Longines Luxury Watch Company official timekeeper for CSIO 08 Barcelona

Longines is the official timekeeper and partner of the CSIO Barcelona, the final, which is underway from September 18th to September 21st. The CSIO is an International Show Jumping Event which is held in the most prestigious show venues on the international circuit:
La Baule (France), Aachen (Germany), Rome (Italy), St.Gallen (Switzerland), Rotterdam (Holland), Hickstead (Great Britain), Dublin (Ireland) and currently the finals in Barcelona (Spain).

Longines equistrian history dates back to 1926 where Longines participated in its first International Horse Show in Geneva Switzerland. In 2000 Longines started awarding the Longines Prize for Elegance in equestrian sports. This year the Prize for Elegance will be awarded in Barcelona. A jury of seven journalists from the equestrian and sporting press coming from the seven countries where Longines is an official timekeeper, will elect the most elegant female and male rider having achieved the most points in the six previous events. The winners each will receive a check in the amount of 20,000 swiss francs, a trophy, and a set of Longine Luxury Watches.
Against the magnificent backdrop of the Barcelona CSIO, Longines is launching its new Watch Collection - The Admiral Watch from Longines Sports Collection.



The Admiral is elegant yet sporty. The bold dials, numbers and hands create a distinct look of intense motion and urgent adventure. This watch is designed for the organized adventurer who has the need for a second 24 hour time zone. Longines has created a watch that radiates life and movement. Longines has masterfully blended precision, elegance and sports culminating in a collection of unique trend-setting watches. Available in this series is 24hour watches, tachymeter and chronograph.

Longines has more than 125 years of sporting heritage as a Timekeeper for World Championship events.

Breitling is the Official Timekeeper of Red Bull Air Race World Championships.

In July 2007 Breitling became the Red Bull Air Race's official timekeeper. Breitling is renowned for its watches geared to the World of Flight. Red Bull Air Race World Championships features the best pilots in a competition based on incredible speed, precision maneuvers and skill. The pilots fly in lightweight, agile planes with speeds until 370 kilometers per hour, navigating a low-level aerial track comprised of air-filled pylons. In 2008, Red Bull is amazing thousands of spectators in 9 different cities across the globe. Each Red Bull race is unique with a spectacular back drop whether over a rolling landscape, water,natural wonders, land or in the heart of a city , this new innovative sports will quicken your pulse and raise your head. From, Abu Dhabi to San Diego to Rotterdam, London, Budapest and then onto Porto, Spain TBC and Perth.

All the while flying high with gut wrenching speed and mind blowing precision, pilots are individually timed, having to complete giddy ascents, tight turns and sharp dives through the pylon course , known as air gates. Breitling is timing the competition with definite precision. Breitling not only times the event but exhibits its colors with Nigel Lamb, a British pilot maneuvering his MX2.

The Red Bull Air Competition signifies Breitling's constant commitment to flight.