[June 2, 2018, Paris, France] Summer Paris, just as the French Open is in full swing, the ninth ‘Longines Future Tennis Star’ event is staged in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Peak matchup. Forty young players from all over the world gathered together to experience the charm of clay tennis during a week-long training and competition. Longines elegant image ambassador, tennis legend Andrea Agassi and Stephen Graff, together with Spanish tennis stars Eriks Cretga and Arantcha Sanchez, came to the final scene to provide technical guidance for young players , And present a wonderful doubles exhibition match to help the future star of tennis. That evening, in honor of the tenth anniversary of Longines’s elegant image ambassador Andre Agassi and Stephen Graff, a grand dinner was held at the Rodin Museum in Paris. In the witness of celebrities and guests from all walks of life, Longines unveiled the special limited edition watch of the V.H.P. Agassi and Graf Foundation of the Concas series, and held an auction ceremony. Longines and two elegant ambassadors recall the ten years of cooperation and the unforgettable moment when Longines is the official timekeeper for this clay court grand slam tournament.
Longines Concas V.H.P. Agassi and Graf Foundation Special Limited Edition
Tennis stars help future stars (from left to right): Spanish tennis star Eriks Cretega, Spanish tennis star Arante Sanchez, Longines Global Vice President and Marketing Director Juan Carlos Card Mr. Perry, Longines Elegant Ambassador Andre Agassi, Longines Elegant Ambassador Stephen Graf
Tennis legend reappears red clay, swinging to help future stars
40 young players from all over the world gather in Paris to experience the charm of clay tennis
From May 31st to June 2nd, the official French Longines Chronograph of the French Open, with the strong support of the French Tennis Association, presented the ‘French Tennis Star of the Future’ event for the ninth consecutive year, fulfilling its solemn role in helping young people’s tennis committed to. This competition welcomed 40 young men and women younger than 13 years old to gather together. They come from China, Hong Kong, Australia, Austria, Germany, Singapore and other countries and regions. Before the game, the young players were trained at the ‘Longines Tennis Academy’, with Spanish tennis star Eriks Cretega as the mentor and professional technical guidance. Longines held a lottery ceremony in front of the landmark Eiffel Tower in Paris, allowing young players to fully understand the competition system and opponents.
Longines Ambassador Andre Agassi presents a doubles performance match with the champion champion
On May 31, the Longines Future Tennis Star event officially kicked off in front of the Eiffel Tower. After nearly a week of training and competition, the competition ushered in a final duel on June 2. Swiss teenager Kilian Feldas quickly controlled the situation after the start of the game, and finally defeated Russian young player Yaroslav Jemin by 4-2, 4-2, and won the men’s singles championship. At the same time, Spanish teenager Victoria Jimenez is from Clarevi Nagono in the United States and won the women’s singles championship.
Longines Men’s Singles Award Ceremony for Future Tennis Stars
Longines Future Tennis Star Women’s Singles Award Ceremony
After the match, Longines Ambassador Andre Agassi and Stephen Graff joined hands with Spanish tennis stars Eriks Cretega and Arantcha Sanchez to present a doubles performance match with the young players. Longines Global Vice President and Marketing Director Juan Carlos Capelli and French Open Tournament Director Guy Vogt present a trophy to the young champion and a Longines Concast VHP wrist table. This is also the designated watch for the French Open.
Longines Future Tennis Star Awards (from left to right: Mr. Juan Carlos Capelli, Longines Global Vice President and Marketing Director, Longines Elegant Ambassador Andre Agassi, Future Tennis Star Woman Single champion Spanish player Victoria Gimenez, French Open tennis director Guy Fergut, future tennis star men’s champion Swiss player Gillian Fieldas, Spanish tennis star Arante Sanchez, (Longines Ambassador Stephen Graf, Spanish tennis star Eriks Cretga)
Agassi and Graf limited edition watches elegantly come out, charity auction pays tribute to ten years
Longines French Open Charity Dinner
On the evening of June 2, to pay tribute to the tenth anniversary of the collaboration between Longines and the elegant ambassador, tennis legend Andre Agassi and Stephen Graff, the prestigious Rodin Museum of Art ushered in a grand charity dinner. The dinner was during the French Open and attracted many guests and media from the sports field. To commemorate this important moment, Longines launches a special limited edition watch from the Concas V.H.P. Agassi and Graf Foundation. Men’s and women’s watches are individually numbered, each limited to 10 pieces. The watches will be sold through charity auctions, and the proceeds of the auction will be donated to the ‘Tomorrow Foundation for Children’ and the ‘Andre Agassi Education Foundation’ founded by two elegant image ambassadors.
Longines French Open Charity Dinner
The Longines Concas V.H.P. watch has achieved a major breakthrough in the field of quartz chronographs, combining extraordinary timekeeping accuracy, superb technical content and sporty appearance, achieving its elegant and unique temperament. The watch is equipped with a Longines exclusive movement, which is famous for its outstanding travel time accuracy. The annual error is only ± 5 seconds. At the same time, it uses a GPD (Gear Position Detection) system that resets the hands after the watch is affected by a magnetic field. In addition to these attractive features, the movement also provides long battery life and perpetual calendar functions.
Longines Concas V.H.P. Agassi and Graf Foundation Special Limited Edition
Longines Concas V.H.P. Agassi and Graf Foundation Special Limited Edition
Men’s watches have a black dial. The women’s watch features a white mother-of-pearl dial with 70 brilliant diamonds on the case. To pay tribute to the French Open, where Longines is an official partner and official timekeeper, both men’s and women’s watches add orange elements to the hands, hour markers and rubber straps, echoing Roland Garros’ famous clay court. The back of the male watch is engraved with the words ‘The Andre Agassi Foundation for Education’, and the back of the female watch is engraved with the words ‘Children for Tomorrow’. All models are placed in specially designed and numbered watch boxes, decorated with the theme color of Roland Garros.
Longines French Open Charity Dinner
At the charity dinner of the day, Longines took the first pair of watches numbered 1/10 for $ 100,000. They will be sent to the Longines Museum in Sommia, Switzerland for careful collection. From that night until 6pm (UTC + 2) on July 2, 2018, the remaining nine pairs of watches will be online auctioned (www.longines.com/auction). At that time, the buyers with the highest bids will go to the foundation headquarters in Las Vegas and Hamburg, Germany, respectively, and the pair will be presented by Agassi and Graff.
Watch description
Longines Concas V.H.P. Agassi and Graf Foundation Special Limited Edition
Watch Number: L3.716.0.87.9 Suggested Retail Price: New Price
Longines launches a special limited edition V.H.P. watch from the Comcast series, praising the tenth anniversary of co-operation with two Longines elegant image ambassadors. The watch features a white mother-of-pearl dial and is set with 70 brilliant diamonds on the case. To echo the famous clay court, the black hands are coated with orange Super-Luminova®, and the black rubber strap with orange border. This watch is equipped with an exclusive movement developed by ETA for Longines. This exclusive movement is known for its outstanding travel time accuracy, with an error of only ± 5 seconds per year. The dial with a diameter of 41 mm indicates hours, minutes and seconds. The model is equipped with a stainless steel bracelet and a folding safety clasp.
Longines Concas V.H.P. Agassi and Graf Foundation Special Limited Edition
Watch Number: L3.726.4.59.9 Suggested Retail Price: New Price
Longines launches a special limited edition V.H.P. watch from the Comcast series, praising the tenth anniversary of co-operation with two Longines elegant image ambassadors. The watch features a black dial and a round stainless steel case. To echo the famous clay court, the black hands are coated with orange Super-Luminova®, and the black rubber strap with orange border. This watch is equipped with an exclusive movement developed by ETA for Longines. This exclusive movement is known for its outstanding travel time accuracy, with an error of only ± 5 seconds per year. The dial with a diameter of 43 mm indicates hours, minutes and seconds. The model is equipped with a stainless steel bracelet and a folding safety clasp.
Technical Parameters
Watch number L3.716.0.87.9 diameter 41 mm
L3.726.4.59.9 diameter 43 mm
Movement Quartz movement L288.2 (ETA E56.111)
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date display window at 3 o’clock (perpetual calendar)
Case Round, steel with diamonds, 41 mm diameter
70 Weselton IF / VVS diamonds, total weight 0.840 carats
Round, stainless steel case, 43 mm diameter
Multi-layer anti-reflective synthetic sapphire crystal
Dial Black or white mother-of-pearl dial
2 Arabic numerals and 9 bar-shaped hour markers with V.H.P. red coated with orange Super-Luminova®
Hands Black hands with orange Super-Luminova®
Water resistance up to 50 meters
Strap Black rubber strap with orange border
Double folding safety clasp and opening device when pressed