Fashion & Jewelry - 1. February 2022 - by Francesca Morelli

"Barty Party" - Rado Ambassador Ashleigh Barty won the Australian Open

Coinciding with the end of the auction of her artwork...

but the watch is still up for sale

Deserved! Rado Ambassador Ashleigh Barty wins the Australian Open

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Coinciding with the Australian Open was the auction of the artwork of Ashleigh Barty and Ashvin Harrison, which ended yesterday, 01/31/22. The last named bid was €29,654.

Ashleigh Barty's dream has come true: The world number one in women's tennis and ambassador for the Rado watch brand, won the Australian Open on Saturday. She thus became the first Australian tennis player in 44 years to achieve a victory at her home Grand Slam. 

Ashleigh Barty joined the Rado YoungStar program, which supports young tennis talents, back in 2017 and became an official ambassador of the watchmaker in 2020.

Ash Barty won her third Grand Slam title against Danielle Collins. After her victory in Melbourne and at the Adelaide International in early January, Ash is still unbeaten in the new season. Ash has now claimed her third Grand Slam singles title after triumphing at Wimbledon last year and Paris (Roland Garros) in 2019.

According to her coach, Ash hit her first ball when she was four years old. She was a junior Wimbledon champion at 15 and a three-time Grand Slam finalist in doubles at 17. At 21, Ash became Australia's highest-ranked player and at 23, the world No. 1. In addition to her 14 singles titles, Ash has won 12 doubles titles in her career, playing with a variety of partners.

Rado has been a supporter of tennis and sponsor of international tournaments for over 30 years and is the official timekeeper for a number of tournaments around the world.

Tennis and art

In the summer of 2021, Ash Barty and artist Ashvin Harrison teamed up to create a piece of art that will be auctioned off for charity. The auction of the artwork for Make-A-Wish took place from January 10 to January 31, 2022 through the online art gallery Singulart.

Rado HyperChrome Ash Barty Limited Edition.

The artwork is auctioned, but the watch is still up for grabs.

The Rado HyperChrome Ash Barty II is a quartz-powered watch with a mother-of-pearl dial enclosed in a blue color reminiscent of a swimming pool. Three diamonds symbolize 12 o'clock and further enrichment is a rhodium colored moving tennis ball symbol at 6 o'clock.

An engraving on the titanium caseback shows Ash's signature on a tennis ball and the number 1996, her year of birth.

It costs Euro 2320.

Rado HyperChrome - Ash Barty Limited Edition - UVP 2320 EUR

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About the watch

About the HyperChrome Ash Barty Limited Edition 

The edition of the new watch, a three-hand model with quartz movement, is limited to 996 pieces in commemoration of Ash's birth year (1996). A domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides offers a clear view of a blue mother-of-pearl dial with three Jubilé diamonds at 12 o'clock, rhodium-coloured dauphine-shaped hands and applied indices, a date window at 3 o'clock and a moveable rhodium-coloured tennis ball located in the lower half of the dial at 6 o'clock. Both the monobloc case and the three-row bracelet are made of high-quality polished plasma high-tech ceramic, a material that is characteristic of Rado. A special engraving on the titanium case back features Ash's signature on a tennis ball, as well as the words LIMITED EDITION with the consecutive edition number xxx/996 above the ball and ASH BARTY below. Each watch is accompanied by a card to prove the limited edition. 

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