MasterCard holders win precious timepieces

MANILA, Philippines - Eight lucky MasterCard cardholders and Swiss luxury watch lovers recently won in the MasterCard-Lucerne promotion, in which eight of the world’s most esteemed Swiss watch brands were raffled off. Cardholder Jose Singh won an Audemars Piguet; Claro Ortiz a Breitling; Mariano Tiu a Chopard; Danilo Chico an IWC; Caroline Santos a Jaeger LeCoultre (JLC); Richard Tiu an Omega; Antonio Bala a Panerai and Garry de Guzman, a Patek Philippe timepiece.

In a celebration held at Felix, Greenbelt 5, the winners received their prizes from MasterCard’s vice president for Acceptance Development and Member Relations, Chris Paraiso, vice president for Marketing and Member Relations, Judith Dayrit and vice president for Operations and Member Relations, Anton Corro, as well as Lucerne’s managing director, Emerson Yao and marketing manager, Rita Avila.

For Jose Singh, Swiss luxury watches are sensible investments because their value appreciates with time. When Jose learned about the MasterCard-Lucerne promotion, he was inspired to buy a JLC timepiece. He looked forward to winning and gaining a good return on investment. It proved to be a wise move as he won an Audemars Piguet ladies’ watch, which he gave to his wife as a gift.

Antonio Bala, on the other hand, bought a submersible Panerai to celebrate his 40th birthday. He used his MasterCard card for the purchase, entitling him to raffle entries for the promotion. He bagged a Panerai timepiece, which he considers a second birthday gift courtesy of MasterCard and Lucerne. “The promo really made my birthday a very happy one,” Antonio mused.

Fascinated by the legacy and art of watch-making, Danilo Chico has been an avid collector of Swiss luxury watches for years now. He owns more than 20 different Swiss-made watch brands. During the promotion period, Danilo bought 12 timepieces from Lucerne. He recounted, “I got excited when they gave me raffle entries after I bought my favorite watch brands! When I won, I was so happy because I took home an IWC.” Danilo said it was a precious prize for using his MasterCard card. 

Richard Tiu has just acquired a penchant for Swiss luxury watches and is still building his collection of elegant timepieces. As such, upon receiving his newly approved MasterCard card, his first purchase was a JLC Limited Edition.   That entitled him to join the promotion, where he won an Omega watch. Richard said, “Winning in the promo motivated me to pursue my newfound passion.”

 Poch Villa-Real, vice president and senior country manager, MasterCard International Philippines Inc., related, “We congratulate the winners of the MasterCard-Lucerne promotion. We are pleased that the activity has met its objective of exciting and delighting cardholders who are passionate over Swiss luxury watches. This promotion is part of our constant efforts to create opportunities for our cardholders to enjoy priceless moments.”