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CALIBRE THE MAGAZINE FOR LUXURY WATCH LOVERS We cast an eye over the luxury watch brands teaming up with some of the world’s most prestigious sporting events SETTING THE PACE JULY 2017 – THE SPORTS ISSUE

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C A L I B R ET H E M A G A Z I N E F O R L U X U R Y W A T C H L O V E R S

We cast an eye over the luxury watch brands teaming up with some of the world’s most prestigious sporting events

S E T T I N G T H E PA C E

J U L Y 2 0 1 7 – T H E S P O R T S I S S U E

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W E L C O M E

Sport influences every strata of society all over the world. Just consider the colossal viewing figures for the biggest sporting events. Last year, an estimated 13.3 million people tuned in to watch Andy Murray clinch his second title at Wimbledon, and global news coverage of the tournament is thought to have reached over a billion people.

So it’s no surprise that watch brands are keen to associate themselves with this kind of event. In our main feature, starting on page 8, we take a look at a handful of these partnerships, from Rolex and Wimbledon – a marriage that stretches back to 1978 – to Montblanc and the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a relationship which began earlier this year.

Elsewhere, on page 4 our own expert buyers pick out the best new timepieces for any summer occasion, while on page 7 sports writer Martin Pashley looks at how golf has slowed down while other sports have got faster. Enjoy!

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE Brian DuffyHEAD OF BUYING Mark ToulsonSPECIALIST WATCH BUYER Faye SoteriLUXURY WATCH SENIOR BUYER Lisa BrounECOMMERCE DIRECTOR Ian Warwick

This publication is produced in partnership with Northstar

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PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Mark Beazleigh PRODUCTION MANAGER Helen Craig

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C A L I B R E 03

L O O K I N S I D E

TRUE COLOURS We look at how the luxury watch industry is embracing colour in all its forms this summer

TAKING IT SLOW Martin Pashley on golf and time, and why the average game of golf now takes much longer

TEAM PLAYERS We cast an eye over the fine watch brands that partner with sports events and teams

04 07 08

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W A T C H T R E N D W A T C H T R E N D

T R U E C O L O U R S

BRIGHTEN UP YOUR WRISTTECHNICOLOUR HAS BEEN SLOWLY SEEPING INTO OUR WARDROBES AND NOW IT’S TIME YOUR WRIST GOT IN ON THE ACTION. THIS SUMMER WATCH BRANDS ARE PLAYING WITH A RAINBOW OF SHADES. HERE’S OUR PICK, AVAILABLE AT EITHER WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND, MAPPIN & WEBB OR GOLDSMITHS

C A L I B R E 05

HUBLOT BIG BANG UNICO SAPPHIRE RAINBOWHublot has never been one to shy away from brave designs. The Swiss brand caused a stir in 2016 with its pioneering Big Bang Unico Sapphire, made entirely from see-through crystal. Now it has gone a step further, presenting the Unico sapphire case in an array of colours – a first for watchmaking. Though coloured synthetic sapphire has been around since 1902 (it was the brainchild of French chemist Auguste Victor Louis Verneuil), the crystallisation process is so unstable that it is difficult to obtain the same coloured sapphire over and over again. Size can also be a problem – until now, no coloured sapphires over 2kg have been produced. None of this fazed the watchmakers at Hublot. The brand pushed the boundaries and developed a process to produce a large transparent sapphire in a consistent colour. The secret? It heats aluminium oxide (sapphire’s raw form) with chromium at temperatures of between 2000C and 2050C to create a hard and scratch-resistant coloured sapphire. The Unico Sapphire Rainbow is the ultimate colour fix. The 45mm watch is cast in polished sapphire crystal and features an 18-carat white gold bezel set with 48 baguette-cut coloured sapphires including ruby, topaz and tsavorite. It’s available at Watches of Switzerland and Mappin & Webb (£69,000).

NOMOS GLASHÜTTE CLUB NEOMATIK Cool German watch brand NOMOS Glashütte has delved into the paintbox and come up with all the colours this year, unveiling 16 bright new models in its Aqua series. Bringing together its successful neomatik collection, as well as the core models from its Club and Ahoi families, the Aqua watches are all water-resistant to 200 metres and play with a riot of shades, including Atlantic blue and siren red – perfect for a younger, Instagram-friendly generation. We love this fun Club neomatik, which features a white silver-plated dial with blue Super-LumiNova indexes and bold neon orange minute markers. This 37mm watch has a cool light-grey textile strap and is available at Watches of Switzerland and Goldsmiths (£2,270).

ZENITH CHRONOMASTER HERITAGE 146It’s known for its collection of pilot’s watches and its world-famous El Primero movement – still the most precise series-made chronograph ever created. But now Zenith is embracing colour, from yellow and green to blue (the shade of the moment). The new Zenith Chronomaster Heritage 146 is a case in point, with its glorious sunray blue dial and blue perforated calfskin leather strap. It’s at Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths (£5,500).

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL LADY-DATEJUST 28Pink may not seem like an avant-garde colour choice for a ladies’ watch, but we love the shimmering pink dial on Rolex’s all-new Lady-Datejust 28 models. This year, the brand has introduced steel and white Rolesor versions (combining steel and 18-carat white gold) to its enduring Lady-Datejust, with either a fluted or a gem-set bezel in 18-carat white gold and a choice of colourful dials. The watch also houses calibre 2236, which carries Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer certification – a standard redefined by the brand in 2015 that ensures the highest performance. The precision required is −2/+2 seconds per day – more than twice that demanded of an official chronometer. Available at Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths (£4,650).

RADO TRUE THINLINE COLOURSRADO is another brand experimenting with the paint pot this year, as seen in its new True Thinline Colours collection. The thinnest watch in its portfolio at just 4.9mm thick, the True Thinline is now available in four high-tech and eye-catching ceramic variations the brand is calling inky blue, forest green, lunar grey and chocolate brown. Back in 1986, RADO became the first watchmaker to experiment with ceramic when it unveiled the Integral, a rectangular watch featuring black ceramic middle links and gold-coloured outer links. At the time, its innovative properties had only been used in medicine and aeronautics –but it went on to revolutionise the watch industry thanks to its lightweight, hypoallergenic and scratch resistant properties. These new colourful variations prove RADO is still a game-changer. The chocolate True Thinline will be available at Watches of Switzerland and Goldsmiths at the end of July (£1,585).

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A S K T H E E X P E R T S

C A L I B R E 06

O P I N I O N

B U Y E R S ’ P I C K S

Time to clock off OUR EXPERT WATCH BUYERS LISA, FAYE AND MARK PICK THE BEST TIMEPIECES TO PACK THIS SUMMER, WHATEVER THE OCCASION

IWC is always a popular choice among our male customers. For a city break, you can’t go wrong with the Portugieser collection. It’s based on a timeless design from 1939, when two Portuguese merchants asked IWC to create a large wristwatch with the precision of a pocket watch. This new chronograph version has an elegant silver-plated dial offset with blue hands and appliques, and is fitted with a black alligator leather strap by Italian brand Santoni (above, £9,750). If you have a summer wedding coming up, Audemars Piguet’s iconic Royal Oak Chronograph is always a smart option. The watch is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017 with a series of seven new models featuring a fresh, two-tone dial design. I’m an especially big fan of the new 18-carat pink gold model with a chocolate brown Grande Tapisserie dial and brown leather strap (£30,800). For adventurers, I love Zenith’s Chronomaster El Primero with its hard-wearing black ceramicised aluminium case (£7,400).

Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay is a versatile timepiece. Its rugged steel 41mm case and understated black dial will match any outfit you pack for a city break. Its snowflake hands – a feature borrowed from Tudor watches used by the French Navy in the 1970s – and oversized crown are also guaranteed to net you style points (£2,510). When it comes to weddings, I’d recommend a classic dress watch you can wear under a shirt cuff. The Longines Master collection fits the bill. A bestseller since its launch in 2005, the collection is elegant and high-quality (all the models are fitted with automatic movements, from £1,210). And if you’re off on an adventure, go for the TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 with its water-resistance to 50m and handy GPS features. This 45mm titanium model is also fitted with an all-purpose rubber strap (right, £1,450).

LISA BROUNSenior Watch Buyer, Luxury Watches

MARK TOULSONHead of Watch Buying

Whether you’re jetting off to New York or Sydney, you’ll want to keep track of home time and and what time zone you’re in on the other side of the world. So I’d recommend a world timer watch. For ladies, Patek Philippe’s Ref 7130R-011 is an exquisite choice. Its 36mm 18-carat rose gold case has a diamond-set bezel that’ll look the part at night. Beneath the ivory opaline dial ticks an automatic movement that powers a world time function, and a 24-hour and day/night indication

– for 24 time zones no less (£37,040). Another wonderful piece from Patek Philippe is Ref 973J-001: a yellow gold pocket watch of a type rarely seen these days – a real winner for any gents going

to a special event (left, £28,320). For more action-packed pursuits, go for Panerai’s Luminor Submersible

Automatic Acciaio. It’s a diver’s watch fitted with a COSC-

certified movement and a clockwise rotating bezel with a graduated scale for measuring dive times (£5,800).

‘ S E E T H OS E D U C KS? T H E Y W E R E EG G S AT T H E B EG I N N I N G O F T H E DAY ’

by Mart in Pash ley

C A L I B R E 07

he love affair between golf and watches is a long and storied one, with the likes of Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Omega sponsoring

tournaments and legendary players, from Jack Nicklaus to Rory McIlroy. But while all is well in the world of golf and luxury timepieces, over the past 20 years time itself seems to have become something of an enemy of the game.

In the 1960s, the average time taken to play a non-professional round of golf – 18 holes – was around three-and-a-half hours. Now it is closer to five. Whichever way you look at it, the game is slowing down and, according to some, is in danger of coming to a complete standstill altogether, with players stacking up at the first tee like planes over Heathrow at 9am.

So what is behind this glaciation, which has seen the game go from a pleasant few hours to a near day-long epic? Various reasons have been put forward. Some claim that new courses are overly long and complicated. Another theory is that technologically advanced balls fly further and get lost.

But the general consensus seems to be that amateur players have, en masse, decided to emulate the slow play they see on the professional circuit. As one observer put it: ‘They play like they’re Justin Rose about to sink the winning putt at St Andrews.’

The professional game has long had a problem with slow play. During one lengthy round at a US tournament, a TV commentator announced as a flock of birds flew across the course, ‘See those ducks? They were eggs at the beginning of the day.’ On another occasion, while watching South African player Trevor Immelman, an official was overheard using an old Groucho Marx line: ‘Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.’

Some golfers even play up to their image as slowcoaches. PGA Tour winner Ben Crane, who has a reputation for being a ‘deliberate’ player, posted a picture on social media posing with

a sea turtle captioned: ‘Met a guy who plays slower than me’, while former world number one Jason Day said in response to criticism of his careful approach, ‘I don’t care so much about speeding up my game. I have to make sure I do everything correctly.’

While it’s understandable that a player with millions riding on their next swing may take their time, it’s less understandable on a wet Sunday morning on a municipal course, when the player in front is sizing up their shot with the solemnity of an initiate about to be inducted into a world-controlling secret society. Not that players shouldn’t have time to mentally prepare – it’s just that their self-psyching routine shouldn’t be longer than it takes new stars to form in the depths of space.

Golf can be played fast, as Canadian amateur Robb James proved when he managed 851 holes in 24 hours, as did Christopher Smith, the world speed golf champion who – by sprinting between holes and carrying only six clubs – can finish a round in under an hour.

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But while it’s doubtful we’ll be seeing Jordan Spieth or Justin Rose making like Usain Bolt at the next Ryder Cup, across the world the game’s governing bodies have been debating measures to speed things up. These range from stiffer penalties for slow play to shorter courses, and even countdown clocks on the tee – though when the latter was about to be introduced at a Midlands club, rebellious members threatened to throw the clocks into the course lake.

But maybe those complaining have been looking at the matter the wrong way. As William Wordsworth said: ‘Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.’ So what’s the big hurry? Many courses are in beautiful locations and offer peace and tranquillity seldom found in modern life. Perhaps today’s golfers would be best served by the old maxim about the journey being more important than the destination, and learn that slower is often better. Martin is co-founder of Union and has written for The Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph

FAYE SOTERISenior Watch Buyer, Ro lex & Spec ia l ist Brands

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H I GH

F LY E R S

The spray of salt water, the swish of sails and the shouts of the crew… these are things that have remained the same since the first America’s Cup in 1851 – but that’s also where the similarities end. Teams now race sleek and incredibly fast catamarans instead of schooners, and innovation in strategy and technology is encouraged –which is why luxury Swiss brand Omega is such a great fit for the historic event.

Since 1995, Omega has been a supporter, sponsor and Official Timekeeper of Emirates Team New Zealand – and in 2017 the team stunned previous champions Oracle Team USA in a one-sided final stage that means the Auld Mug (the Americas Cup trophy) is going back to New Zealand for only the third time in the race’s 166-year history.

The Kiwis’ success could be down to their radical new boat design. Their 15-metre catamaran was equipped with a cutting-edge cycle-grinding system that allows four crew members (or ‘grinders’) to adjust the boat’s hydrofoils with incredible precision. But it wasn’t the only piece of innovative technology on board: Omega equipped each member of the Kiwi crew with an ingenious new timepiece, the X-33, featuring a Regatta function that enabled them to keep track of the critical five-minute countdown to the start of the race.

‘Precision, accuracy and pioneering spirit are fundamental to what we do and Omega has been right by our side for over 20 years,’ said Grant Dalton, CEO of Emirates Team NZ. Now all eyes are on what Omega and the New Zealand team bring to the race next time.

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O M E G A S E A M A S T E R P L A N E T O C E A N 6 0 0 M G M T E T N Z D E E P B L A C KBlack ceramic 45.5mm case, automatic movement, date display, 60-hour power reserve, black dial, rubber strap, water-resistant to 600mPrice: £8,320

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Its origins may lie in Persia and India, but not many sports are as quintessentially English as polo. It’s a game favoured by the Royal Family, and it gives the great and the good the chance to quaff champagne to the soundtrack of hooves galloping and wooden mallets thwacking. In 2015, Jaeger-LeCoultre became the title sponsor of Cowdray Park Polo Club, home of the Gold Cup. The event has been running since the 1950s, and is one of the most prestigious polo tournaments in Europe.

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s passion for the sport dates all the way back to 1931, when British Army officers in India challenged the maker to create an elegant watch capable of withstanding the hard knocks of a polo match. This led to the creation of the Reverso, with its swivelling metal case protecting the dial. The concept rapidly proved extremely popular on and off the field, and has given rise to many iconic iterations over the years.

Recent versions include the pink gold Reverso Tribute Duoface and Reverso One Duetto Moon in steel, featuring a second time zone or a moon-phase display on the reverse instead of metal. Both highly desirable watch complications but perhaps not so handy if you’re on a charging steed...

J A E G E R -L E C O U L T R E R E V E R S O T R I B U T E D U O F A C E18-carat pink gold 42.9 x 25.5mm case, hand-wound movement, 42-hour power reserve, silver-grained front dial and slate guilloché reverse dial, brown leather strap, water-resistant to 30mPrice: £16,500

J A E G E R -L E C O U L T R E R E V E R S O O N E D U E T T O M O O NStainless steel 40.1 x 20mm case and bracelet, hand-wound movement, reverse moon-phase display, 38-hour power reserve, silvered guilloché front dial and blue reverse dial, water-resistant to 30mPrice: £10,200

J A E G E R - L E C O U LT R E A N D T H E G O L D C U P

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Tune in to many of the biggest sporting events this summer and the chances are you’ll spot the signature crowns of the Rolex logo. The brand sponsors more than 150 major events in sport and the arts every year, and will be witness to the culmination this weekend of the world’s oldest tennis tournament at Wimbledon’s All England Club.

Rolex signed up as Wimbledon’s official timekeeper in 1978 – and since then its iconic Oyster watch has graced the wrists of some of the game’s top players, from Rolex Testimonees Roger Federer and Angelique Kerber to legends of the past such as Björn Borg, Justine Henin and Rod Laver.

Sport was written into Rolex’s future from the start. When Hans Wilsdorf founded his company in London in 1905, he had the idea to create a robust, reliable and precise timepiece to suit a more active lifestyle. As he remarked at the time, he was ‘convinced of its enormous potential in a sports-minded country like Great Britain’. In 1927, Mercedes Gleitze cemented his vision when she became the first Englishwoman to swim the English Channel – while wearing a Rolex Oyster on her wrist.

With tradition dating back to 1877, Wimbledon has come to stand for the unwavering pursuit of excellence, while Rolex has long strived for precision, performance and perfection – pioneering values unfailingly served up at the only Grand Slam tournament still played on grass.

R O L E X O Y S T E R P E R P E T U A L D A T E J U S T 4 1Rolesor steel and 18-carat yellow gold 41mm case and bracelet, automatic movement, date display, 70-hour power reserve, slate dial, water-resistant to 100mPrice: £8,850

R O L E X O Y S T E R P E R P E T U A L L A D Y- D A T E J U S T 2 8Rolesor steel and Everose gold case and bracelet, automatic movement, date display, 55-hour power reserve, white mother-of-pearl dial, diamond-set bezel, water-resistant to 100mPrice: £14,300

R O L E X A N D T H E W I M B L E D O N C H A M P I O N S H I P S

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T A G H E U E R C A R R E R A C A L I B R E H E U E R 0 1 R E D B U L L R A C I N G S P E C I A L E D I T I O NSteel 45mm case and bracelet, automatic chronograph movement, 50-hour power reserve, blue dial, water-resistant to 100mPrice: £4,750

T A G H E U E R C A R R E R A C A L I B R E H E U E R 0 1 R E D B U L L R A C I N G S P E C I A L E D I T I O NBlack PVD steel 45mm case, automatic chronograph movement, 50-hour power reserve, blue dial, blue calfskin leather and rubber strap, water-resistant to 100mPrice: £4,600

T A G H E U E R A N D T H E R E D B U L L R A C I N G F O R M U L A 1 T E A MMotorsport is in TAG Heuer’s blood – as far back as 1911 it was creating timepieces for the dashboards of early automobiles, and in the 1960s its racing-inspired collections found favour among many professional racing drivers. Now the Swiss watch brand has taken its passion for motorsport even further.

Since December 2015, TAG Heuer has been the official partner of the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team. Known as Formula 1’s ‘racing rebels’, it’s no wonder that TAG Heuer’s young-at-heart CEO, Jean-Claude Biver, was attracted to joining forces with the team. Today, TAG Heuer is the Official Timekeeper, Official Watch and Team Performance Partner of Red Bull Racing and – a first for a watch brand – features in the actual name of the car: the Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer RB12.

And there’s good news if you’re a fan of both brands: TAG Heuer recently unveiled two Carrera Heuer 01 Red Bull Racing Special Edition watches.

The team claimed victory in Azerbaijan in June, and with the Formula 1 calendar stretching all the way to November, who knows where the racing rebels will end up in the table? What is for sure is that TAG Heuer’s branding is being seen throughout the 20-race season on the drivers’ helmets, gloves and race suits, as well as on the team uniform – and, of course, on the cars themselves. Watch this space…

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Montblanc embraces its motor racing heritage in 2017 with a double whammy of events. It has signed a five-year partnership to be the Official Timing Partner of the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed, and the news coincides with the launch of its redesigned, automotive-inspired TimeWalker collection.

For the latest TimeWalker models, Montblanc has channeled the golden era of motor racing. Its biggest source of inspiration? The Manufacture Minerva in Villeret, now simply known as Villeret. Founded in 1858, Minerva quickly became known for producing the finest instruments capable of measuring brief intervals of time – perfect for the early days of motor racing.

Montblanc was entrusted with the rich heritage of the Minerva Manufacture in 2007, and its DNA is evident in its new TimeWalker collection. The 43mm models take their design cues from classic racing cars, with semi-skeletonised horns reminiscent of aerodynamic bodywork, knurled crown and chronograph pushers inspired by vintage petrol tank caps, and legible dials borrowing from dashboard design.

The theme of this year’s Festival was ‘Peaks of Performance: Motorsport’s Game-Changers’, and Montblanc paid tribute by presenting a collection of 20 seminal cars from the 1920s to the present day. CEO Nicolas Baretzki says: ‘This partnership brings together the ambition to push boundaries in automotive performance and racing on one side, and innovating in the field of timekeeping performance on the other.’

M O N T B L A N C T I M E W A L K E R C H R O N O G R A P H A U T O M A T I CStainless steel 43mm case, automatic chronograph movement, date display, 46-hour power reserve, black dial, black leather strap, water-resistant to 100mPrice: £3,420

M O N T B L A N C A N D T H E G O O D W O O D F E S T I V A L O F S P E E D

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As well as a range of prestigious watch brands, our showrooms offer a number of services that will help you enjoy your treasured timepiece for years to come. Our expert in-house watchmakers

take great pride in their work, which is why generations have trusted us to care for their timepieces

We have showrooms right across the country. You can find

your nearest one below

At Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths, we have a reputation for selling only the world’s finest luxury

watch brands. You can find a selection below…

S E R V I C I N G

Make sure your timepiece can be passed down through the

generations by having it serviced by an expert watchmaker every three to five years.

R E S T O R I N GWhen in daily use, a timepiece may

get damaged. But there are very few jobs that cannot be undertaken by

our experts to restore a watch.

I N T E R E S T- F R E E C R E D I T

Sometimes the perfect watch is just a little beyond reach. Make your resources stretch that bit further

with our offer of 0 per cent finance for up to three years.

V A L U AT I O N S

If you need a valuation, either for insurance purposes or because

you intend to sell your watch, we can help you – and we also offer

a part-exchange service.

E N G R A V I N GHaving your timepiece engraved

is the perfect way to personalise it. From letters to images, you’ll be

surprised by what is possible.

W AT E R R E S I S TA N C EIf worn regularly in water,

a watch can gradually lose its water-resistant properties – so don’t forget to have your watch

tested and re-proofed.

B AT T E R Y R E P L A C E M E N T

Quartz watches rely on batteries, which will need replacing every

couple of years.

I N S U R A N C E

It’s always a good idea to insure your valued timepiece. Sterling

Care, Aurum Holdings’ insurance service, will ensure your watch is protected from the moment you

leave the store.

P R E - O W N E D

We offer a collection of fully reconditioned pre-owned

and vintage watches, as well as trade-in or part-exchange on

your current timepiece.

S E R V I C E SB R A N D D I R E C T O R Y

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