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Across the Pacific on Plastic Bottles?

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Green

Banking heir David de Rothschild has some pretty interesting ways to spend his time. The latest project for the ecologist and member of the prestigious English family involves something we all see in our everyday lives, plastic bottles. De Rothschild is no stranger to roughing it (he founded Adventure Ecology) but he takes his adventuring spirit to new levels by planning to travel the Pacific Ocean on a raft made out of recycled plastic bottles. While on the raft, dubbed Plastiki, he plans to explore the "Eastern Garbage Patch," a mass of trash in the ocean estimated to be twice the size of Texas. Sponsoring de Rothschild is the luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen. The watch company is surprisingly green, it has become certified as a climate-neutral business and is cutting its CO2 emissions by 50 per cent.

[via W Magazine]

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Wine and Watch Pairing Event

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Wine, Auctions, Events

Wine and watches make a luscious if perhaps odd pairing but many wealthy people are ardent collectors of both so why not combine passions. Hart Davis Wine and IWC Watches are hosting a wine and watch pairing event on September 11th from 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Watch expert Michael Friedberg of the International Watch Company will present the unique IWC collection while guests enjoy Bordeaux wines from the 2000 and 2003 vintages, including 1st Growths Château Haut-Brion and Château Mouton-Rothschild. The event costs $150 per person.

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Tony Parker Gets Another Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

It's a good thing San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker has two wrists. Not only did he just pick up a custom Piaget watch as a gift from his new bride Eva Longoria but he is also in the new ad campaign for Swiss watch brand IWC Schaffhausen. Hopefully, Parker won't run afoul of the same type of watch endorsement trouble that befell Charlize Theron when she was sued by the Raymond Weil watch company for wearing a rival's watch at a red-carpet event. It would be a shame if he didn't get to wear his new Piaget too.

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IWC Saint Exupery Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

You are most likely familiar with Antoine de Saint Exupéry as the author of the children's book "The Little Prince" but he was also an adventurer and pilot. Watch company IWC Schaffhausen celebrates the man known as Saint-Ex with a special edition of their mechanical Pilot's Chronograph. The Special Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry has a brown dial (yes, another brown watch) and offers special protection against magnetic fields. The case-back has an engraving of the man himself. The edition is limited to 1,931 watches, 1,630 in stainless steel, 250 in rose gold, 50 in white gold and one platinum watch which will be auctioned for the benefit of the "Vol de Nuit /Vuelo Nocturno" association which takes care of neglected children in Argentina.

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IWC Auctions Off Big Pilot Watch For Charity

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

This watch may not look like anything special but for watch collectors it's a prized possession. This December, Europastar reports that IWC Schaffhausen held their annual auction and sold the Big Pilot’s Watch. The watch is one of 1,000 made by IWC in 1940. The watch eventually sold for $42,900 to a U.S. bidder and the proceeds go to the Laureus Foundation, which helps socially disadvantaged children through sports activities.

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Boris Becker IWC Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Famed German tennis champ Boris Becker has endorsed a limited edition watch named after him and produced by IWC Schaffhausen. The stainless steel watch is limited to only 250 pieces and has a dark green dial and crocodile strap to symbolize the greens of Wimbledon. The watch has a mechanical chonograph and a convex sapphire crystal. Becker became the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a teenager in 1985 and the watch has an engraving of Becker as champion on the case back. Becker currently plays on the Senior ATP Tour and is a "watch enthusiast." The watch can be found for $7,300 online.

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