Edox Swiss Timepieces Named the Official Timepiece of the Russian Film Festival

NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Edox, creators of technically advanced Swiss Timepieces since 1884, has partnered with the Russian Film Festival for 2010 as the event's exclusive watch sponsor.  This year will mark the festival's tenth anniversary, attracting the very finest Russian filmmakers, actors, directors, producers and fans from around the world.  It is a cultural forum where people of two great nations, who at times have been at odds with each other, come together through the shared enjoyment of filmmaking at its finest.

Scheduled for this December in New York City, the Film Festival will feature films from some of the greatest Russian cinema makers such as; Nikita Mikhalkov, Dmitry Meshiev, Vladimir Khotinenko, Aleksey Popogrebsky, Sergey Soloviev and Pavel Lungin, all of whom have received the very highest recognition at the industry's most prestigious award ceremonies.  The event is supported and endorsed by numerous political leaders in both the United States and Russia including; Vladimir Putin and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  It is estimated that the event will draw an attendance upwards of 15,000, as well as reaching 305,000 more through worldwide television broadcasts.

Through vehicles of creative expression man infuses his material world with inner emotions actualized in the form of aesthetic art.  Be it via the modalities of song, dance, painting film or design these principals are applied to the very pinnacle of greatness by those so endowed with the rare talent and ability to do so.  As film captures periods of time through moving pictures, the great watchmaking artisans of Edox chronicle time through technical ingenuity, avant-garde design and precise function.  Their wondrous timepieces, each a unique work of art, inspire their owners to revel in amazement as one who falls under the hypnotic allure of a masterful film.

In conjunction with the celebration of the great artists of Russian Film, Edox will extol its own work of art at the festival through the promotion of their new "Chronorally" timepiece.  Powered by the Swiss Edox Calibre 36 with 12 jewels and featuring such unique functions as, staged timing, recount/replay, countdown mode and chronograph, the "Chronorally" is a dream come true to all those who enjoy the sport of racing and have always wished they could track their performances.  Complementing the "Chronorallys'" advanced technical features is a black carbon dial protected by anti reflective sapphire crystal, water resistance to 10atm and an oversized aluminum pusher to ignite the action.

The Russian Film Festival will take place this December 1-9 at select locations throughout the Upper East Side of Manhattan as well as Coney Island Brooklyn.  Film screenings will be shown at: Ziegfeld Movie Theater NY, School of Visual Arts in NY as well as the Millennium Theater in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.

For more information on Edox: www.edox.ch

For more information on the Russian Film Festival: russianfilmweeknyc.com

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