ZURICH: Tissot, the Swiss luxury watchmaker and the official timekeeper of the MotoGP competition, has customized its new edition of watches for the motorsport event to mark the end of another record-breaking season.
Next year’s official MotoGP™ collection will pay tribute to the aesthetic ad technical detailing of the motorbikes themselves, incorporating vivid design characteristics that evoke all the excitement of race day.
It will include the likes of Tissot T-Race MotoGP Automatic 2019 Limited Edition has some pieces made of carbon fibre and is as robust and appealing as the bikes themselves.
The Tissot T-Race MotoGP Quartz 2019 Limited Edition also nods to the powerful motorbikes with its features, incorporating the belt of an engine and resistant rubber, which not only looks stylish but also contributes to a resilient watch.
Other watches reflect the style of the riders they are named after, with the Tissot T-Race MotoGP Jorge Lorenzo 2019 Limited Edition effortlessly demonstrating this. The five-time world champion has crafted a cool timepiece from his favourite colours; steel and PVD black.
Tissot has also customized watches for other top riders such as Thomas Luthi and Marc Marquez.
Tissot President François Thiébaud said: “Tissot is proud of its partnership with MotoGP. The sport matches perfectly with the brand’s values such as precision, technology and innovation. These latest are well expressed in the MotoGP 2019 exclusive collection. Timing gets more and more tougher, as the sport, and our aim is to keep giving our best and latest technologies to provide utmost accuracy during the stages.”
MotoGP owners, Dorna Sports’ CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta also commented: “Tissot is one of our most valued partners and we’re proud to now be enjoying our second decade working with them. Timing is the heartbeat of MotoGP – where mere thousandths can separate rivals at the line – and Tissot mirror our commitment to excellence and precision to perfection. We’re delighted to reveal another new collection together celebrating our shared passion.”
