International Press Announcement – For immediate release

Jaermann & Stübi has been named the official supplier and timekeeper of , The Home of , and has launched a special-edition model, limited to only 18 pieces worldwide, to celebrate The Old Course.

Jaermann & Stübi, which specialises in premium golf watches, is intensifying its existing collaboration with St Andrews Links, The Home of Golf, and will be equipping this historic venue with clocks designed to match the watches. At the same time, together with St Andrews Links, Jaermann & Stübi are launching a special model limited to 18 pieces worldwide. Each watch will be dedicated to an individual hole of the world-renowned Old Course, where golf celebrated the 150 th anniversary of in 2010.

Official timekeeper of St Andrews Links The Old Course St Andrews Links Watch

JAERMANN & STÜBI and St Andrews Links To mark the occasion of the 150th celebration have concluded an agreement to expand their of The Open Championship, as was played on long term collaboration: the golf watch The Old Course in 2010, Jaermann & Stübi manufacturer is now the official supplier and designed an exclusive special model in a limited official timekeeper for St Andrews Links. edition of 18 timepieces. Jaermann & Stübi will provide all official clocks and will equip The Home of Golf accordingly.

St Andrews Links Course Timer & GMT, the exclusive platinum model commemorating the Old Course in a limited edition of 18 timepieces worldwide. The Links. Swiss Francs CHF 49,500 excl VAT

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International Press Announcement – For immediate release

Each of the 18 golf watches is dedicated to one Championships than The Old Course at St of the 18 holes of The Old Course and is Andrews Links. The 150 th anniversary of The inscribed with the statistics of the relevant hole Open Championship was also held at The Old on the inside of the hinged cover on the back of Course in 2010. Seve Ballesteros, with whom the watch. The case is made of elegant platinum. Jaermann & Stübi also collaborate, is the only Like all golf watches made by Jaermann & Stübi, continental European to have won The Open this one is also equipped with the "Shock- Championship at St Andrews Links so far. Guard" patented shock absorber with flexible stem, designed especially for golf. The model has a Course Timer for golf games, which can also be used as a second time zone. For each watch there is a cast-iron plaque to those mounted on The Old Course and provides information such as the name and number of the hole and its distance.

A 19th-century game of golf on The Old Course at St Andrews Links.

Shock-Guard

All models are equipped with a shock absorber (patent pending) with flexible adjustment shaft. This innovation, known as "Shock-Guard", makes it possible for the first time that the movement can move freely within the case, and is thus better protected against strokes and impacts. The movement and the "Shock-Guard" are visible through the large glass back.

Cast-iron tee plaque from The Old Course

St Andrews Links – The Home of Golf.

Golf has been played at St Andrews since the 15th century. The free use of the Links was documented for the first time in 1552 by Archbishop John Hamilton. The golf courses are public and managed by a charitable trust formed by an Act of Parliament. Since 1873, St Andrews Links has also been a venue for The Open Championship, which has already been held 27 times in this location. The Open Championship is one of the four major tournaments in the world of golf, and no other in the United Kingdom has hosted more Open Case back with visible shock absorber

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About Jaermann & Stübi

Jaermann & Stübi have their headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, where the exclusive golf watches are developed and produced in the company’s atelier. The J&S specialise in premium timepieces with additional functions for golfers and collaborates with St Andrews Links, the Home of Golf, and Seve Ballesteros, among other notable golfing personalities. The company was founded by Urs Jaermann & Pascal Stübi and operates worldwide with their brand.

About St Andrews Links

St Andrews Links Trust is a charitable organisation responsible for the management and maintenance of the seven golf courses at St Andrews Links, including the famous Old Course, host of the 2010 Open Championship, and The Castle Course. The Trust was established in 1974. It employs more than 300 permanent staff and seasonal workers during the high season. It manages a number of additional facilities including three clubhouses, a golf practice centre and golf academy and four shops.

Contact information for Jaermann & Stübi: Contac t information for St Andrews Links:

Jaermann & Stübi AG Mike Woodcock, Communications Manager Urs Jaermann St Andrews Links Bahnhofstrasse 64 Pilmour House 8001 Zurich, Switzerland St Andrews, , KY16 9SF Phone +41 44 213 14 50 Phone +44 1334 466610 Fax +41 44 213 14 51 Fax +44 1334 479555 www.jaermann-stuebi.com www.standrews.org.uk

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