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MTF captures the excitement of the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours, celebrating Porsche's dominant performance and Chopard's presence at the iconic endurance race. This post highlights the intersection of high-performance motorsports and luxury watch partnerships, a recurring theme for collectors interested in brand associations with major sporting events.
wont spoil it for the two people in the world that don\'t know the LeMans results, but a HUGE CONGRATS to Chopard!
Porsche 919 Hybrid achieve 1st and 2nd places on the podium at Le Mans 2015. They started the race with the world record for qualifying lap, shaving nearly 5 seconds off and a 1-2-3 on the grid! Chopard ambassador Romain Dumas was spotted with his Chopard Superfast watch on his wrist whilst driving his stints. Porsche extended 'family' member and Chopard Ambassador Jacky Ickx joined the celebrations together with other Porsche 'pilots' like his Winning team mate Derek Bell. Many words were spoke
the watches were handed over to the winners, which were not the models of their sponsor Chopard but the famous models of one of the Le Mans main sponsor. :) Also funny that same sponsor's stop watch next the the finish line was still counting during the podium ceremony (24:35:ss). - :) - The race never stops. Great success for Porsche, back at where they belong. Big congratulations! Do you think they gave Fritz Enzinger the number 919/919? He gave the model quite some TV time. Also the power res
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