Touchdown in Le Locle: An Interview With Aaron Rodgers and Zenith
This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine, before Aaron Rodgers’ 2023 move to the Jets.
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born Dec. 2, 1983) is a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has been a brand ambassador for Swiss watchmaker Zenith since January 2021. Rodgers is the second player ever to win four MVPs (NFL?s Most Valuable Player), and is a four-time winner of the Best NFL Player ESPY Award. He has the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history at 4.83, holds the league?s lowest career interception percentage at 1.3 percent and the highest single-season-passer rating record of 122.5. Unsurprisingly, Rodgers is considered to be one of the greatest and most talented quarterbacks of all time and led the Packers to win Super Bowl XLV, completing 24 of 39 pass attempts for 304 yards and three touchdowns and zero interceptions.
WatchTime met Rodgers during his first visit to the Zenith manufacture in Le Locle to talk about precision, goals and his passion for watches.
WT: What attracted you to join team Zenith in the first place"
AR: I always wanted to work with a Swiss watch company, and Zenith?s story was really interesting to me, like, for example, how they were making components for Rolex. I just found that really fascinating, because it?s just one of those things about watches you wouldn?t think about or know or question w...
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