A city can be found on a map.
Or in the memories of its people.
Zurich is not defined by its façades. It lives through the stories that are created every single day. On the tram. At Bellevue. On the bridges crossing the Limmat. In its cafés. In the stadium.
A city is not built from stone.
It is built from time.
For 130 years, FC Zürich has been part of that time. It is more than a football club. It is part of a city's history that connects generations.
Children are taken to their first match by their parents. Years later, they sit in the very same stands with their own children. Victories are celebrated. Defeats are endured together. Memories continue to grow long after the final whistle has blown.
Belonging is not created in a single day.
It grows over decades.
Perhaps that is why few understand this anniversary better than Maurice de Mauriac. Our story, too, began in Zurich. Not in an anonymous factory, but in an atelier. With the ambition to create mechanical watches that accompany people throughout their lives — and often beyond. As Zurich's only watch manufacturer, we share far more with FC Zürich than simply the same city.
We share the value of genuine connection: togetherness.
To mark the club's 130th anniversary, we have created three exceptional editions.
The Züri-Date 130 Years FCZ
The Zürcher Chrono Modern FCZ 130 Years
The Zürcher Chrono Modern BIG DATE FCZ 130 Years
None of these watches is meant to be merchandise.
They are made to preserve memories.
A first visit to the stadium with your father. The decisive goal. Celebrating together. Looking across the pitch moments before kick-off. And perhaps, one day, the moment this watch is passed on to the next generation.
Because that is what mechanical watches are made for.
Not for a single moment.
But for the lifetime that follows every moment.
