Clock on a pedestal
“You are crazy, he is the world champion. He did not miss the chance and became a champion. Are you looking for your chance?
Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa, 2006
We know where you will be in early February 2018. We are going there ourselves. So, we agreed, we meet on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang!
We foresee your bewilderment and a protracted pause - what is South Korea, when the holy holiday of all lovers is on the nose, the search for hearts from Chinese plush and ordering a bouquet of stunted roses for the price of an airplane?! But on our site you can be sincere - Valentine's Day is much inferior in importance to Winter! Olympic! Playing 2018!!!
By the way, the IOC included six new disciplines in these games. So Pyeongchang. Why not when yes?
And when you set up your TVs for the 23rd Winter Olympics, pay special attention to the equipment of the athletes. More specifically, their wristwatches. We are somehow used to the fact that the works of watch manufactories are advertised by football or basketball stars. But biathlon, bobsplay, curling or the same skeleton require optimal precision. What brands will we see on athletes in February 2018?
All manufactories, without exception, seem to produce sports lines. But just as athletes from 84 countries will compete at this Olympiad, so in our rating we will try to tell about the sports lines of different countries. The ranking of the best of the best looks like this:
The Swiss Wainer has gone through two births. Having been born after the Second World War, they actually entered the market only in the 21st century. The Wainer sports line is distinguished by a water resistance coefficient of 10 atm, reliable protection of the crown. Chronograph, tachymeter and stopwatch included, as well as Swiss solid design.
- He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke.
Probably an athlete.
- He also jumps from the balcony.
- Exactly, sportsman.
Dir. Alexey Sidorov, film "Shadow Boxing". 2005
Of the Japanese manufacturers, we will single out first of all Casio . The design of sports models differs little from everyday ones. These are quite massive gadgets made of artificial materials. But not without exceptions. Thus, the G-STEEL collection was created under the motto “Strong as your life. Cool as your style” and the result is a cool symbiosis of street style with a business look. Popular frost-resistant, anti-vibration, waterproof G-Shock sports collection. For active sports, the Casio Pro-trek with a barometer, compass and altimeter is appropriate.
Now about Seiko . And not because they are worse, but simply alphabetically. These comrades deviate a little from the standards of Japanese design and make their sports collections really interesting. Moreover (the author, as a girl-girl, personally respects such decisions very much) Seiko Sportura, for example, looks like a racing car torpedo. Very cool, very worthy!
But Seiko Velatura is, regardless of the country of origin, a classic classic in a classic wrapping. And let the oil be oil, but for yachting, which the line is focused on, otherwise it would be inappropriate.
Needless to say, the Japanese manage to shove the unimaginable into the cases of their models and invest so many functions that an ordinary Japanese sports watch replaces a coach, a judge, an athlete himself . By default, this is full stuffing: thermometers, blood pressure monitors and decent water protection (200 meters or more).
“Well, semi-finished product, will we work?”
Coach Anatoly Tarasov to the future three-time Olympic champion Vladislav Tretiak, 1969
The Americans also have someone to put on the ice. Timex , which hails from the Nugatak Valley (also called American Switzerland), is famous for watches for the army and the Ironman Triathlon sports series, released in 1986 and becoming a legend! This line is still popular today. Surprisingly, you will not find anything paramilitary in it, but a lot of plastic and electronics. From sports, Timex also has Sport Advanced, designed exclusively for sports professionals, and therefore equipped with Bodylink, GPS and even a personal doctor who will blow on a sore callus, and at the same time will read your well-being during training and analyze it.
There is also a Timex Outdoor collection with a thermometer. It sounds funny, but hiking enthusiasts will appreciate the ability to measure the current air and water temperature using a wristwatch.
"But I'm sitting here like a woman, not like a thermometer."
bearded joke
Germany is betting on its favorite, Puma . Of course, all the watches that the sports corporation produces are a priori sports. Our investigation did not give an answer to the question "Do professional athletes wear Puma", but the Germans did their best for amateurs - bright colors, reliable rubber and the legendary cat on the dial. At least it's beautiful.
" Das ist fantastisch!"
Sasha Gray
In the work on this material, a lot of information has been accumulated about what kind of watches sports stars prefer. And in the very near future we will issue it in a separate article.
“Until the gong chimes, the fight continues. Have you personally heard the gong? Personally, no, we continue.
Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa, 2006
Author: Natalia Korskova