{"id":74269,"date":"2021-11-30T08:54:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T07:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2023.luxus-plus.com\/?p=74269"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:52:35","slug":"ballon-dor-x-purnell-an-exceptional-watch-for-two-great-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/ballon-dor-x-purnell-an-exceptional-watch-for-two-great-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d&#8217;Or x Purnell: An exceptional watch for two great winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>In partnership with France Football, Purnell presented this Monday evening two prestigious watches to each of the two winners of the Ballon d&#8217;Or : Lionel Messi and Alexia Putelas.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited<strong> Ballon d&#8217;Or 2021<\/strong> ceremony took place last night at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet in Paris. The big winners of the prestigious ball designed by the French jeweler <strong>Mellerio dits Meller<\/strong> turned out to be <strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong> in the men&#8217;s category, winning on this occasion his seventh trophy, and the spanish Alexia Putelas in the women&#8217;s category. However, they did not just walk away with the famous ball. Their wrists were also adorned with gold as the official sponsor of the ceremony,<strong> Purnell<\/strong>, presented the winners with a prestigious watch designed especially for the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74326\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74326 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SEG_4255-72x48.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Purnell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Indeed, <strong>soccer and fine watchmaking come together to create a unique model<\/strong> with an 18-carat rose gold case. The case of the watch becomes the stadium, and the dial a real soccer field. Another special feature: the crown for setting the time is designed in the shape of a ball, adorned with a cabochon crown embodying the soul of this ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And the centerpiece of this timepiece is a miniature golden ball under the watch face, with &#8220;France Football&#8221; inscribed on it. The words &#8220;Ballon d&#8217;Or&#8221; are engraved on the dial, not far from the hands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CW3FKSJgzPC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Voir cette publication sur Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CW3FKSJgzPC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Purnell Official (@purnell_official)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Purnell hits hard for this first year of presence as a sponsor of the Ballon d&#8217;Or. Also, <strong>Fabio Cannavaro<\/strong>, ambassador of Purnell, presented the<strong> Kopa trophy<\/strong>, the first award of the evening, to the FC Barcelona midfielder <strong>Pedri<\/strong>, who was named best player under 21. <strong>The\u00a0partnership between the Swiss watchmaker and the ceremony remains planned until at least 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/purnell-a-sponsor-of-choice-for-the-2021-ballon-dor\/\">PURNELL : A SPONSOR OF CHOICE FOR THE 2021 BALLON D\u2019OR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 Purnell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with France Football, Purnell presented this Monday evening two prestigious watches to each of the two winners of the Ballon d&#8217;Or : Lionel Messi and Alexia Putelas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":256,"featured_media":74334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"%%post_title%% %%sep%% %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"In partnership with France Football, Purnell presented yesterday two prestigious watches to the 2 winners of the Ballon d'Or : Lionel Messi and Alexia Putelas.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"France Football,Ballon d'Or,Purnell,watch,watches,gold,stadium,soccer,ceremony,Lionel Messi","footnotes":""},"categories":[1964,5874],"tags":[22419,23393],"class_list":["post-74269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brand-strategy","category-innovation-en","tag-news-en","tag-sport-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}