterday, we brought you a look at how Greubel Forsey has become a true force to be reckoned with in the watch industry; you can read that here. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, this brand is well worth a close-up look – so here we go. Recently, I had the distinct…
By Gordon Henderson The skill of a master craftsman is displayed in a number of ways. For the viewer, the skill is in what can be experienced through the senses. Touch, feel, the visual aesthetics. The sum total of the encounter then leads the viewer to some type of judgment: “Yes, I like this, the…
By Dan O’Rourke For the past two-plus weeks, we have brought you news about watch brands involved in international soccer. Now, we review the exhilaration, exhaustion, heart and soul that goes into one of the world’s most unifying sports competitions. What makes the World Cup so exciting? Even a casual soccer fan inherently knows the…
Today, we conclude the look at watch brands with international footballer ambassadors and friends. Ottmar Hitzfeld, national coach of the Swiss team, is a friend of IWC and has visited the brand’s Manufacture in Schaffhausen. He wears the IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Edition Laureus 2013. Stay tuned next week for Part 3 in the Who’s…
Earlier, we broke the news about luxury Swiss watch brand Hautlence delving into the world of international football. French actor and former international footballer for the French National team, Eric Cantona. We brought you details of this relationship here. Cantona played for half a dozen teams before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester…
Ritmo Mundo has signed on a massive roster with six international football brand ambassadors. Among the soccer players joining the Ritmo Mundo team are Brazilian David Luiz, Oscar, Dante, Paulihnio, Bernard, and Ramires among others. Each ambassador is sporting a 50mm Quantum timepiece with Swiss chronograph movements until the new watches are finished.
Breitling for Bentley has one of the strongest internationals footballers on its team as brand ambassador: the legendary David Beckham. Indeed, David Beckham is the face for Breitling for Bentley. The British sports celebrity is a perfect fit for the new line of Breitling for Bentley chronographs thanks to his quintessential British style. The Swiss made…
As we continue the look during FIFA World Cup 2014 at watch brands with top brand ambassadors from international football, TAG Heuer comes into place. The brand has two-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo firmly on board its illustrious roster. We brought you details of this relationship recently here. Ronaldo plays forward for Real Madrid…
By Martin Green, watch collector, journalist for Revolution and Troisanneaux Watch journalists are incredibly spoiled. They might not own every watch or even brand, yet they are exposed to the nec plus ultra of Haute Horlogerie on a daily basis. Such excessive exposure to so many great watches makes it hard to call favorites…..or…
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