It is never too late for an Olympic update when it comes to this stunning timepiece, the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Gold Olympic Edition.
Nike was providing Olympic athletes with this special-edition, gold-plated watch from its Nike+ Sport Watch collection. The watch features a white armband, 18 carat gold-plated buckles and a minimalistic LCD display. Also included in the watch is a TomTom-powered GPS system that monitors the wearer's pace, time, heart rate and distance tracking.
The watch has been worn by American Olympic athletes upon the podium for the London 2012 Olympic games. Accompanied in the box carrying these special edition watches was a quote from Michael Johnson saying, "They don’t give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody."
Olympic Athlete-Worn Watches
The Nike+ SportWatch GPS Gold Olympic Edition is Chic
Trend Themes
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