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PASSIONS
Monica Bellucci
At the Cartier Polo in St-Moritz
The 24th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow
took place under a radiant sun between the
24th and 27th January 2008 in St-Moritz, the
best polo on snow in the world
Tradition
Cartier has maintained close ties with polo for
a quarter of a century, essentially in the search
for a partnership that would incarnate elegance,
passion, tradition and diversity, Cartier became
involved early on with polo, a sport that unites
all of these characteristics. Over time the links
between Cartier and polo were strengthened
and the Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow,
created in 1986 has seen an ever-increasing
success.
A dazzling display of emotion and beauty
On the platform, an imposing presence, that
of famous actress Monica Bellucci, the Cartier
ambassador was won over by winter polo.
Bernard Fornas, President and CEO of Cartier
International discovered polo on snow and was
impressed by the atmosphere and splendid
weather during this high-carat event.
Guillermo Terrera, José Donoso, Marcos di
Paola played for team Cartier along with
Adriano Agosti, the latter having already won
the Cartier Trophy in St-Moritz six times. Guy
Schwarzenbach, Johnny Good, Paul Clarkin
and Nacho Gonzalez formed the Brioni team.
The Brioni team finally beat the sponsor’s team
8 ½ to 6 in the last chukka of the final; the
Maybach team took third place ahead of
Banque Julius Bär.
On the Saturday a celebratory evening at
Badrutts Palace Hotel was the perfect ending
to this high-level sporting event.
Claude Marpaud
www.polostmoritz.com
A prestigious event
The Cartier Trophy marked the sporting peak
of the 24th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow
in St-Moritz.
PASSIONS
Veronique Lemore
Portraits of animals more real than nature
and at Fontainebleau. Recently settled in the
beautiful region of Aix-les-Bains, she gives a
free rein to her imagination, her work shows
an astonishing delicacy and purity.
Mad about horses and a skilled rider,
Véronique Lemore has been involved in
the equestrian world since her childhood.
Following her training at the Atelier Beaubourg
in Paris, she very quickly showed a marked
inclination towards animal paintings, most
notably of horses, dogs and African animals.
At the age of twenty-five Véronique Lemore
found her public and held exhibitions in Paris
Beauty and authenticity
What is really striking is her deep love for
animals, whether in her oils, watercolours,
sketches or red chalk drawings her emotion
is translated into the beauty of her subjects
faithfully reproduced in minute detail.
She has had great success with a number of
animal owners who appreciate the authenticity and creativity of her works, her art, both
intuitive and technical with an incredible
attention to detail shows a true creative force.
Thanks to her deep knowledge of the animal
world, Véronique Lemore eloquently pierces
the intimate feelings of her subjects so that they
appear full of emotion. At the same time you
cannot miss the romantic curves preferred by
the artist nor the fine, harmonious shapes of
her subjects. Her creations are a reflection of
her intimate vision of the animal as well as its
exterior vitality. With a lively eye on the animals
she combines their immediate beauty with the
incisive trait of a continuous quest for beauty.
In certain compositions it is not the animals
that make the tableau but a certain geometric
arrangement symmetry and a particular combination of subjects harmoniously exhibited.
Véronique Lemore has a penchant for creating
sketchbooks often as commissions for clients,
having a predilection for minutiae work, this
mode of expression allows her to enlarge upon
themes such as teams of horses, safaris or polo
giving them a specially adapted text.
Véronique Lemore’s work is on permanent
display at the Crillon Hotel in Paris, the purity
and finesse of her works should not be missed!
Erica Salzmann
Tel.: +33 (0)615 90 16 97
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HSBC Guyerzeller Polo Gold Cup
Gstaad 2007
some of the world’s greatest players takes
place in this magical setting in the Bernese
Oberland.
4 talented teams
The 4 teams in competition in 2007 were all of
an excellent standard so much so that all the
matches were passionately fought and very
Pierre Genecand, président du Polo Club de Gstaad
Between the 16th and 19th of August, the
famous resort hosted a memorable tournament which saw the Land Rover team emerge
victorious after a superb match against the
Gstaad Palace team.
Polo tradition in Gstaad
This summer event has taken place in Gstaad
for 12 years; a tournament gathering together
close. The HSBC Guyerzeller, Land Rover,
Gstaad Palace and Nespresso teams included
well-known players who have already made
their mark in high goal tournaments.
Exhibition village
As well as presenting the new models from
Land Rover and Range Rover, the village hosted
tents from Nespresso and Salgesch Wines from
Argentina offering tastings. Véronique Lemore
presented her animal paintings and her sketchbook including a working drawing of polo.
Pierre Genecand, president of the Gstaad Polo
Club invites you to the Hublot Polo Gold Cup
that will take place in Gstaad between the 14th
and 17th August 2008.
Claude marpaud
www.pologstaad.ch
PASSIONS
A “mini-Concorde”
Supersonic business plane
Created by the Aerion Corporation in the
USA, this is what they describe as a “miniConcorde”, a supersonic business plane.
Is your piggy-bank suffering? Speed costs, a
nice little plane could cost a cool few hundred
millions, but “its worth it” you say. These are
worth it as well; they include all the latest
advances and all the imaginable advantages.
Take off from Geneva at 8:00, an early breakfast
in New York having crossed France at Mach
0.98 and then the Atlantic at Mach 1.6. Just 12
passengers in an environment that offers the
height of elegance, science and technology; if
the ticket price makes you hesitate, the flight
time will convince you. It is equivalent or even
inferior to the cost of a large business jet such
as the Global Express WRS. Amongst the major
advances, most notable are the very efficient
noise reduction systems and the longevity of
the deliberately underused engines. No bang
before Mach 1.1.
Robert Sirdey
www.aerioncorp.com
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Audemars Piguet
A shop in Gstaad
homage to the Ladycat. Led by Dona Bertarelli
Spaeth and skippered by Karine Fauconnier
the Ladycat gathers together exceptional
female sailors boldly creating a 100% feminine
team.
It was also the perfect opportunity to launch
a new watch for women, the splendid Royal
Oak Offshore Ladycat chronograph in the
boats’ colours of bright pink and black.
Dona Bertarelli-Spaeth
A real show-case, the smallest Audemars
Piguet shop in the world has just opened in
Gstaad at the Grand Hotel Park
A real jewel
An exquisite setting for this superb boutique
that opened in the magnificent 5-star hotel just
before Christmas; the celebrated horological
brand from the Joux Valley with a tradition of
excellence since 1875, and Country General
Manager Nicolas Kappenberger could not
have found a better way to highlight their
savoir-faire. Chronographs, tourbillons and
grand complications will delight connoisseurs
and lovers of fine watches, not to forget the
Millenary and the Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi
Team chronograph that were honoured during
the last Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie in Geneva
and awarded with prizes respectively for
contemporary watch and sports watch!
A boutique officially inaugurated on the 1st of
February in the presence of Dona Bertarelli
Spaeth and Georges-Henri Meylan, Delegated
Administrator of Audemars Piguet pays
The brand also espouses Dona Bertarelli
Spaeth’s cause that supports the “Go Red for
Women” campaign to educate the public on
the problem of cardiovascular disease amongst
women through this sporting endeavour.
To welcome visitors and offer them professional advice, Audemars Piguet can rely on
Donja Geeler, the shop’s manager.
Michel Bloch
Audemars Piguet Boutique
Grand Hotel Park
Wispilestrasse, CH – 3780 Gstaad
Tel.: +41 (0)33 748 31 73
www.audemarspiguet.com
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polo Masters 2007
by Aurélie Slavic win the title for the third
consecutive year. They beat the Helvetica team,
one of the tournament favourites. Argentine
Horacio Llorente of the Veytay JLC team was
man of the match thanks to his six goals scored
in action and Martin Luginbühl also scored a
point. The opposition did not make it easy for
them with Domingo Force also scoring 4 goals
making this a very exciting final.
Jaeger-LeCoultre and polo met at the highest
level in Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Argentina
and Italy
A high-level final in Veytay
The final of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polo Masters
saw the Veytay Jaeger-LeCoultre team captained
Congratulations to all the teams; Veytay
Jaeger-LeCoultre, Helvetica, Synergie, Coutts
Bank Von Ernst, ACM Advanced Currency
Market and Julius Baer for their great performances. Jérôme Lambert, CEO of JaegerLeCoultre and Henri Leconte awarded the
prizes, each winner receiving a “Reverso
Squadra Hometime”.
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polo. A fifth chukka was even necessary to
decide the winners with Jaeger-LeCoultre
emerging victorious.
Mechanical steeds were also represented by
the elegant power of Aston Martin from Keller
Motorcars Geneva.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Belgian Polo Masters 22nd23rd September
A memorable weekend and a great success for
the first edition of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polo
Masters that took place in Brecht near to
Anvers. The mission to re-establish polo in
Belgian was accomplished. The two teams in
the final, LCF Rothschild and Jaeger-LeCoultre
gave the spectators a wonderful display of
Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup in Sotogrande
18th-31st August 2007
A huge success for this even that gathered
together some of the greatest players in the
world in Sotogrande. It was finally the “Ayala
Spain” team that proved their expertise in front
of a crowd of 4000 spectators. A gala dinner in
the presence of the Duchess of York followed
the match.
In a short time Jaeger LeCoultre has become a
leading player in the polo world.
Claude marpaud
www.poloclubveytay.ch
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114th Argentine Open
Victory to Jaeger-LeCoultre
On Saturday 8th December 2007, the “La
Dolfina Jaeger-LeCoultre” team won the
114th Argentine polo championship in Palermo
for the 3rd consecutive time.
A prestigious competition
The “Abierto” cup was won by “La Dolfina
Jaeger-LeCoultre” team who beat the Ellerstina
team 16 goals to 15 in a very closely contended
match. Considered the best player in the
world, team captain Adolfo Cambiaso lent his
image to the last advertising campaign for the
Reverso Squadra symbolising the ever-increasing ties between Jaeger-LeCoultre and the
world of polo. Mariano Aguerre, Bartolomé
Castognola and Lucas Monteverde the three
other exceptional champions that made up the
team are along with their captain particular
ambassadors of the brand and showed that the
values of the sport are more and more closely
linked to those of the mark. We should mention that Jaeger-LeCoultre is the first watchmaking brand to be crowned at the Abierto.
Adolfo Cambiaso
The Reverso Squadra Black
The Squadra line is dedicated to sport, in
particular the Reverso Squadra associates
vigour, resistance and power in a watch suitable for all kinds of exploits. Animated by an
automatic mechanical movement, the Reverso
Squadra with its exceptionally strong design
offers a multitude of technical innovations
making an extraordinary watch.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Soiree
Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrated polo in Argentina
with a memorable evening in aid of the charitable organisation Ideas del Sur.
Eduardo Novillo Astrada
A 494-goal gala
The event took place at the Palacio DuahuPark Hyatt in Buenos Aires in the presence
of 500 invited guests including the best polo
players in the world. The Swiss luxury watchmakers organised a soiree on the 4th December
in honour of polo that raised USD 76,700 in
aid of the Ideas del Sur Foundation, the charity
has worked since 2001 in cooperation with the
health authority to help handicapped youngsters and underprivileged children with food,
medical equipment and social support.
The sum was raised through a variety of
activities organised during the gala; JaegerLeCoultre offered 50 dollars per handicap
point held by the players present; in all 494
points which made 24,7000 dollars. JaegerLeCoultre also donated a Reverso Squadra
Chronograph GMT Black, a unique piece
engraved with the image of a polo player that
was sold at auction for 35,000 dollars to George
Rawlings, one of the North American polo
patrons.
Jaeger-LeCoultre is also the main sponsor of
La Dolfina, the three-times champion of the
114th Argentine Polo Open in Palermo, led by
Adolfo Cambiaso. Eduardo Novillo Astrada,
player for La Aguada has been international
ambassador for the Reverso Squadra since
2006.
Jaeger-LeCoultre and Polo; a true love story
Claude Marpaud
www.jaeger-lecoultre.com
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Charriol wins
the Polo Masters in Megève
Victory smiles on Charriol. The team sponsored by the Geneva-based brand emerged
victorious at the Snow Polo International that
took places in January at the heart of Megève.
A captivating tournament
6 teams; Charriol. JetFly, Jaeger-LeCoultre,
Groupe LGF Rothschild, Sal Oppenheim and
Constance Hotels competed in a prestigious
display on exceptional snow and under a
brilliant sun.
After a closely fought final, the Charriol team
snatched victory from the JetFly team 4 goals
to 3 whilst Sal Oppenheim and Jaeger-LeCoultre
shared third place. To mark the occasion, Charriol
dedicated four resolutely sporty watches from
the Rotonde Collection.
The winning team included Jaime Espinosa
and Alex Figuerra from Madrid, Argentine
Guillermo Perreira (handicapped 7) and
Frenchman Edouard Carmignac who put on
an excellent display.
Philippe Charriol took the opportunity to
congratulate his friend Jean-Yves Delfosse
organiser of the Polo on Snow International in
Megève in winter and the Saint-Tropez Polo
Masters in summer.
Equipe Louis Pommery
Equipe Pure Altitude
More than ever the links between JaegerLeCoultre and polo strengthen with sports
partnerships sponsored by the brand in
numerous countries and the announcement of
an agreement made with the best polo players
in the world (the Jaeger-LeCoultre team in
Megève was made up of Sammy Mohammad,
Philippe Fatien, Gaëtan Charloux and Brieuc
Rigault). The Squadra- the first Reverso to
deliberately turn its back on the illustrious
rectangular proportions in favour of a case
with audacious square lines- celebrated the
return to the roots of the reversible watch; the
polo. Created very definitely for men, the
watch combines elegance and strength.
Ladies Pommery Cup
This year women were honoured by the First
Ladies Pommery Cup; the first tournament on
snow in Europe entirely dedicated to feminine
competition was won by the French Pommery
team beating the English Pure Altitude Team.
The participation of Scapa Polo Kids allowed
children aged between 12 and 14 to show their
talent as future polo stars.
Equipe Jeager-LeCoultre
The strength, speed and precision of the players proved once again that the Megève Polo
Masters is amongst the most prestigious winter competitions.
Claude marpaud
www.polo-master.com
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Laurent Perrier Bubbles
Champagne and Golf
A love story
Laurent Perrier and golf; the famous Champagne
house is ever more present in the world of
golf. A superb competition gathering together
hoteliers and restaurateurs from all over
Switzerland took place at the Domaine
Imperial Golf Course in Gland during a bucolic
and enjoyable day.
After a welcome snack, the tournament got
underway. At the 9th hole the participants
enjoyed an “imperial” break of canapés and
champagne before setting off for the second
stage of this superb tournament.
An excellent dinner accompanied by a
Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle concluded this
memorable competition.
Claude Marpaud
www.laurent-perrier.com