
Votum partners with Uhrencup
Votum Watches is proud to be a partner of Uhrencup or the Watches Cup. The Swiss Watch brand and the International Football Tournament are tied by historical events as the Watch manufacture and the International Competition creates moments in motion since 1962. The best player of each matches of the competition are awarded a Votum Watch by the CEO of Votum, Mr. François Zahnd.Votum Around the World - Homecoming
After almost one year around the World, from the 12th of March 2017 until the 16th of May 2018, the Votum voyager Watches returned home in Nidau, Switzerland. The homecoming party was hosted by Antik-Unique vintage Bistro in collaboration with Votum Watches and The Friends of Votum group. The main event of the evening was the decision of the jury concerning the best media content received from the Votum around the World consigners.
The jury was formed by the Friends of Votum group which was created during 2017 and is composed by close friends of the company. A special contribution to the final decision was assgned to Luna, the dachsund mascot of the Vintage Bistro. There will be a total of six watches prepared to empower the wrists of the Votum around the World consigners selected by the jury for their creativity expressed in the received media content.
There were lots of intricate pictures exhibiting the voyager Watches in different perspectives, but only a few of them stood out from all the rest and enchanted the eyes of the jury. Here you find the winners of the Votum around the World campaign which will receive a brand new Votum Watch starting from June 2018
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Performance Celina Radoi Toronto, Canada |
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Elegance Patrick Eicher Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Elegance Ives Mauerer Sardinia, Italy |
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Heritage Laila Najihi Alcatraz, United States
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New Classic Urs Senser Texas, United States |
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New Classic Stephen Fanning Hawaii, United States |
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Half a Year Around the World
The Votum Around the World campaign has reach a new milestone after more than 6 months of travel from one
Discover the Votum Around The World campaign Map and the latest pictures from the voyager watches consigners.
FOLLOW THE JOURNEY OF THE FOUR WATCHES
Click on the MapHub button on the bottom right side of the map and follow the journey of the four Votum watches. In order to see the description and the media content regarding the watch / watches you would like to follow, you have to click on the pins located where the media content was registered.
VOTUM AROUND THE WORLD MAP
[powr-instagram-feed id=46100dcd_1499685282]Friends of Votum
Friends of Votum Watches
The Friends of Votum group is composed by likewise open-minded members such as:
Name: François Date of birth: 23.07.61 Nationality: Switzerland Spoken Languages: DE, FR, EN Occupation: CEO Watch Company Contact: f.zahnd@abartwatches.com |
Shoe Size: | 45 |
Favorite Music: | Funk, Jazz, Soul, Reggae, |
Favorite Movie: | Flew over the cuckoo's nest |
Favorite Dish: | Raw meat, tartare, carpaccio, raw fish, |
Favorite Drink: | Gin Tonic, White wine |
Cultural Idol: | Konstantin Wecker |
Sports Idol: | Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) |
Role Model: | Nathalie Zahnd |
Favorite Country: | Italy, Thailand |
Most beautiful women: | Sophia Loren |
Motto: | Everything will be alright |
Name: Beat Date of birth: 11.01.1966 Nationality: Switzerland Spoken Languages: DE, FR, EN, IT, ES Occupation: CEO Advertising Agency Contact: cattaruzza@bluewin.ch |
Shoe Size: | 42 |
Favorite Music: | Depends on the mood |
Favorite Movie: | Rubber |
Favorite Dish: | Not too heavy and prepared with love |
Favorite Drink: | Beer and Whine |
Cultural Idol: | Donald Judd |
Sports Idol: | Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards |
Role Model: | Joseph father of Jesus |
Favorite Country: | Switzerland |
Most beautiful women: | Jodie Foster |
Motto: |
Name: Rolf Date of birth: 05.08.1957 Nationality: Switzerland Spoken Languages: DE, EN Occupation: Graphic Designer Contact: condes@active.ch |
Shoe Size: | 41 |
Favorite Music: | R&B and Jazz |
Favorite Movie: | Groundhog Day |
Favorite Dish: | Spaghetti |
Favorite Drink: | Red Wine |
Cultural Idol: |
Sports Idol: | Marcel Hirscher |
Role Model: |
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Favorite Country: | Switzerland, Italy |
Most beautiful women: | My Women |
Motto: | No day passes without having learned something |
Name: Nicola Date of birth: 03.08.1983 Nationality: Switzerland Spoken Languages: DE, EN, FR Occupation: CEO Antik shop/bistro Contact: info@antik-unique.ch |
Shoe Size: | 43 |
Favorite Music: | Every kind of Music |
Favorite Movie: | The Godfather |
Favorite Dish: |
Favorite Drink: | Punch made out of plants |
Cultural Idol: |
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Role Model: |
Favorite Country: | United States |
Most beautiful women: | Nina Calderari |
Motto: | The greatest thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as is what direction you are moving. |
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Name: Leandro Date of birth: 28.10.1962 Nationality: Switzerland Spoken Languages: DE, EN, FR, IT Occupation: Contact: lcmac7@me.com |
Shoe Size: | 45.5 |
Favorite Music: | Jovanotti, Jack Johnson, |
Favorite Movie: | The bridges of Madison County |
Favorite Dish: | Phò Ga |
Favorite Drink: | London Pride |
Cultural Idol: | Keith Haring |
Sports Idol: | Eric Cantona |
Role Model: | My dad, my mother, my wife, my kids and a lot of people I think they could be an example to me, each for a little something |
Favorite Country: | I don’ have a favorite country by favorites cities: Bienne, Milano, London, Barcelona, Berlin, New York |
Most beautiful women: | Valérie and Luana Maccarini |
Motto: | I have found G |
Name: Yves Date of birth: 25.03.1968 Nationality: Switzerland Spoken Languages: DE, EN, FR Occupation: Wine Contact: beckustator@bluewin.ch |
Shoe Size: | 42 |
Favorite Music: | Depeche Mode, Witold Lutoslawski |
Favorite Movie: | James Bond |
Favorite Dish: |
Favorite Drink: | Wine |
Cultural Idol: | Sponge Bob |
Sports Idol: | Simon Ammann |
Role Model: |
Favorite Country: | World |
Most beautiful women: | Juliette Binoche |
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Three months Votum ATW
After three months the Votum Around the World Voyage watches travelled more than 50.000 Km empowering the wrists of their respective consigners.
Here is a selection of the documented media content received from different consigners.
[powr-instagram-feed id=46100dcd_1499685282]At the end of the campaign, two of the best media content per watch, provided by distinctive consigners, will be awarded with a Votum Swiss Made mechanical watch. There are a total of eight Votum watches prepared to be rewarded.
Wave Trophy 2017
The Volkswagen electric car and its driver Mr. Mike von Niederhäusern were great ambassadors of the Votum brand respecting and promoting its vision on the world's largest electric vehicle rally which took place in Switzerland.

Votum Around the World Kick-off
THE JOURNEY OF THE 4 WATCHES
PURPOSE
CONSIGNED WATCHES
REWARDS

New billboards
We are delighted to present our new Votum billboards. Expressing the ethos of the brand through representative male role models, combined with clever description is the definition of the Votum's philosophy.

Votum at Baselworld 2017
The acclaimed revival of Votum met the glamour of Baselworld wrapped in a never ending glow and displayed in each aspect of the most famous watch fair in the world.
The revived collection of Votum was introduced at Baselworld 2017 and attract the interest of business owners as well as private individuals.

Baselworld 2017
We are thrilled to announce our presence at the most important watch fair in the world, Baselworld. Starting from March 23 until the 30th of the month, you can find us in the Halle 1.1 Stand B030.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us in case you would like to schedule a meeting.

New Website
We are delighted to present you our brand new website. Follow the revival of Votum Swiss Mechanical Watches and embrace the digital era with our new website, developed to offer you the ultimate user experience. The modern and minimalist aspect of the watches stands at the core of the designing process of the website.
In order to emphasize the puristic design of the Votum products, a combination of white, gray and black ground colors is set to delight the visitor and make the interaction with the timepieces more pleasant.
Discovering our history and the revival story of the brand as well as the design credo, is of uttermost importance for us in order to fuse the communication with our merchants as well as with the general users.