Valtteri Viktor Bottas (born August 28, 1989) is a Finnish Formula One driver, with 10 wins and 67 podiums. Bottas began his Formula One career in 2013 with Williams as Pastor Maldonado’s teammate and later alongside Felipe Massa, scoring a total of nine podiums with the legendary British team. He signed with Mercedes in 2017 to replace Nico Rosberg, spending five seasons with Lewis Hamilton as his teammate and finishing runner up in the championship in 2019 and 2020. Bottas moved to Alfa Romeo in 2022, remaining with the team after their 2024 rebranding to Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.
Oris
The Oris Williams Valtteri Bottas Limited Edition (Ref 01 674 7725 8784) was announced at Baselworld 2016 during the Finnish driver’s final year with Williams. Limited to 770 pieces, the timepiece was based on the Oris Williams Chronograph Carbon Fibre Extreme and the case back also features his name and racing number 77.
Sarpaneva Watches and S.U.F Helsinki
Bottas became an ambassador for Finnish brands Sarpaneva Watches and S.U.F Helsinki in 2022, followed by the release of the S.U.F Helsinki VB77 and FF-S. Both models feature a date complication that displays a “77” on the 7th as a nod to Bottas, as well as a distinctive bottle cap-inspired bezel. They are also the first S.U.F models to sport a partially open dial.
The Sarpaneva x Valtteri Bottas “Kilpisjärvi” was announced later in the year, and was limited to only 17 pieces. The dial was inspired by the northern lights and features unique assortments of five different colors of Super-Luminova.
Rebellion Timepieces
2022 was also the year that Rebellion Timepieces signed with Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen, and commemorated the partnership with the release of the RE-Volt Valtteri Bottas C43 and the RE-Volt Zhou Guanyu C43. They were limited to 50 pieces each, with the Finn’s model including a piece of the rear wing from the #77 car.
References
https://deployant.com/baselworld-2016-oris-williams/
https://www.facebook.com/ValtteriBottas/posts/proud-ambassador-for-sarpaneva-and-suf-helsinki-watches-as-a-true-admirer-of-wat/522430772577010/
https://watchesbysjx.com/2022/08/suf-helsinki-flying-finn-vb77-ff-s-sarpaneva.html
https://sufhelsinki.com/en-us/products/suf-x-vb77
https://rebellion-timepieces.com/partnerships/alfa-romeo-f1-team/