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…
FIFA Who’s Who: IWC Watches Makes Friends with Swiss Team Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld
Today, we conclude the lo 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…
FIFA 2014 Who’s Who: Hautlence Watches and Eric Cantona
Earlier, we bre the news about luxury Swiss watch brand Hautlence ving 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…
FIFA Who’s Who: 6 Players join Ritmo Mundo’s World Cup Footballer Roster
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.
FIFA Who’s Who in Watches: FIFA, Breitling and Beckham
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 of Breitling for Bentley chronographs thanks to his quintessential British style. The Swiss made…
FIFA World Cup 2014 Who’s Who: Footballer Christiano Ronaldo and TAG Heuer Watches
As we continue the lo 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…