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Black Tie International:
The 24th Annual Showboats
International Rendezvous |
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Douglas and Linda Von Allmen accept each of
their custom-made and personalized Ulysse Nardin
timepieces from Patrik Hoffmann, CEO of Ulysse
Nardin, and Rick Case, event founder, at the
24th Annual ShowBoats International Rendezvous
formal gala held at
Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach.
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Ulysse Nardin Donates
Custom-Made Timepieces
to 24th
Annual Showboats International Rendezvous
Event Raises More Than $1 Million for Boys & Girls Clubs
of Broward County
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P ALM
BEACH, Fla. – (November 16) –
Luxury Swiss watch manufacturer,
Ulysse Nardin,
the leader
in timepiece invention and innovation,
helped raise more than $1 million to benefit the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, contributing more
than $200,000 at the 24th Annual Showboats
International Rendezvous held this weekend.
Ulysse Nardin honored 16 members of
the Fleet Admirals Club
with one-of-a-kind timepieces at the Saturday evening
gala at
Mar-a-Lago. Each of the members have pledged an annual
donation of $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward
County for at least five years, and include
distinguished business leaders such as Wayne Huizenga
and Rick Case.
“We are honored to have taken part in such a wonderful
charity event with some of South Florida’s most generous
philanthropists,” said Patrik Hoffmann, the company’s
president and chief executive officer. “The
big-heartedness of the community has been inspiring and
we look forward to participating in the event again next
year.”
The
timepiece presented to each Fleet Admirals Club member
was appropriately named, The Admiral. Each one of the
Marine Chronometers was engraved with the recipient’s
name. The men’s model was on a rubber strap and came
with an additional crocodile strap with deployant
buckle. The matching women’s model came with a diamond
bezel. During the formal gala, each member was called up
to the stage to be acknowledged, and to personally
receive their custom timepiece from Hoffmann.
Another highlight of the evening was an auction that saw
unique timepieces,
including
five exclusive “Classico” watches that would be
hand-engraved, auctioned off for $25,000 each. Winning
bidders had the option of personalizing the watch by
engraving any image desired onto the back of this
time-honored watch. The new
“El Toro” timepiece, the first of its kind available
worldwide, went to the
highest bidder for $75,000, well over the retail
price of $55,000.
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