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Sailing Watches |
Yachting or Sailing watches come in a variety of shapes and forms, but for most avid yachtsmen there are three makes of watches that are synonymous with yacht sailing and racing. Rolex, Omega and Corum are three prestigious watch manufacturers that have produced high quality watches targeted at the yachtsman.
Corum watches will be well known to those who participated in the Admirals Cup regattas in the 90's where Corum were one of the headline sponsors, to this day Corum have a dedicated range of watches for yachtsmen known as the "Admirals Cup" collection. Rolex watches are world renowned for there brilliant craftsmanship and design, in the yachting fraternity Rolex are to this day very well known due to their title sponsorship of many of the worlds most prestigious yachting regattas such as the Rolex Fastnet Race, the infamous Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and several more events. The watchmakers also sponsors the US Yachtsman and Yachtswoman awards each year. Like Corum, Rolex produce several watches for sailors including the Yacht-Master watches. Omega have had a long-standing relationship with sailing as well, the Swiss company has been making watches since 1848. Omega have been highly visible in their sponsorship and marketing activities in the world of professional sailing with sponsorships of Team New Zealands Americas Cup campaign, Dame Ellen MacArthur and several top level match racing regattas. These three prestigious makes of watch can be bought and sold on the fantastic new website www.WatchTraders.co.uk where you will find many Rolex, Omega and Corum watches for sale. |