A new boost to the Longines Press Award for Elegance

Know-how with regard to precision and the beauty of its designs are to Longines watches what the sporting distinction of the Grand Prix Longines and the award for elegance are to the Longines Press Award for Elegance.

It is the press who will select the most elegant horsewoman and horseman during the Nations Cup for the 2006 season. At each competition a female and male rider will be chosen by a jury made up of journalists from the equestrian and sports press, based on different criteria aimed at rewarding both personal elegance and the harmony between horse and rider. The female and male competitors who have gained the highest number of votes will be presented with the Longines Press Award for Elegance at Barcelona.

This award for elegance brings a touch of subtlety to these world-class competitions by emphasising a group of qualities and gifts linked to the personality of the competitor, their charm, their charisma and the harmony between horse and rider. Just as Longines watches are a marriage of precision, technology and refinement, the Longines Press Award for Elegance is awarded to the two riders who, through human and sporting qualities, as well as harmony with their horses, embody the values upheld by the watch brand.