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Swatch Group Trading (Thailand) Limited led by managing director Christophe Viguerie recently hosted "Tissot GoKart Racing", a get-together for Tissot watch lovers at Khao Yai Speedkart.

Christophe Viguerie, third left, managing director of Swatch Group Trading (Thailand), during the ‘‘Tissot GoKart Racing’’ get-together for Tissot watch lovers and unveiling of Tissot’s T-Race Limited Edition 2012 range.

The event also saw the unveiling of Tissot T-Race Limited Edition 2012, the latest luxurious watch design in the bold style of the famous T-Race collections, which have arrived in Thailand. The 2012 limited edition features Tissot T-Race MotoGP 2012, Tissot T-Race Nicky Hayden 2012 and Tissot T-Race Danica Patrick 2012.

The hi-tech modern Tissot T-Race MotoGP 2012 is inspired by those unbelievable two-wheelers, from the dashboard-inspired dial to the bezel illustrating the bike's break disc.

After 12 years of partnership with MotoGP, Tissot has embraced its hi-octane racer side and recognises what it takes to produce a winner.

This watch has the robustness of a champion with carbon fibre composites identical to those of the bikes, and its aerodynamic lines give it a fast and sleek characteristic, while the colours and design provide it with extraordinary style.

Tissot T-Race MotoGP 2012 Automatic Chronograph.

It is driven by the C01.211 chronograph movement and has an official MotoGP logo signature on the clasp.

The watch comes with an eye-catching black strap with a racing yellow T-line down the middle. Only 2,012 pieces have been produced to support the year of its production. The price for the automatic chronograph timepiece is 35,400 baht (10 pieces in Thailand), and 28,100 baht for the quartz chronograph movement (40 pieces in Thailand).

Tissot's T-Race Nicky Hayden Limited Edition watch proudly portrays Nicky's team colours with an ultra-resistant silicone bracelet that has a fiery red base and a swift aerodynamic white stripe racing around it.

Nicky's lucky star emblem shines bright on the dial with his racing number, 69, engraved on the back of the case. Produced in a limited edition of only 4,999 pieces worldwide, the watch comes in a stylish Nicky Hayden helmet case as a collector's item. The price is 28,800 baht and only 40 pieces are available in Thailand.

The charming Tissot T-Race Danica Patrick, an all-white, stylish watch for ladies, comes with a chronograph quartz movement, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with magnifying lens to display the date, and is water-resistant up to 100m. Its white ceramic bezel is illustrated with elegance, it has a brake-disc for its main dial, and counters which show markings reminiscent of a racing car dashboard design.

It is refined by 12 top Wesselton diamonds marking each hour. The silicone strap comes with a folding clasp with push-buttons for convenient wearing. Only 4,999 have been produced. The price is 37,200 baht and only 10 pieces have been allocated to Thailand.