The cooperation between Ball Watch and BMW was said to focus on creating a limited edition series of watches that combine the core values of the two companies: safety and performance. Beside sharing the same core values both companies have a passion for precision mechanical engineering, an undeniable spirit of innovation and constant attention to technical and aesthetic excellence. Through their quest for perfection, precision and expertise, the watchmaking and automobile worlds are an ideal match.
As pioneer of chronometry standards, BALL Watch Company is worldwide known for having set the official standard watch of the American railroads. It was therefore an obvious step for BALL Watch Company and the legendary German automaker BMW to sign an exclusive cooperation agreement.A new generation of timekeeping instruments with a strong personality, created to pass the test of time while ensuring the pleasure of unsurpassable comfort: that very same pleasure that all drivers experience behind the wheel of a BMW.
Dedicated to the automotive world and aficionados of mechanical engineering excellence, the new BALL & BMW timepieces will incorporate various technical feats, especially a revolutionary anti-shock system. The BALL Watch Company’s exclusive patented Amortiser® system will protect the movement against extreme shocks. This exploit of micro-mechanical engineering, inspired by the automotive world, features a shock-absorbing protection ring – also anti-magnetic – enveloping the movement. Safety and performance combined: the two core values shared by BALL Watch Company and BMW.
The aesthetic design of these exceptional timepieces will pay homage to various distinctive hallmarks of BMW’s vehicles. A line based on the lightness that is typical of the German automaker’s dynamism.
The new BALL & BMW collection is available through a network of selective retailers which you can find at Ball’s and BMW’s website. The whole collection is in an unlimited edition. The masterpiece, the GMT watch, will only be available in a limited edition of 1000 pieces.