Spectacular Slam-Dunk for Hublot

Miami HEAT’s Dwyane Wade to Serve as New Hublot Ambassador

(02/2011) Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot announced a partnership with basketball all-star Dwyane Wade of the NBA’s Miami HEAT. NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP, Olympic Gold Medalist, seven-time NBA All-Star and pioneering fund raiser for children’s charities, Wade’s collaboration with Hublot represents a strengthening of the brand’s ties to professional athletics and in particular, basketball, a sport that to no small degree has become a global phenomenon thanks to the talent, passion and drive of its most celebrated players.

Premieres of Unknown at Berlin and Los Angeles

Diane Kruger wearing Jaeger-LeCoultre

(02/2011) Internationally renowned German actress Diane Kruger is the feminine face of Jaeger-LeCoultre since 2008. She has a longstanding attachment to the Brand, ever since the day when her mother offered her a Reverso for her 18th birthday. She wore Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces at the Los Angeles and the 61st Berlin Film Festival premiere of Unknown, the latest film in which she stars alongside famous actors Liam Neeson and January Jones.

At the 61st Berlin International Film Festival premiere of Unknown, on February 18th, 2011, Diane Kruger played her role to perfection as the face of the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Lady Ultra Thin. This festival is one of the most important dates in the international film industry’s calendar and annually hosts more than 19,000 film professionals from 128 countries, including about 4,000 journalists.

A couple of days earlier, for the Los Angeles premjere of Unknown on February 16th, Diane Kruger wore her Jaeger-LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Art Deco watch in white gold set with 180 diamonds. The Jaeger-LeCoultre movement powering this masterpiece contains 98 components and weighs barely one gram. It is the world’s smallest mechanical movement since 1929. She was accompanied by her boyfriend Joshua Jackson, who wore the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin manually-wound watch with a pink gold case.

Enormous presence in golf in Asia

OMEGA welcomes golfer Seung-Yul Noh as ambassador

(02/2011) OMEGA has announced the signing of one of golf’s most compelling young talents. Korean golfer S. Y. Noh is joining golfing greats Greg Norman, Sergio Garcia and Michelle Wie as a brand ambassador for the Swiss watchmaker. Noh said that he is excited about his partnership with OMEGA. "I am happy to be working with OMEGA as an ambassador. The company has had an enormous presence in golf in Asia for many years and I look forward to representing the brand at tournaments and events around the world."

The greatest cookery competition in the World!

Bocuse d’Or 2011 - Timed by Hublot

(02/2011) All cookery crazy? When it comes to fine food, no-one is immune! From cookery classes and competitions, to box sets of recipes and TV programmes… Gastronomy has never been so popular! Within this booming trend, the Bocuse d’Or has become the world's most prestigious cookery competition.

One of Switzerland's greatest motorsport talents

CERTINA and Fabio Leimer, GP2 driver

(02/2011) CERTINA is pleased with the extension of its partnership with GP2 driver Fabio Leimer, no doubt one of Switzerland's greatest present and future motorsport talents. The CERTINA logo will this year continue to figure on Leimer's GP2 racing car, helmet and overalls. Fabio Leimer was born on April 17, 1989 in Bettlach, Switzerland. He entered Swiss go-karting at the age of 11 and placed sixth overall in the Mini category in his first year.

The Great One!

Wayne Gretzky joins the Breitling team

(01/2011) The greatest ice hockey player of all time is the new ambassador of the specialist of “instruments for professionals”, in a stellar encounter between two devotees of excellence. Canadian-born Wayne Gretzky is a living legend in the world of ice hockey. Nicknamed “the great one”, this champion renowned for his professionalism and his fair-play has a record-breaking list of achievements to his credit, including four Stanley Cup Championships, 61 NHL records, and being named 18 times to the All-Star teams. In tribute to his absolute superiority, his famous jersey number, 99, has been retired by all NHL teams.

And that makes three for Hublot!

Hublot has now signed top skier Maria Riesch

(01/2011) Hublot is further strengthening its presence and brand image in the world of skiing! Maria Riesch (born 24th November 1984 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria) has become our number one Alpine skier. Double Olympic champion in the Super Combined and Slalom at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, she took the Gold Medal in the Slalom at the Val d'Isère 2009 World Championships and is currently No. 1 in the FIS classification.

Cooperation with ORBIS International

OMEGA and Daniel Craig team up to support ORBIS mission

(01/2011) Omega has announced that it will work in cooperation with actor and brand ambassador Daniel Craig to support ORBIS International and its Flying Eye Hospital in the fight against preventable blindness. A special watch – the Hour Vision Blue – has been created to celebrate the partnership, and OMEGA has guaranteed that at least one million U.S. dollars from its sale will be donated to ORBIS, an organization which delivers eye care to some of the world’s most remote and developing regions.

SIHH 2011 News

Diane Kruger presents the new Grande Reverso Lady Ultra Thin

(01/2011) Who could best symbolise both one of the world’s most renowned watch manufacturers and its emblematic model, the famous Reverso? Such a woman would of course need to be beautiful, appealing, brilliant, elegant and talented. In Diane Kruger, the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre has found its muse, its inspiration.

Longines joins the world of endurance riding

HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum Endurance Cup by Longines

(01/2011) Longines announces its new partnership with the HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum Endurance Cup. On the strength of its long standing involvement in equestrian sports and sports timing, the famous Swiss watchmaker will now be official partner and timekeeper for this prestigious event. In endurance competitions, the rider must be in perfect harmony with his or her horse in order to manage its pace over the set distance. Endurance riding requires intensive training, fine concentration, good judgement and a great deal of experience. In keeping with the noble character of this discipline, The Longines Master Collection Moon Phases in rose gold is the official watch for this event.

Blancpain unveiled the new Lamborghini Gallardo GT3

Blancpain spends the festive season in Dubai

(01/2011) From December 21st 2010 to January 5th 2011, Blancpain spent the festive season in a key location at the Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest shopping centres. The Manufacture from Le Brassus presented a selection of its star products on one of the Mall’s busiest avenues.

Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin racing

Adrian Fernandez visits the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre

(01/2011) Adrian Fernandez, one of the Aston Martin team Le Mans driver, was the special guest of Jaeger-LeCoultre for an exceptional visit to the Manufacture. The visit once again confirmed the strong ties between Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin racing. Adrian Fernandez took a break in his racing season to visit the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. Welcomed by CEO Jérôme Lambert, he was invited to discover the mysteries of watch creation.

Ellerstina polo team won the ultimate polo prize

On the wrist of Facundo Pieres, Hublot won the most prestigious of polo trophies

(12/2010) Palermo, Argentina, Sunday December 12, 2010 Hublot Ambassador Facundo Pieres and his team Ellerstina, won polo’s “Triple Crown 2010”. On the 117 years of the tournament, only 5 teams have achieved this. The “Triple Crown” is the most prestigious title in the world of Polo, which is coveted by the finest polo players. After winning the 3 illustrious tournaments: Hurlingham, Tortugas and Palermo, the supreme title of “Triple Crown” is a sign of consistent sporting excellence.

Birthday in the Dresden Palace

Tribute by A. Lange & Söhne to Ferdinand A. Lange

(12/2010) A festive evening attended by business leaders, politicians, and the media at the Dresden Palace was the final highlight of an eventful anniversary year. It was a tribute by A. Lange & Söhne to Ferdinand A. Lange, who 165 years ago established the German precision watchmaking industry in Glashütte.

OMEGA Dubai Ladies Masters

Brand ambassador Michelle Wie visits OMEGA Boutique at the Emirates Golf Course

(12/2010) OMEGA brand ambassador Michelle Wie, the sensational 21-year-old American golfer who teed off yesterday at OMEGA Dubai Ladies Masters, visited the OMEGA Boutique at the Emirates Golf Club where she was presented with two of the brand’s most recently launched timepieces. Wie first qualified for a USGA event when she was only ten years old and played in an LPGA event two years later. She joined the LPGA last year and has been demonstrating the skills which have made her one of the biggest attractions in women's golf.