Last night at the Rio Olympics, Shaunae Miller dove for the finish of the women’s 400M– beating Allyson Felix (a now 7-time Olympic Medalist) – and stealing the gold. Felix got the silver. Just a few short strides to the finish of the grueling race, with Felix and Miller both running in perfect…
Interview: Usain “Lightning” Bolt, Hublot Brand Ambassador, Makes History at Rio 2016
Last night in Rio, Usain “Lightning” Bolt made history as he won the Gold in the 100M men’s run — making him the first athlete in history to win the Gold for the 100M in three successive Olympic Games. While he didn’t break any of his own personal records, he is still known as the fastest person in…
RIO 2016: Michael Phelps, Omega Brand Ambassador, Wins 5 Gold Medals, 1 Silver
With his toddler son watching on the siines (well, maybe watching, maybe not), Michael Phelps swam to yet another win. In the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games — his last Olympic competitions — the already highly decorated medal winner to five gold medals and one silver medal. Making the achievement even impressive is the…
How Omega Watches Times the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games
Earlier this week we brought you a lo at a number of watch brands with brand ambassadors competing in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. What we didn’t’ bring you were the details of how Omega, the official timekeeper of the event, times those Games to perfect precision. It’s a mind-blowing science of technology, numbers…
A Quick Look at Rio 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletes’ Watches (Omega, Richard Mille, Hublot, Montblanc, etc.)
Friday marked the official opening of Rio 2016 and despite the city not being ready—the start has come. With it, come a host of athletes – many of whom are also brand ambassadors for a variety of watch companies (including, Hublot, Montblanc, Rolex, Richard Mille, etc.), and we will have our eyes on them over…
Philippe Leopold-Metzger, CEO of Piaget, Talks About the Significance and Design of the Piaget Polo S Line
Recently Piaget unveiled its newest Piaget Polo S watch in New York, where we also had the opportunity to talk to global CEO, Philippe Leopold Metzger about the launch of the new that is created only in stainless steel and that represents a new opening price point for the brand. Consisting of five mos,…