Longines at Royal Ascot Horse Racing Event with Taiwanese Actress Chi Ling Lin
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The Ascot race-course (UK) recently hosted one of the world’s most awaited sports event of the year: the Royal Meeting. The Swiss watch brand Longines took part in this prestigious horse racing rendezvous as its Official Partner, Official Timekeeper, and OfLongines at Royal Ascot Horse Racing Event with Taiwanese Actress Chi Ling Lin
The Ascot race-course (UK) recently hosted one of the world’s most awaited sports event of the year: the Royal Meeting. The Swiss watch brand Longines took part in this prestigious horse racing rendezvous as its Official Partner, Official Timekeeper, and Official Watch.Longines also invited its Ambassador of Elegance Chi Ling Lin to experience the Royal Meeting’s unique atmosphere. Lin entered the film world with her role in a historical epic directed by John Woo titled Red Cliff. She essayed the role of Xiaoqiao. In 2009, Lin starred in the action-adventure film The Treasure Hunter.“Following the remarkable victory of Dashing Willoughby in the Queen’s Vase race, the acclaimed Asian actress, together with Longines Vice President Richard Strohmeier, presented elegant timepieces to the winning owners (Mick and Janice Mariscotti), trainer (Andrew Balding), jockey (Oisin Murphy), and groom (Angela Cheshire). Later on that day, the owner (Sir Evelyn and Lady Lynn De Rothschild), the trainer’s representative, the jockey (Frankie Dettori) and the groom (Corrado Morale) of Crystal Ocean, the winning horse of the Prince of Wales’ Stakes, also received elegant Longines watches from the hands of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall,” says Longines.Keeping pace with the mood and the refinement of the Royal Meeting, Longines also highlighted the Official Watch of Royal Ascot, a steel and gold model picked up from the Record collection. The timepiece combines classic elegance with watchmaking excellence. Each piece in this line houses a movement including a single-crystal silicon balance spring with unique properties and is certified as a “chronometer” by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).“Longines’ passion for the equestrian world dates back to 1869, when the brand produced its first equestrian pocket watch, displaying a proud horse head. A few years later, in 1878, Longines developed a chronograph movement, fitted in a case engraved with a jockey and his mount. Seen on the racetracks as early as 1881, this type of timepieces proved extremely popular among jockeys and horse-lovers, as it enabled its user to time performances to the second. Today, Longines’ involvement in equestrian sports includes flat racing as well as show-jumping, dressage, driving and eventing competitions. Longines chose to support equestrian sports as a perfect illustration of its core values: tradition, elegance and performance,” the watch manufacturing company adds.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the event and the actress. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more