Swiss luxury replica watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen is launching a limited-edition timepiece to celebrate its partnership with the BFI. The brand is also creating a bespoke IWC timepiece in platinum, to be auctioned at the BFI’s unique fundraising gala LUMINOUS, of which IWC is headline sponsor. All proceeds from the auction will go towards the BFI National Archive, one of the greatest and most significant heritage collections in the world and the UK’s national collection of film and TV.
The Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days Edition ‘BFI LondonFilm Festival 2015’ (Ref. IW510207) will be limited to just 59 timepieces in stainless steel. Each model will be individually numbered on the case back, alongside the inscription ‘BFI Film Forever 2015’, increasing their appeal for collectors. The timepieces will be available from September at the IWC replica watches uk Boutique on New Bond Street and The Watch Gallery as the brand’s exclusive retail partner for the launch.
The BFI’s LUMINOUS fundraising gala in partnership with IWC will be held on 6 October 2015 at Guildhall on the eve of the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express®. It will run from 7 to 18 October 2015. IWC is delighted to once again be supporting the festival as its Official Hublot Replica Time Partner.
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LUMINOUS aims to raise essential funds required to restore, preserve and digitize the Rolex replica UK’s national collection of film and TV – painstaking and costly work that will help safeguard Britain’s highly valued film and television heritage for generations to come.
A highlight of the evening will be a charity auction led by renowned Sotheby’s auctioneer Lord Dalmeny, Chairman of Private Clients. The auction will feature exclusive moneycan’t- buy prizes and experiences donated by a range of BFI supporters and filmmakers. Cartier replica watches sale is donating a bespoke timepiece for the occasion: a platinum Portugieser Annual Calendar Edition ‘BFI London Film Festival 2015’ (Ref. IW503505), from which all of the proceeds raised will go towards the BFI National Archive.
This year, for the first time, the auction will be opened to bidders across the world, with a selection of lots available via an Omega replica watches online bidding process, set to go live on Monday, 21 September 2015 at http://www.luminousauction.com The e.vent follows the hugely successful inaugural LUMINOUS gala in 2013, which raised over GBP 250,000 towards the BFI National Archive and saw stars including Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Helen McCrory, Damien Lewis, Julian Fellowes,Michael Gambon and Emilia Fox turn out in force to celebrate British film.
The partnership with the BFI London Film Festival follows IWC Schaffhausen’s long tradition of Breitling replica supporting filmmaking projects – a tradition which is evidenced by its established partnerships with the Tribeca Film Festival, the Dubai International Film Festival and the Beijing International Film Festival, as well as the brand’s long-standing relationships with high-profile film talent including Christoph Waltz and Cate Blanchett, all of which demonstrates IWC’s unwavering passion for film.