Rotterdam, The Netherlands / Saint-Imier, Switzerland – April 2, 2019 – As part of its long-lasting commitment to equestrian sports, the Swiss watchmaking brand Longines is proud to announce its partnership with the 2019 Longines FEI European Championships, to be held from 19-25 August in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. As per the previous edition held in Gothenburg in 2017, Longines is proud to be the Title Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of this year’s event, bringing together the best riders and horses in the disciplines of Jumping, Dressage and Para-Dressage from all over Europe.

The winged-hourglass brand is delighted to be part of the Longines FEI European Championships 2019, which will be held from 19 to 25 August in Rotterdam (NED) with equestrian top sports events taking place at Kralingse Bos and Kralingse Plas. On this occasion, Longines will serve as its Title Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official Watch. Besides, the brand will have the great pleasure to grant the winners in the different disciplines with elegant timepieces as a celebration of their great performances.

Matthieu Baumgartner, Longines Vice President, commented: “Our support to equestrian sports dates back more than a century and a half and we are now associated with many of its disciplines. This new partnership with the 2019 Longines FEI European Championships as its Title Partner is perfectly in line with our long-lasting commitment to these sports. We look forward to timing the participants’ sports achievements as the Official Timekeeper of these Championships and to present the medalists with elegant Longines timepieces.

“I am very proud to announce Longines as our Title Partner for the upcoming European Championships in Rotterdam”, says Belle de Bruin, President of the 2019 Longines FEI European ChampionshipS. “In Rotterdam, we have a long-standing partnership with Longines for the CHIO Rotterdam and this partnership has turned over the years into a great collaboration for great parties. These Longines FEI European Championships will be the largest international equestrian event ever organized in Rotterdam and one of the largest in the Netherlands. This deserves a strong and elegant brand as Title Partner”.

About Longines 
Longines has been based at Saint-Imier in Switzerland since 1832. Its watchmaking expertise reflects a strong devotion to tradition, elegance and performance. Longines has generations of experience as official timekeeper of world championships and as partner of international sports federation. Known for the elegance of its timepieces, Longines is a member of Swatch Group Ltd, the World’s leading manufacturer of horological products. With the winged hourglass as its emblem, the brand has outlets in over 150 countries.

About Longines FEI European Championships Jumping, Dressage & Para-Dressage
The Longines FEI European Championships Jumping, Dressage and Para-Dressage are being hosted in the Netherlands from August 19 – 25, 2019. The Kralingse Bos and Kralingse Plas in Rotterdam will be the venue for this equestrian top sports event. Supported by many partners and sponsors and with a lot of social side-events this world class event will be very accessible and hospitable. A place where people, organizations and business can meet and enjoy the equestrian sports. The EC 2019 will become a sportive incentive for a new generation fans, partners, supporters and spectators of equestrian sports; Connected by Horsepower.

Information before, during and after the event about the sports and all side events is available on www.rotterdam2019.com . Next month 2019 the ticket sales will start via this website. The Longines FEI European Championships Jumping, Dressage  and Para-Dressage are to follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. The official event hashtags are #FEIEuros2019 and #ECRotterdam2019.

Source: Press release by Anita Lussenburg for Longines FEI European Championships – Rotterdam 2019

Photos: © CHIO Rotterdam / Maria Kooy / Niels Boeser