When a watchmaker puts his energy into the service of a good cause, mountains can sometimes be lifted. And in this case to help sick and disabled children that the association Premiers de cordée supports on a daily basis. Édouard d'Arbaumont, Breitling director for Southern Europe, has decided to forge links with this association founded in 1999, chaired by Christian JeanPierre and in which the greatest athletes give of their time and their person.
"Sport has always been a major component in the history of Breitling,
" explained Édouard d'Arbaumont, Breitling director for Southern Europe.
Sport is not just champions and big competitions.
Sport is also an idea of the collective and of generosity.
The actions carried out by Premiers de Cordée to help sick and disabled children are remarkable.
Breitling wanted to get involved with it to help it continue its initiation to sport programs in hospitals.
It's a strong and fair commitment for the brand. ”
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While the health crisis has weakened the economy, Breitling's support will allow Premiers de Cordée - 90% of its income from private sources - to continue its development programs such as La Semaine du Sport à l'Hôpital, les Journées Evasion, Mobi'Sport at the Hospital and the Dance Tour, an event allowing children hospitalized in the national territory to participate in a dance initiation, supervised by Silvia Notargiacomo, Christophe Licata and Gabin Giband, professional dancers and ambassadors of the association.
With its
“Sport at the Hospital” program
, the association offers many free sports activities for hospitalized children.
Each year, it introduces nearly 8,000 sick or disabled children to sport thanks to 150 volunteers and sports educators.
Among those who support his action, we find the skater Nathalie Péchalat as well as the footballer Kylian Mbappé, the coach Arsène Wenger, the cyclists Julien Alaphilippe and Marion Rousse or Martin Fourcade.
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To support the association, Breitling has just unveiled a Superocean in the association's colors, a limited series of 250 pieces only available on the French market.
This 42 mm steel model, water-resistant to 500 meters, features a black dial, luminescent indexes, numerals on the flange in the same turquoise blue as that of the Premiers de Cordée logo, the mascot of which is engraved on the caseback.
A large part of the proceeds from its sales will be donated to the association.
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To raise funds for the association without delay, Breitling also organized on October 8 at the summit of La Samaritaine in Paris, an impressive charity dinner prepared by a duo of chefs: the famous Colombian Juan Arbelaez and the Italian Denny Imbroisi .
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Under the hammer of auctioneer Stéphane Aubert of the Artcurial house, around ten exceptional lots were offered for sale, all of the proceeds being offered to the Premiers de Cordée association.
240,000 € will thus have been raised during this exceptional evening.
Bidders could thus afford from € 3,000 a PSG match from the private box of the player Kylian Mbappé for 2 people (€ 11,000), or the Aria Pro II Kanji guitar by Jean-Jacques Goldman, made famous in the clip of the title
"Pas toi
", accompanied by a handwritten word.
An exceptional lot which will have finally been awarded to € 50,000.
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We could also win a tour on the roads of the Pyrenees with the world champion Julian Alaphilippe and Marion Rousse (€ 12,000).
Electric bike authorized see strongly recommended.
Or go for a relaxing weekend for 6 people in a Landes house in Hossegor and experience a unique surf session with the Breitling Surfer Squad, Johanne Defay, Jérémy Florès & Justine Dupont (€ 13,000).
With in addition two signed surfboards.
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Lot 5 will have broken auction records under the hammer of Stéphane Aubert.
This Breitling Navitimer REF.806 in association with LIP dating from the 1960s with the dial stamped with this double signature was finally sold for € 28,000.
For lot 6, the chef duo Juan Arbelaez & Denny Imbroisi put on a show to offer a home dinner for 15 people, accompanied by Pétrus and Yquem.
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Paul-Henri Mathieu & Nicolas Mahut for their part offered to play in doubles on the center court of Roland Garros.
An exceptional dinner finally awarded at € 30,000.
We could also win at auction a pair of skis used by Martin Fourcade during his Mixed Relay competition in Pokljuka (Slovenia) in 2019 and signed during the handover.
His only victory in his worst year of competition!
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The fans of the XV of France could spend a memorable day with the team of the XV of France Rugby, to live in duo a lunch in the heart of the training center of Marcoussis, in the presence of the staff and the players of the Team of France (€ 10,000).
With the added bonus of 2 VIP invitations to the Stade de France for a match of the next VI Nations tournament.
Lot n ° 10 will have been won by an extraordinary buyer: George Kern in person, president of Breitling, who thus gained an extraordinary experience with Arsène Wenger, former footballer and coach of Arsenal, Arsène Wenger against the Variety Club of France and all its big football stars in June 2022 in Dupigheim (Alsace) on the field that bears his name (€ 18,000).
Lot n ° 11 also sparked the auction: a pair of crampons from Kylian Mbappé, awarded in the presence of his father.
A collector's item for any football lover auctioned for € 23,000.
A twelfth surprise lot will have been offered at the end of the sale by actor and director Guillaume Canet: the autographed script of his next film as well as a day on the set.
An unprecedented experience auctioned at € 18,000.