The world champion and great watch enthusiast received a precious timepiece from the Biel-based company to celebrate the start of his new football adventure together. It certainly could not go unnoticed by Eberhard & Co. (www.eberhard-co-watches.ch) when one of its most famous admirers arrived in Switzerland, so much so that it wanted to celebrate the start of his new adventure with a very special welcome gift. The Bienne-based company presented Gennaro Gattuso, better known as "Rino", with a precious timepiece: the "Extrafort Roue à Colonnes Grande Date 125ème Anniversaire" chronograph, a model dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the brand's foundation. a model dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Maison. The career of "Ringhio", so nicknamed because of the tenacity he constantly demonstrated on the pitch, was characterised by an impressive continuity of performance over the course of the various championships: over time, Gattuso became more and more of a driving force, for his teammates and fans alike. After thirteen seasons with AC Milan, the midfielder, who has won everything in his sporting career - Italian and European Champion twice with Milan and World Champion in the 2006 World Cup with Italy - on 15
July he made his debut in the Swiss championship with the shirt of Sion, a football club from the capital of the same name in the canton of Valais. The player, who wore the captain's armband from the very first minute, is already leaving his mark, thanks to his ability to drag his teammates along as always: Rino Gattuso's Sion, after eight matches, five of which have been won, is now in third place in the league table with five wins and one draw, and continues to arouse great interest and admiration. Rich and beautiful stories that intersect and unite in the name of a passion, that for the world of watches: the champion has always loved the most precious timepieces. In a recent interview, he said that if in the past he chose them only on the basis of aesthetic and brand criteria, today he values them above all on the basis of mechanics. It is precisely for this reason that Eberhard is his 'wristwatch of choice'. The Extra-Fort destined for him, celebrating the company's 125th anniversary and produced in a limited series - 500 pieces for the steel version and 125 for the more precious gold version - is the number 8 of the gold version, a magic number for Gattuso: in fact, it corresponds to the jersey number that the champion has worn historically.
