C1 Heart2Heart

Concord is enriching its line of timepieces dedicated to champions with the C1 Heart2Heart watch. In keeping with the Concord philosophy, this 25-piece limited edition associates an exceptional design with the name of French basketball star Ronny Turiaf. The result is a high-performance, high-energy model destined to support the player's Heart to Heart Foundation.

The C1 Heart2Heart chronograph, a COSC-certified chronometer, pays tribute to the courage and determination of the young basketball champion who underwent open-heart surgery at the age of just 22. After a six-month convalescence, Ronny Turiaf was back in the game, and less than one year after his operation, he joined the legendary Los Angeles Lakers. Enjoying consistent success ever since, he currently plays in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors of Oakland and is part of the French national team.

In 2008, after getting his career back on track, Ronny Turiaf created the Heart to Heart Foundation in order to provide treatment and ECG testing for underprivileged patients suffering from heart disease, and especially children. His encounter with the Concord team has now given rise to the Heart2Heart Chronograph, specially created to support the Foundation which will receive a share of sales profits.

The iconic case and layered carbon fibre dial provide a generous frame for the majesty of mechanical time, displayed beneath a 3.3 mm thick sapphire crystal. A few blood-red accents highlight the rotating seconds disc, the date (21, Ronny Turiaf's NBA jersey number), the central seconds hand and the saddle-stitching on the rubber-coated alligator leather strap. This determined, resolute timepiece faithfully reflects the character of an authentic and bighearted champion.

The case-back fitted with a sapphire crystal enables one to admire the intricate workings of the movement with its black rotor adorned with vertical Côtes de Genève, while the glass itself carries Ronny Turiaf's signature along with the Heart to Heart logo. The heart of the Foundation beating at the heart of a very special watch…