Raymond Weil continued its role as Official Watch partner of the Classic BRIT Awards, presenting a special edition Maestro watch to all performers, presenters and winners at the 2012 ceremony.
The Classic BRIT Awards 2012 took place on 2nd October at The Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Myleene Klass. As part of its role as official partner, Raymond Weil sponsored the International Artist of the Year award, which was won by tenor Andrea Bocelli.
"Classical music is integral to the heritage and identity of Raymond Weil. We are delighted to be sponsoring an award that is being presented to such an iconic figure within the Classical music and opera world," said Raymond Weil Director Ellie Bernheim.
Andrea Bocelli receives his special edition Maestro watch
Other winners included film composer John Williams, who picked up Composer of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award; Gareth Malone and the Military Wives who won Single of the Year for 'Wherever You Are'; and Nicola Benedetti and Vasily Petrenko for Female Artist and Male Artist respectively.
Pierre Bernheim, Raymond Weil Director, said: "Many of our collections are named after Operas from around the world, including the Nabucco and Parsifal collections. We are especially excited to be creating a new limited edition Classic BRIT Awards timepiece using our recently launched Maestro collection as the case style, named in homage to the great and influential classical artists over the last decade."
The limited edition Raymond Weil Maestro featured a special engraving to commemorate the event.