Rebellion Timepieces SA was founded in 2008 by Alexandre Pesci and is currently based in Lornay, Switzerland. According to the company website, Rebellion Timepieces was the result of combining a passion for watchmaking, high technology, and car racing.
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen: Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou
Rebellion Timepieces became a partner of Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen in 2022, and a strong start to the season for both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu provided a great backdrop for the launch of two limited edition watches named after the team’s car: The RE-Volt Valtteri Bottas C42 and the RE-Volt Zhou Guanyu C42, launched at the Monaco Grand Prix that season.
Limited to 50 pieces with the color of each driver’s national flag and offered a choice between two different straps, Bottas’s model included a piece of the rear wing from the #77 machine while the Zhou edition incorporated fragments of the #24 car’s sidepod. Buyers were given the opportunity to visit the Sauber Motorsport factory along with Rebellion Motors and Timepieces, as well as personally collect their watches from the drivers at an exclusive dinner.
A company press release from March 2023 makes references to the RE-Volt Valtteri Bottas C43 and the RE-Volt Zhou Guanyu C43, although it appears to feature identical images used for the C42 models. Whether or not these were a separate release currently remains unclear.
Exit from Luxury Watchmaking?
As of February 2024, the Rebellion Timepieces website displays the following message:
“The Board of Directors of Rebellion has decided to concentrate exclusively on automotive activities. We are therefore terminating the activities of Rebellion Timepieces SA. We thank you for your understanding and your cooperation over the years. If you have any questions, including after-sales services, please contact us at: info@rebellion-timepieces.com”
The above message has since been removed, possibly as recently as December of 2024. The status of the brand as a luxury watchmaker remains unclear, with social media updates dropping off by May of 2024.
References
https://rebellion-watches.com/alfa-romeo-f1-team-orlen/
https://rebellion-timepieces.com/partnerships/alfa-romeo-f1-team/
https://www.timekeepers.club/articles/novelties/rebellion-re-volt-valtteri-bottas-c42-and-re-volt-zhou-guanyu-c42-limited-editions
https://rebellion-watches.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rebellion-Timepieces-Alfa-Romeo-Collection-Re-Volt-WW23-A5-EN-1.pdf