Hublot Launches Bode Bang With Charity Tennis Event
Four-time World Champion skier Bode Miller recently launched the new Hublot limited edition Bode Bang watch with a celebrity tennis match at Sutton East Tennis Club in New York City. The participants gathered to support Bode’s relationship with the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program. Following the Celebrity Challenge, Bode led a basic tennis clinic with 50+ kids and then, along with Hublot, (on behalf of the Turtle Ridge Foundation) donated $10,000 to the organization.
Best known for his skill on the slopes, Bode also knows his way around a tennis court. “My family played a lot when I was growing up. If I wasn’t skiing professionally I think I’d be playing tennis.” Bode Miller and his family started The Turtle Ridge Foundation in 2005. It is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting health, diversity, and sustainable living through sports. In February 2009, Bode joined forces with Hublot to collaborate on design and development of the new Hublot Bode Bang limited edition watch. A portion of sales from the watch will go to the Turtle Ridge Foundation.
L to R Hublot President Ricardo Guadalupe, Sebastian Stan, Tim Morehouse, Justin Gimelstob, and Bode Miller show off their Bode Bangs.
Bode (back center) and Ricardo Guadalupe (R) with the kids from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program.
About the Author: My name is Mike Disher and I am WatchTime's online editor. My interest in watches dates to 1972 and I caught the internet bug in 1997. In 1999 I combined these interests by joining TimeZone.com as its first full-time employee, and later that year I attended my first Basel Fair. I managed TZ from 2000-2007, and in 2008 I joined WatchTime. My other interests include cycling, cars, building custom turntables, painting, and inventing.
