Tissot Asks Fans To #respecttheref

Tissot has launched a #RespectTheRef campaign for the RBS 6 Nations Championship in partnership with Welsh international rugby union referee Nigel Owens.

Tissot has been the official timekeepers of the RBS 6 Nations Championship for the last five years and to celebrate its partnership, Tissot will introduce an exclusive RBS 6 Nations T-Touch Expert Solar limited edition watch. Only 66 of these will be produced, featuring technology with solar energy and 20 tactile functions, including a countdown timer, chronograph and weather forecast.

It has the RBS 6 Nations logo engraved on the caseback and comes in a special watch box, which includes a miniature rugby ball signed by Nigel Owens and a visual card featuring his quote “Remember the referee is always right, even when he’s wrong”.

In addition, Tissot will re-launch the Tissot PRC200 RBS 6 Nations Special Edition that also bears the championship colours and the engraved logo on the caseback.

Tissot is the official timekeeper and partner of many disciplines, including basketball with the NBA, FIBA and CBA; cycling with the Tour de France and the UCI World Cycling Championships; motorsports with MotoGPTM and the FIM World Superbike Championship and rugby with the RBS 6 Nations Championship, TOP14, the European Rugby Champions and Challenge Cups. It is also the official timekeeper of the world championships of fencing and ice hockey and of the AFL.

Nigel Owens, MBE said: “There are many things that make that rugby unique and one of rugby’s core values is its ethos of respect for all in the game. It is imperative that we uphold this important value of rugby, I am delighted to work with Tissot and support #RespectTheRef.”

François Thiébaud, president of Tissot commented: “The RBS 6 Nations Championship is the perfect partnership for Tissot as the sport of rugby demonstrates many of the core values of the brand, such as teamwork, respect, discipline and a love for sport. Tissot is very proud of that and would like to contribute to upholding those values and the respect of the game with the campaign #RespectTheRef and the help of renowned rugby union referee Nigel Owens.”