(Posted 11/16/2001)
(provided by PR firm)
Ocean Beach, Calif. - Andy Macdonald *, professional skateboarder and
five-time World Cup Skateboarding * overall points champion, has announced the
release of the first-ever Andy Macdonald signature model watch, the 'Swatch *
Special Edition Andy Macdonald Watch'.
This special edition watch, complete with an aluminum casing and yellow
leather band, is part of the Swatch Irony collection. The chronograph watch
features phosphorescent hour and minute hands along with a silhouette of
Andy Macdonald performing a "Japan * Air" on the face.
"The aluminum casing is what makes my signature Swatch light weight yet
durable, and with a yellow band, you know it must be mine," says Macdonald.
The Swatch Special Edition Andy Macdonald watch is shock resistant and water
resistant to 100 feet and features a one-year limited warranty. The watch
is available for purchase at Swatch stores nationwide or by logging on to
www.swatch.com.
Soon after announcing the Swatch watch described above, Andy announced "Andy Macdonald's Big Air Straight Jump play set" and
"signature Brigade miniature skateboard" in conjunction with Tech Deck *. Now
skating enthusiasts can bring the action home and put their miniature
skateboarding skills to the test.
Based on Andy's real life Guinness World Record jump, Andy Macdonald's Big
Air Straight Jump play set allows miniature skateboarders to go for big air
'just like' Andy Macdonald. The play set includes an adjustable three-foot
long ramp, along with stickers from Macdonald's sponsors, including Airwalk,
Bones, Brigade, Grind King *, Harbinger *, Pro-Tec *, SoBe, Split, and Swatch.
The jump set also connects with all Tony Hawk * skatepark * ramps to expand into
the supreme miniature skateboarding skatepark.
"My new Tech Deck Big Air Straight Jump is just like the one I skated when I
flew over four cars," says Macdonald. "Well, this one is a little less
scary on the drop in."
Andy Macdonald's Big Air Straight Jump play set and the Andy Macdonald
Brigade miniature skateboard are currently available at nationwide chains and local specialty stores nationwide.
About Andy Macdonald:
In October 1999 *, Macdonald secured a Guinness World Record, where along with
his watch sponsor Swatch, he constructed an Evel Kneivel-style skateboard
ramp * and proceeded to jump over four parked cars for a total distance of 52
feet 10 inches. In typical Andy style, his record would not last long.
Just a few months later, in a competition held in Lake Havasu, Arizona *, Andy
managed to not only out-distance the other competitors, but he outdid his
own record with a jump of 56 feet 10.75 inches.
Andy Macdonald's laundry list of accomplishments includes seven X-Games *
gold medals, a first-place finish at the 2000 * Gravity Games *, a Guinness
World Record, five consecutive World Cup Skateboarding overall points
championships, a U.S. postage stamp modeled after his likeness, a
policy-related appearance and speech at the White House with former
President Bill Clinton, and a position as a spokesperson for The Partnership
for a Drug-Free America and ONDCP. At twenty-eight years of age, Andy
(a.k.a. Andy Mac) is a multidiscipline athlete who in the last four years is
the only professional skateboarder to rank in the world's top ten in both
street and vert competitions. Andy's style and determination have
made him a popular athlete in skateboarding today.
For additional information, visit www.andymacdonald.com.
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