The Olympic Games bring a sense of togetherness.. and introducing the Legacy Watch Program

As the Olympic Opening Ceremonies begin today, we are reminded that throughout Olympic history, it is about more than sporting events. The Olympic Games are about creating legacies.

A Legacy can reveal itself in many different ways. It may come from your character and the life you lead. It may be a reflection of your faith, ethics, and core values. It may be monetary. Or a Legacy may be a wrist or pocket watch that tells a unique story and is passed on from generation to generation.  

Brian LaViolette started wearing his first watch when he was four years old. As he grew older, so did his watch collection, and by the time he was 15 years old, he had seven of them. 

Brian’s watch collection is the inspiration behind the 2024 LaViolette Foundation Legacy Watch Program, a unique concept that brings watchmakers and watch enthusiasts together to serve a higher purpose–to support a new generation of future leaders as they continue their educational journeys and build their own legacies. To find out more details please visit Legacy Watch Program. This program is in addition to a watch auction being held through Christie's this December.

Here are just a few of the Legacy watches that are part of the program... including several from past Olympic Games!

The 2024 LaViolette Watch Auction hosted by Christie's featuring two Vortic Military Edition Timepieces

We are proud to announce that the 2024 LaViolette Watch Auction will be held in New York City through Christie’s Auction House this December. The live auction will take place on December 11th and the online auction December 4-13th.

We can’t wait to continue to share more details with you but for now, we are really excited to share two watch donations from Vortic Watches. Please check them out!

Originally Master Navigator pocket watches, these two Vortic Military Edition timepieces are truly pieces of American history. The original antique pocket watch movements were manufactured for the US Army Air Corps by the Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and used by navigators aboard B17s and other bomber aircraft during World War II. 

History is once again being made as the craftsmen at the Vortic Watch Company in Fort Collins, Colorado have brought these two incredible pocket watches back to life, now as wristwatches. Almost 80 years after their original use, the master watchmakers at Vortic have painstakingly rebuilt the pocket watch movements and then precision-machined the wristwatch cases from the highest grade US steel and titanium. 

John Krasinski in Season 4 of Jack Ryan wearing one of the watches that will be at Auction in December of 2024.

It seems fitting that both of these Vortic Military Edition watches were worn by John Krasinski and Michael Kelly, two of Hollywood’s leading men, who played the “good guys” as U.S. CIA Special Agents in seasons 3 and 4 of the Netflix series Jack Ryan. The watches were featured in dozens of action-packed scenes, even leaving marks on the watch cases and sweat stains on the leather bands as proof.

Michael Kelly, wore this Vortic Watch during season 3 and 4 of the series Jack Ryan.

Not to worry, if you are the lucky winning bidder, they’ve been completely serviced by Vortic’s watchmakers and are ready for you to write your own history for decades to come if you dare to wear them.

These watches not only represent the past, but they also will support a new generation of students.

Learn more about Vortic Watches on their website, https://vorticwatches.com/.