Friday, July 1, 2016

IWC – PORTOFINO Automatic Moon Phase 37 Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation”

IWC SchaffhausenPORTOFINO Automatic Moon Phase 37 Edition Laureus Sport for Good Foundation

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Schaffhausen, 2016 IWC Schaffhausen presents the Portofino Automatic Moon Phase 37 Edition Laureus Sport for Good Foundation to celebrate the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Berlin.

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 (L-R▶): Henrik Ekdahl, Managing Director IWC, Richemont Nothern Europe, Franziska Gsell, CMO IWC Schaffhausen, and Lewis Hamilton, Friend of the Brand IWC Schaffhausen, on the Red Carpet of the Laureus World Sports Awards 2016

The timepiece, limited to 1,500 watches, marks the tenth special edition to be launched by the Schaffhausen-based luxury watchmaker as part of its commitment to Laureus Sport for Good. The winning design from last year’s IWC children’s drawing competition is engraved on the case back. This special engraving is a reminder that a portion of the proceeds from sales goes to Laureus to help support its social projects.

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Sport eliminates differences, imparts self-confidence and promotes team spirit: this is the motto of Laureus Sport for Good, an organization that believes in the integrative force of sport, harnessing its potential to advance social change and provide more promising future prospects for disadvantaged children and adolescents.

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Since 2006, IWC Schaffhausen has been supporting the foundation on an annual basis by launching a special watch in aid of the cause. “Our cooperation with Laureus forms one of the cornerstones of our commitment to social responsibility. The foundation, and its ambassadors from the world of professional sport, are tirelessly and passionately dedicated to improving society. I am proud that we have been able to support this important and necessary work for the tenth year running with a special edition, summarizes Georges Kern, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen.

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Joachim Loew, National Trainer of the German National Football Team and IWC Brand Ambassador, in Berlin where the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer presented the limited special edition watch Portofino Automatic Moon Phase 37 Edition "Laureus Sport for Good Foundation"

This year, the timepiece of choice is a model from the Portofino family. The Portofino Automatic Moon Phase 37 Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation” (Ref. IW459006) is limited to 1,500 watches worldwide. The dial and the moon phase display feature the unmistakable Laureus blue, lending the timepiece an extraordinary plasticity and depth.

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Jessica Kastrop, in Berlin where the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer presented the limited special edition watch Portofino Automatic Moon Phase 37 "Edition Laureus Sport for Good Foundation" with the characteristic Laureus blue on the dial.

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The hour indices are complemented by 12 diamonds, which combine with the blue alligator leather strap from Santoni to give the timepiece a very elegant overall look. With a case measuring 37 millimetres in diameter, this watch is also suitable for watch lovers with slender wrists. It is driven by the automatic 35800-calibre movement with a power reserve of 42 hours.

A CHILDREN’S DRAWING ADORNS THE CASE

In addition to their distinctive blue colour, another characteristic feature of the Laureus special editions is the engraving on the case back. Each year, IWC organizes a drawing competition for children and adolescents in the context of the foundation’s projects. An expert jury then reviews all the entries to select the winning design to be engraved on the back of the watch.

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For the tenth special edition in this series, the jury chose the drawing by 16-year-old Eleni Partakki from Cyprus. Her drawing on the competition theme “Time for Sport” shows girls and boys playing with a ball. Eleni Partakki is a participant of Peace Players International Cyprus (PPI), a project that actively encourages Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot boys and girls living in the divided Cyprus to play basketball together.

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For the tenth special edition in this series, the jury chose the drawing by 16-year-old Eleni Partakki from Cyprus. Her drawing on the competition theme Time for Sport shows girls and boys playing with a ball.

IWC BRAND AMBASSADORS ATTEND AWARDS NIGHT

For the first time ever, this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony was held in Berlin. These internationally renowned awards have been presented annually in various categories ever since Laureus Sport for Good was founded in 2000. The winners are selected by the Laureus World Sports Academy, which currently consists of over 50 living legends from the sporting world, including American track and field athlete Edwin Moses and German figure skater Katarina Witt. The gala in Berlin was also attended by the prominent IWC brand ambassadors Nico Rosberg, Oliver Bierhoff and Alexei Nemow.

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Lewis Hamilton, Formula One Champion and Friend of the Brand IWC Schaffhausen, in Berlin where the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer presented the limited special edition watch Portofino Automatic Moon Phase 37 Edition "Laureus Sport for Good Foundation"

IWC has been a dedicated Global Partner of Laureus Sport for Good since 2005. In 2007, the luxury Swiss watchmaker co-founded the Laureus Foundation Switzerland in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz Switzerland. A total of 1.1 million Swiss francs were raised for the cause at the ninth Laureus Charity Night in Dübendorf last November thanks to proceeds from the event – including those from the auctioning of a Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde Unique Piece “Laureus Charity Night”. The money raised will benefit various projects organized by the foundation in Switzerland – in particular, Laureus Girls in Sport and Laureus Street Soccer.

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD

Laureus Sport for Good channels the power of sport tobring about positive social change. The foundation’s pri-mary focus here is on fostering the personal developmentof children and adolescents and promoting the integrationof young people who are disadvantaged for social, eco-nomic or other reasons. Not only is sport the perfect toolfor imparting self-confidence, self-esteem and social skills,but it also helps young people to stay healthy. In this way,Laureus Sport for Good is helping to sustainably ensure apositive life for the next gener a tion. The foundation spon-sors four social sports projects in Switzerland. With morethan 150 projects worldwide, the Laureus Foundation helpsover 1.5 million children and adolescents in 34 countriesto prepare themselves for the challenges life has to offerthem.

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Technical Specifications

 Model: PORTOFINO Automatic Moon Phase 37  Edition  “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation”


Reference: IW459006

FEATURES
IWC-manufactured Mechanical movement
    Moon phase display
    Central hacking seconds
    Back engraving depicting the winning picture from the “Time for Sport” drawing competition
    Limited to 1,500 watches in stainless steel 
MOVEMENT
    IWC-manufactured calibre: 35800
    Frequency: 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
    Jewels: 25
    Power reserve: 42 h
    Winding: Automatic
WATCH
    Materials:
Stainless steel case, blue dial with 12 diamonds.
    Glass: Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
    Water-resistant: 3 bar
    Diameter: 37 mm
    Case height: 11 mm
STRAP
Blue alligator leather strap from Santoni with pin buckle in stainless steel

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Ariadne Artiles makes a splash launching the new Oris El Hierro















ORIS Aquis El Hierro Limited Edition NEW

A deep calling

Ariadne Artiles makes a splash launching the new Oris El Hierro Limited Edition
At the beginning of June, Oris launched the El Hierro Limited Edition at a high-profile event that immersed specially invited guests, including Spanish model Ariadne Artiles, in both the new watch and the fascinating story behind it.

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The watch is named after El Hierro, the most south-western of the Spanish-owned Canary Islands and the site of a submarine volcanic eruption that occurred in 2011. Through the El Hierro Limited Edition watch, Oris is supporting a research scholarship scheme run by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) at the Faculty of Marine Sciences at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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Model Ariadne Artiles took to the water to launch the Oris El Hierro Limited Edition

For the launch event, Oris hosted international and local journalists from watch and lifestyle publications, and special guests from the university and the council. Ariadne Artiles was born on Gran Canaria, and leant her support to the event as both a Canary Islander and an ardent supporter of marine conservation. ‘The ocean takes care of us,’ she said. ‘Let’s return the favour.’

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Sales of the El Hierro Limited Edition will support the IEOs scholarship programme

The two-day event included a dive and an underwater sightseeing tour off the south coast of the island, which has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2000. The activities were spectacularly documented by the Spanish underwater photographer Francis Pérez, whose many awards include the gold medal he won at last year’s Our World Underwater international photography competition. Shots from the dive included images of Ariadne Artiles testing the El Hierro watch in the surroundings it was inspired by.

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During the event, researcher and scientist Eugenio Fraile presented ‘Project Vulcano’ at the Centro de Interpretación Vulcanológica de El Hierro. Students benefitting from the IEO scholarships will take part in the project, which will work to protect the area’s unique marine ecosystem.

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Top, from left: Luis Lopez, Milagros del Valle, Susana Cabello Cid, Claudine Gertiser, Javier Pomar and Rafael Robaina Below, from left: Eugenio Fraile, Pablo Abaunza and Hector Hernandez.

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Oris is extremely proud to be involved in the El Hierro project. At the end of the event, Claudine Gertiser commented: El Hierro is a magical place and we have seen that the IEO is doing vital conservation work here. Oris is delighted to dedicate its latest limited edition diving watch to El Hierro and the work of the IEO.’

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Eugenio Fraile added: ‘We greatly value our partnership with Oris. This new watch underlines the difference Oris is making with its contribution to preserve the underwater world.’

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Product Features

Model: Oris Aquis Great El Hierro Limited Edition to 2,000 pieces

Reference No. 01733 7653 4783-Set RS  Black Rubber strap

Movement
Automatic movement Oris Cal. 733 (based on Sellita SW 200-1)
With date window at 6 o’clock
Dimensions:    Ø 25.60 mm, 11 1/2’’’
Functions 
Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date window,
Instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
Winding:    Automatic winding, bi-directionally rotating red rotor
Power-Reserve:    38 hrs
Vibrations:    28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
Jewels:    26
Case
Material:    Multi-piece stainless steel case with black DLC coating
Size:   Ø 43.00 mm, 1.693 inches
Top Glass:     Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
Case Back:    Stainless steel, black DLC plated, screwed, special engravings
Operating Devices:    Stainless steel screw-in security crown, black DLC plated
Water Resistance:    30 bar (300 m)
Interhorn Width:    26 mm
Diver’s unidirectional revolving top ring with redand white minute scale on black ceramic inlay
Screw-in case back with special illustration and engraved limitation number
Crystal
Sapphire crystal domed on both sides with inner anti-reflective coating
Dial
Black dial with applied indices filled with Super-LumiNova® GL
Black nickel hour and minute hands with Super-LumiNova® GL inserts
Red nickel central second hand with Super-LumiNova® GL ‘lollipop’ insert  
Strap
Black rubber strap with Oris-developed safety anchor and quick-adjust sliding-sledge folding clasp coated in black DLC

Extras
Special box, certificate, limited to 2000

Price
Swiss Retail Price: CHF 1,950.00
Edition
Limited edition 2000 pieces
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