Golf Asia - February 2018

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Architecture - Kamilla Hanapova - St. Petersburg, Russia

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o celebrate its 150th anniversary,

IWC showcased a spectacular

Jubilee collection comprising

a total of 27 limited-edition watches

from the Portugieser, Portofino, Pilot’s

Watches and Da Vinci families at

the Salon International de la Haute

Horlogierie in Geneva. In keeping with

tradition, IWC invited guests to an

exclusive gala evening, pulling out all the

stops with a glamorous event to mark

IWC’s 150th anniversary, hosted by TV

presenter Tess Daly. Performances by

Aloe Blacc, jazz drummer Eric Harland

and singer Ronan Keating were also

met with rousing applause during the

evening. Another star attraction came

in the form of Paloma Faith, a singer

who won the Brit Award for “Best British

Female Solo Artist” in 2015 and made

it straight to number one in the official

top 100 chart in England with her album

“The Architect”.

Among the guests to grace the red

carpet were IWC brand ambassadors

and global stars such as Cate Blanchett,

Bradley Cooper, James Marsden,

Dev Patel and Ralf Moeller, sports

personalities Valtteri Bottas, Fabian

Cancellara, David Coulthard, Jochen

Mass and Jan Frodeno, supermodels

Adriana Lima and Karolína Kurková, and

influencers such as Johannes Huebl

and Kristina Bazan.

Alesandro Ljubicic, Monika Radulovic and

IWC Schaffhausen CEO Christoph Grainger Herr

Pierfrancesco Favino and Anna Ferzetti

Bradley Cooper and

IWC Schaffhausen CEO Christoph Grainger Herr

Cate Blanchett