OP • THEEDGE SINGAPORE | october 26, 2009
Jeremy Lim (left), regional general manager of Cortina, Rosberg and Paul Phua, Oris general manager for Singapore and Malaysia, at the Cortina boutique at Raffles City
SPECIAL EVENT
Rosberg tries out his mooncake-making skills under the guidance of Chef Many of Szechuan Court restaurant
Whirlwind day
The recent F1 weekend in Singapore was not short of fun and excitement, and Options brings you two events that caught our attention. The first is AT&T Williams team driver Nico Rosberg’s busy, yet enjoyable, day out in the city.
N Fans whipped out their cameras as soon as Rosberg stepped into Harry Bar at CHIJMES
ico Rosberg, AT&T Williams team driver and Oris ambassador had a busy day when he visited Singapore to take part in the F1 race. A few days before the race began on Sept 25, Rosberg got a taste of Singapore life when he visited the Peranakan Museum to learn about one of the country’s richest cultures. Next, he was whisked away to Szechuan Court restaurant at The Fairmont Singapore to try his hand at making mooncakes, as it was the Mid-Autumn festival. How did he do? He turned out to be deft
at it, producing mini mooncakes that would make any chef proud. Fans of Rosberg were not disappointed when he made his way to Cortina boutique at Raffles City, where they got a chance to chat with him and get his autograph. Next stop on his race to get to know Singapore was Harry’s Bar at CHIJMES, where Oris hosted 150 guests, who also had the opportunity to get up close to Rosberg. There was never a dull moment for Rosberg and we hope he will be back next year for the third F1 night race in Singapore.
This Royal Oak Tourbillon and Chronograph timepiece sold for $305,000
Under the hammer
A Royal Oak Tourbillon and Chronograph timepiece by Audemars Piguet and items donated by racing-car drivers were auctioned off for charity
Models lend an elegant touch to the evening as guests take a closer look at the items up for auction
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mbassador for luxury watch Audemars Piguet and F1 driver Jarno Trulli made it a personal quest to raise money to help rebuild his hometown of Abruzzo, Italy after it was damaged by an earthquake in April. To achieve his goal, Trulli roped in Audemars Piguet and his F1 mates to donate items, which were auctioned off on Sept 23 at Senso restaurant at the very chic Club Street, when the F1 team was in Singapore for the second F1 night race. The donated items were the Royal Oak Tourbillon and Chronograph timepiece; Sébastien Buemi’s racing helmet; Mark Webber’s racing suit and helmet; David Coulthard’s racing helmet; Jenson Button’s racing suit and Trulli’s racing suit. Guests bid for their favourite item and, at the end of the evening, a total of $400,000 was raised. Each bidder not only walked home with his or her coveted item but also a Royal Oak Table clock worth $5,800 and that is powered by an eight-day power reserve.
Mark Webber’s racing helmet was auctioned to help raise money to rebuild the quake-hit city of Abruzzo in Italy
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Randall Ee, curator of the Peranakan Museum, explains the traditional Peranakan marriage rites
Phua presents Rosberg with a memento
Mooncakes with the Rosberg touc h
Rosberg takes a closer look at the Peranakan artifacts on display at the Peranakan Museum
Guests Beven Pak and Dr J F Loke enjoy some bubbly at the Cortina boutique
Sébastien Buemi with Bottinelli
World champion Jenson Button donated his racing suit
Guest Vincent Fischer (second from left) is flanked by two of the best — Rubens Barrichello and Trulli
Senso Italian restaurant provided guests with an evening of unforgettable food and wine A happy guest gets Barrichello’s autograph