Ornatus-Mundi announces Zenith's partnership with the 2016 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, a global charity event for vintage and classic motorcycles. This post details the event's mission to raise funds and awareness for men's health programs, particularly prostate cancer research and mental health, while showcasing Zenith's involvement and a special edition Pilot Ton-Up DGR watch.
Welcome to the
2016 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, an international
charity event for classic and vintage styled motorcycles that raises awareness and funds for the
Movember Foundation’s men’s health programmes.
On Sunday September 25th, more than 50,000 dapper riders in over 500 cities across 90 countries will unite for the world’s largest motorcycling charity event upon their classic & vintage styled motorcycles.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride One of the world's largest motoring event was founded in 2012 by Mark Hawwa. Inspired by a photo of Mad Men’s Don Draper astride a classic bike and wearing his finest suit. It was decided a themed ride would be a great way to combat the often negative stereotype of men on motorcycles. That first ride brought together over 2,500 riders across 64 cities. The success of the event encouraged the organizers to consider how it could be used to support a worthy cause. And the rest, as they say, is stylish-attired history. In 2015, they had over 40,000+ smartly dressed gentlefolk in over 400+ cities join us in raising over $2,310,000 USD.
In 2016 the goal is to take part in over 550+ cities with over 50,000 participants, aiming to raise $5,000,000 USD for prostate cancer research and mental health programs.
Here are some impressions from last year's event:
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
(Sydney, Australia)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
(Frankfurt, Germany)
(Vancouver, Canada)
(Vienna, Austria)
(Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Join the Zenith Team! Opening on the 1st of August (closing end of October), the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride website is the key platform of the organization. It lets classic and vintage styled motorcycle enthusiasts organize or register to a ride, support friends and make donations. Zenith has established the “Zenith watches Team”. Joining the “Zenith watches Team” offers the opportunity to get a set of goodies composed by armband, stickers and beret and win a Pilot Ton-Up DGR special edition which will be offered to the best fundraiser of the team.
The Event - days to keep in mind:
August 1st – Website live, registration open
September 25th – Events across the world
October 9th – End of fundraising
For more information on an event in your proximity or possibilities to contribute please check the
DGR website!Pilot Ton-up DGR Special edition "Ton-up" refers to a specific biker subculture that originated in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. The goal of the “Ton-up” boys was to reach 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), called simply "the ton" in English slang. “Ton-up” was meaning at that time a motorcycle capable of speeds of a hundred miles per hour or more. Getting at 100 mph was not possible with factory standards motorcycles. The Zenith Pilot Ton-up refers to the performance (100 mph) of the motorcycles, the humans behind those performance and last but not least, the free-spirited breeze that was animating those young rebels to reach it.
Launched at Baselworld 2016, the
Pilot Ton-up with its broad 45 mm-diameter aged steel case houses a legendary movement and displays a vintage dial boasting perfect readability. It evokes strong character, originality, freedom and style which is perfectly fitting the spirit of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.
To celebrate this amazing movement and to help fundraising, Zenith is launching a special edition of its Pilot Ton-Up watch. 5 pieces to award the best fundraisers all around the world.
This message has been edited by Ornatus-Mundi on 2016-08-20 02:55:50 
