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Lee Westwood wins the St. Jude Classic in Memphis

(06/2010) An Audemars Piguet ambassador since 2005, Lee Westwood has gained renewed success on American soil by winning his second tournament in the United States (after a first in 1998). He finished at 10 under par after the longest playoff in the history of the St. Jude Classic. The 37 year-old Englishman said: "It's definitely nice to win again. Nobody likes negative questions when you try to be positive all the time."

Audemars Piguet has been the main co-sponsor since 2007

The Ladycat catamaran claims victory in the Bol d'Or Mirabaud 2010

(06/2010) Last Sunday, June 13th 2010, the Ladycat team of which Audemars Piguet has been the main co-sponsor since 2007 won the world's largest and most prestigious closed-water regatta. On Lake Léman this weekend, the fair sex prevailed over a number of great ocean sailing champions! The Ladycat, skippered by Dona Bertarelli and "manned" by a mainly female crew, won the 72nd edition of the Bol d'Or, crossing the finishing line well before the 515 other participants after 16 hours and 49 minutes of sailing – and almost two hours ahead of the runner-up boat.

FIRST leg of the FAI - Hungarian aerobatic champion

The winner: Tamás Nádas and FORTIS B-47 CALCULATOR

(06/2010) In the vicinity of Kecskemét, Hungary, in Matkópuszta between the 31st of May and the 5th of June 2010, the Hungarian Open Aerobatic Championship was held. As the championship was open for international entries, the event is considered an international event of the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) also. For this reason, the winner receives not one but two medals.

Official presenting sponsor of the Red Carpet

Audemars Piguet encore performance at the Tony Awards

(06/2010) Audemars Piguet for the second year is proud to act as the presenting sponsor of the 64th Annual Tony Awards Telecast Red Carpet at Radio City Music Hall.  As part of a comprehensive partnership with The Tony Awards, Audemars Piguet has initiated a philanthropic effort through the brand's "The Time to Give Foundation" to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  Following the highly successful "Time to Give" celebrity watch charity auction hosted last month, the program has raised

.3m to date.

Overall winner: Dane Rasmus Kofoed

Hublot honours haute cuisine

(06/2010) Hublot spent the start of this week at the heart of the prestigious "Bocuse d’Or" Chefs' championship. The brand was the timer for the competitions, earning pride of place on the chefs' hats. The winner was awarded a Big Bang presented by Jean-Claude Biver, the CEO of Hublot.

Elegant dinner in the Musée Rodin

Longines: Gustavo Kuerten receives award at a charity dinner

(06/2010) After the exhibition match that rounded up the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament, Longines organised a charity dinner on the Saturday evening to raise funds for the charity organisations run by its two ambassadors of elegance Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf. The Indian actress and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the two winners of the French Open at Roland Garros in 2000 – Mary Pierce and Gustavo Kuerten – were also among the many guests at this elegant dinner held in the Musée Rodin

Subtle balance between daring and wisdom

A legendary man joins a legendary brand: Lionel Messi, the new Audemars Piguet icon

(06/2010) Lionel Messi joins the world of Audemars Piguet and its 135 years of history. Understandably proud to be welcoming him, Audemars Piguet CEO Philippe Merk salutes the arrival of this exceptional personality who has successively overcome life's various trials to reach the peak of his art.

Hayek started the 150-minute endurance race

Hayek/Kox: Victory in Spa Francorchamps

(06/2010) Iconic Italian marque Lamborghini secured victory at round five of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Reiter Engineering’s drivers Marc A. Hayek and Peter Kox charged around the Belgian track on 5 June 2010, behind the wheel of their Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4.

Audemars Piguet Ambassador

Graeme McDowell won the Celtic Manor Wales Open

(06/2010) Audemars Piguet Ambassador since 2005, Graeme McDowell won his 5th European Tour tournament, scoring a total of 15 shots under par with a 3 shots margin over his competitors. He said that Sunday was the best final round he has ever played to win a tournament, a bogey-free round with 8 birdies in his first 11 holes. The Northern Irishman had started gaining momentum one week before at the Madrid Masters with a 4th place finish.

ABN AMRO Ladies Open in Holland

OMEGA CONSTELLATION Watch for winner ladies

(06/2010) England’s Florentyna Parker earned her first Ladies European Tour victory at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in Holland. The 20-years old Parker carded a final round of two under par 70 at Golfclub Broekpolder in Rotterdam on Sunday for a two stroke win over Scotland’s Krystle Caithness (68).

15th edition of Les Voiles d’Antibes

Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge 2010

(06/2010) After four days of regattas, the boats Mariska, Rowdy and Chaplin won in the “Big Boats”, “Vintage” and “Classic” categories respectively on the occasion of the 15th edition of Les Voiles d’Antibes. This was the first leg in the Mediterranean sea of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge 2010, the international circuit dedicated to vintage and classic yachting sponsored by the Florentine fine watch-making company Officine Panerai.

Charity dinner for Children for Tomorrow

Longines Future Tennis Aces

(06/2010) As official partner of the French Open at Roland-Garros, the Swiss watchmaker Longines has decided to seek out future tennis champions this year. Sixteen children from all around the world will be playing in a tournament leading up to an exciting mixed doubles final involving Gustavo Kuerten and Mary Pierce, who both won the French Open ten years ago.

Impressed by the passion

Swizz Beatz visits the Manufacture Audemars Piguet

(06/2010) On Thursday June 3rd, famous American music producer and rap artist Swizz Beatz paid a visit to the Manufacture in Le Brassus to discover the workshops and the people who make the Audemars Piguet timepieces he so greatly admires. Last Thursday, a very special visitor toured the watch firm's workshops.

FIA GT1 World Championship

Blancpain: Actor Erol Sander shines at Brno !

(06/2010) At the recent motor-racing weekend in Brno (Czech Republic) – featuring the FIA GT1 World Championship and the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo competition – actor Erol Sander enjoyed himself in the VIP village hosted by the Manufacture in Le Brassus. During his visit, Blancpain President and CEO Marc A. Hayek took the opportunity of treating the famous Turkish-born German actor to an elegant and sporting timepiece.

Glashütte Original Musikfestspiel Award Ceremony 2010

Extraordinary concert under the musical direction of Valery Gergiev

(05/2010) The visitors to the Dresden Musikfestspiele witnessed not only an extraordinary concert – which was received with standing ovations – by the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre from St. Petersburg and the Russian pianist Denis Matsuev, who performed works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff under the musical direction of Valery Gergiev.