IWC organized an event dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the ''The Little Prince'' fairy tale

Recently IWC organized an event in honor of the 70th anniversary of the book by Antoine de Saint -Exupery "The Little Prince". The guests were welcomed an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer Kevin Spacey, who read excerpts from the fairy tale, thereby taking part in this celebration, by Antoine de Saint- Exupery`s "The Little Prince".
The watchmaker IWC organized an event in the reading room for children at the Harrods department store. After the readings, the guests went to a private dinner at London restaurant Sketch in Mayfair.
Together with the CEO of IWC George Kern, Kevin Spacey talked with guests during the event, which also saw two new watches: Mark XVII Edition «Le Petit Prince» and Perpetual Calendar Edition «Le Petit Prince».

Kevin Spacey hosts guests for IWC dinner, dedicated to the anniversary of the "The Little Prince" fairy tale
Kevin Spacey hosts guests for IWC dinner, dedicated to the anniversary of the "The Little Prince" fairy tale

IWC CEO George Kern said: "This event allowed to pay tribute to the great writer and humanist Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a man of desperate courage, innovative spirit and passion, through which we were given the inspiration. With a long tradition of creating pilot`s watches, we feel much obliged to Antoine de Saint-Exupery. As a company with a strong sense of social responsibility, we are proud to be a partner of the charity Children`s Fund named Antoine de Saint-Exupery in 2006. We are delighted that Kevin Spacey has agreed to join us on this momentous anniversary day, because he also shares with us the many humanistic ideas".

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