| Scott Atherton Looks Back and Ahead | | Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:16:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | The start of the 2007 American Le Mans Series is right around the corner with the third annual Winter Test at Sebring on January 22-24. Series president and CEO Scott Atherton offers his thoughts about the accomplishments of 2006 and a look ahead to a 2007 season that features 12 events, the introduction of the Acura factory program and stops in three key new markets. .... | |
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| | | Scorpion Watch | | Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 1:26:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | We've seen lots of manly watches lately but perhaps the Scorpion watch is the most unabashed testosterone-laden of the bunch. The new watch company is based in Denver, Colorado and founded by Brent Fedrizzi and Robert "Conrad" Blank. Their model is the Reef Diver, a hefty Swiss-made diving watch with a 43mm x 14mm case with 22mm lugs. The watch has an elapsed time bezel, sapphire crystal and a screw-down case back with a big scorpion on the back. The dial has Super Luminova markers and hands and a black wheel date. The watch sells for $799 and comes in a tough black foam-padded case that adds to the dude appeal.[via Time Zone] .... | |
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| | | Something F1 fans can watch out for | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:21:32 PM by Blog57 Team | | POPULAR Swiss watch maker ORIS has come up with the Oris Williams TT3 Chronograph watch for Williams F1 team members who will wear them during races. The good news is, that a total of 3,000 pieces of the special edition watches are available in the market. Oris Williams TT3 are not ordinary watches as they have many features and elements available in racing cars, said Oris general manager for Malaysia and Singapore Phua Tiat Har during the launch of the watch at the Sepang Go-Kart Racing Circuit. The case, with its dynamic curved silhouette inspired by modern car design, consists of titanium, and the dial is made of genuine carbon. He said each of the watches had been individually numbered to make it a collectors item. Outstanding performance is guaranteed due to its Quick Lock crown system, an original Oris design, The strap comes with another unique innovation, the flexible lugs are integrated into the rubber strap and this ensures perfect wearing comfort as the watch fits even closer to the wrist, he said The 100m water resistant watch comes with a certificate and special box.... | |
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| | | Swiss Watch Brand Longines and Harry Connick, Jr. Raise Funds for Habitat for Humanity - Video and Photos Available | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:25:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | Swiss watch brand Longines joined brand Ambassador of Elegance Harry Connick, Jr. for a benefit event that raised more than $300,000 dollars in total, which will benefit the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in the New Orleans Habitat Musicians' Village and Operation Love Thy Neighbor, two Habitat for Humanity programs. The highlight of the night included an auction of the remaining five Longines evidenza Harry Connick, Jr. limited edition timepieces that contributed to almost half of the overall money raised. The exclusive event took place in Houston at the residence of Landry's Restaurant, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO, Tilman Fertitta and wife Paige. Recognizing the impact of last year's devastating storms on the Gulf Coast, and Connick's heartfelt commitment to the rebuilding efforts, Longines decided to host an event in Houston, the city that embraced the more than 150,000 displaced evacuees.... | |
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| | | Swiss watchmaker targets Asia-Pacific | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:45:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | KUALA LUMPUR: After spending most of the past century retailing its products in Europe, Lucerne-based watchmaker Carl F Bucherer is taking bold, aggressive and adventurous steps into the Asia-Pacific market. The brand is part of the Bucherer Group AG, started by jeweller Carl Friedrich Bucherer, who began producing its own watches in 1919. Carl F Bucherer watches are praised by purchasers for its meticulous attention to detail in craftsmanship, and the balance between technology and the aesthetics in each timepiece. .... | |
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| | | Celebrity gift suites debut in Australia | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:29:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | The celebrity gift suite has finally arrived in Australia - the more famous you are, the more freebies you get. It has become common practice in recent years for marketing companies to hold gift suites coinciding with film festivals and awards ceremonies, such as the Golden Globes, the Oscars or the MTV Awards. For this year's ARIA music awards, Markson Sparks Publicity has organised Australia's first celebrity gift suite, with guests receiving on average of about $2,500 worth of goodies. Unlike a gift pack given to celebrities at major awards ceremonies like Australia's Inside Film Awards or America's Emmy Awards, celebrities only receive their gift if they endorse a product. In this instance, selected celebrities are invited to attend a room, where they chose their items and then get photographed wearing, using or holding the product.... | |
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| | | Mike Golding Yacht Racing | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:49:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mike Golding's current Velux 5 Oceans campaign is being supported by BREMONT Watches. The renowned watchmakers signed up with Mike just before his departure from England and have supplied Golding, who is now on his sixth circumnavigation of the globe, with an ALT1-P watch. ?Having just been through one of the most ferocious gales I can recall in my racing career, I can certainly confirm that the BREMONT watch was one item of my personal equipment which gave me no cause for concern.? Reported Mike. The British Swiss based company chose Golding for their support not just for his global profile in ocean racing, but for the renowned attention to precision and detail that he brings to his campaigns. "Mike has an incredible eye for detail.... | |
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| | | Sports Round-up | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:19:40 PM by Blog57 Team | | Roger Federer moved a step closer to his 10th title of the year, routing David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-0 in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters yesterday. The top-ranked Swiss won in 58 minutes for his 18th straight victory. If he succeeds he will be the first player in the Open era to win 10 titles in three straight years. Today he faces 10th-seeded Fernando Gonzalez of Chile, who knocked out 11th seed Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-0. .... | |
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| | | Win $1K shopping spree | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:18:47 AM by Blog57 Team | | The holiday shopping season is about to get underway and finding that special something for that special someone isn't always an easy task. Roman Jewelers is making the search a little easier this year. It has a contest in which one lucky winner will receive a $1,000 shopping spree at its stores in the Bridgewater Commons and in Flemington. Roman Jewelers features jewelry from Mikimoto, Tacori, Simon G., Ritani, Roberto Coin, Marco Bicego, John Hardy, Judith Ripka and many other leading designers. In addition, the Flemington store carries well-known Swiss watch brands, including Cartier, Baume & Mercier, TAG Heuer, Swiss Army, Philip Stein Teslar and Montblanc, and is an authorized dealer for other prestigious designer watches. Roman Jewelers is also widely known for beautiful custom designed jewelry.... | |
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| | | Winters having fun with his fund | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:34:30 AM by Blog57 Team | | David J. Winters says he wants his associates at Wintergreen Advisers in Mountain Lakes to be so content that they "tap-dance to work." (He credits Warren Buffett with that remark, describing how much fun he has.) And these days, it's very clear, Winters is tap-dancing to work. His new fund, Wintergreen (WGRNX), started last October, is up slightly more than 9 percent -- about what the market has done but with far less risk. (Wintergreen has 25 percent of its $900 million in assets in cash.) "I'm thrilled with how things have gone," Winters says. Although he has only one analyst, he has received 325 to 350 resumes from would-be employees, and he does plan to hire more. But he wants to run a compact, tidy operation: Successful organizations, he's found, "tend to have only a small number of cooks in the kitchen." The employees he's looking for are "passionate about value investing, intellectually honest, with the right personality and temperament, gifted with analytical ability and prepared to work hard." Winters is a pleasure to interview.... | |
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