A major first for IWC Schaffhausen, which is to serve as official timekeeper of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. This round-the-world team race with stopovers will start from Alicante in October 2011 and end in Galway, Ireland, in July 2012. Over the nine months between those two dates, the crews will cover 39,270 nautical miles across the world’s most unpredictable seas. IWC Schaffhausen will award the 24-hour record prize per leg, to be presented at the prizegiving ceremony held at each host port. The brand will also award a special prize for the fastest team over 24 hours in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12.

Graham

For the third year running, the 6 Nations Tournament is ticking to the time marked off by Graham London, which equips referees for 15 matches with a chronograph specially designed to help them ensure the smoothest possible timing of the matches: the Chronofighter Oversize Referee in titanium.

Certina

Brand-new Certina ambassador Ole Einar Bjørndalen is the world’s most titled biathlete. The Norvegian holds an unrivalled track record including 11 Olympic medals: six gold, four silver and one bronze. He has also won 14 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals in the major biathlon world championships. Next year’s biathlon world championships will be held near Switzerland in the Grand Bornand region of France.