Hardly a month after the announcement of sparkling new tennis star Maria Sharapova as a new TAG Heuer global sport woman ambassador, TAG Heuer announced today that Hollywood superstars Uma Thurman and Brad Pitt (Brad Pitt will endorse TAG Heuer worldwide except in the USA and Canada) will be joining its prestigious roster of Brand Ambassadors, together with the legendary McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya.









Together with long-established ambassadors Tiger Woods and Kimi Raïkkönen, this announcement brings together the most extraordinary team of ambassadors ever gathered by a luxury brand for conveying its image and inspiring its product development. Like Tiger Woods, Kimi Raïkkönen and Maria Sharapova, Uma Thurman, Brad Pitt and Juan Pablo Montoya will actively participate in TAG Heuer communications and provide valuable input in the design of TAG Heuer products.

The ambassadors will be featured in the new 2005 “What are you made ofı” campaign, shot by top fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier. The campaign’s new layout will further emphasize TAG Heuer’s contemporary, daring and understated style

In bringing together sporty-minded Hollywood icons and charismatic sport stars, TAG Heuer strengthens its identity as the contemporary quintessence of success, sport and elegance, artfully blending sport with glamour.

TAG Heuer's Unique Legacy as the Number One Sports and Glamour Brand

"Brad Pitt and Uma Thurman are consistent with our rich history of cinematic glamour, the roots of which go back to Steve McQueen, the brand's long-time ambassador of the iconic Monaco chronograph,” says Jean-Christophe Babin, President and CEO of TAG Heuer. Steve McQueen first wore the famous blue squared-off chronograph in the 1970 hit, Le Mans.

TAG Heuer timepieces have always been highly coveted by movie actors and art directors. Among the many stars who have worn TAG Heuer watches and chronographs on-screen are Hollywood greats Charlton Heston and Jack Lemmon.

TAG Heuer has also starred on the wrists of Burt Reynolds and Bo Derek. Today, TAG Heuer's collaborative efforts in Hollywood have given the brand more big-screen presence than ever, with major visibility in 2004 hits like The Bourne Supremacy, Collateral, and Closer. Behind the camera, TAG Heuer developed the celebrated “TV Film-Master” stopwatch in the 1960s, allowing celebrated Hollywood directors to measure the consumed footage of their film sequences, both in 35 mm sound film and 16 mm still film.

“TAG Heuer is far more than a brand that creates and manufactures sporty luxury timepieces. It is a cutting-edge brand that has a formidable history of excellence, precision, prestige and performance. TAG Heuer has always used sport and arts as a source of inspiration, a driving philosophy and attitude on how to tackle life proactively, passionately and creatively. The result is the brand’s outstanding line of superior quality timepieces.

What binds Uma and Brad on the one hand, and Maria, Juan Pablo, Tiger and Kimi on the other, is a similar commitment to excellence, a willingness to surpass oneself, and an obsessive quest for exceptional achievements as well as mental strength and a natural elegance in their challenging endeavors.”

All these values mirror TAG Heuer’s values, evolved from 145 years of watchmaking history and perfectly encapsulated in the new “What are you made of ı” campaign orchestrated by Patrick Demarchelier.

In addition to the global ambassadors announced today, TAG Heuer will partner with other major movie and sport stars on a local and regional basis in the coming year. These include Chinese NBA Houston Rockets player Yao Ming, Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen, Nascar idol Jeff Gordon, Indy Racing League 2003 champion Scott Dixon, Champ Car 2004 World Champion Sébastien Bourdais, Euro-PGA Golf star Ian Poulter, world free diving record-holder Tanya Streeter, and Japanese top fashion model Ai Tominaga.

TAG Heuer, the benchmark in prestigious sports watches and chronographs since 1860, currently ranks as the fourth luxury brand in the world watch market. The Swiss watchmaking legend draws from its active engagement in the world of sports to create the most accurate measuring instruments and sports-inspired timepieces ever made. From the Olympic Games in the 1920s to its new role as official timekeeper and chronograph for the legendary Indy 500 and IRL championship, TAG Heuer has maintained a constant quest for innovation and excellence, pursuing the summit of performance and prestige. This is reflected in its partnerships with Team McLaren Mercedes in Formula 1 racing; with Tiger Woods and Ian Poulter at the highest levels of international golf and with Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raïkkönen at the top of Formula 1. With Brad Pitt and Uma Thurman, TAG Heuer more than ever stands for “Sport and Glamour”.

Photos: 1. Uma Thurmann, 2. Brad Pitt, 3. Juan Pablo Montoya, 4.Uma Thurmann andJean-Christophe Babin


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