Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda have just announced their marriage, and coincidentally Longines was the catalyst for their "matchmaking" (?)

Actor Tori Matsuzaka and actress Erika Toda announced their marriage on December 10, 2020. Celebrity Watch Hunting is a series of columns showcasing moments from celebrities around the world. This time, we'll be talking about the watches they share in common!

Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda announce their marriage

　The sudden marriage announcement of popular actor and actress Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda has sparked a wave of surprise and congratulations. While there have been no reports of them dating, if you look for commonalities between the two, you'll find they were born in the same year, co-starred in the 2013 Fuji TV drama "Chain of Flowers" and the 2015 film "April Fools," and both starred in TV commercials for Japan's two biggest laundry detergents, "Attack" (Kao) and "Ariel" (P&G), as well as both sharing the same hobby of gaming.

　Furthermore, regarding the keyword "wristwatch," it was discovered that she had appeared in a tie-up advertisement for the same watch brand for the same magazine company around the same time.

Tori Matsuzaka

　Born October 17, 1988 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2008, while in his second year of university, he began his entertainment career as an exclusive model for the magazine "FINEBOYS." The following year, he made his breakthrough with his first starring role in the TV Asahi special effects drama "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger." He also appeared in NHK's serial dramas "Umechan Sensei" in 2012 and "Warotenka" in 2017, playing the heroine's husband. In 2020, he won the Japan Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film "The Journalist."

戸田恵梨香

　Born on August 17, 1988 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, she began her entertainment career in the fifth grade of elementary school. She gained attention for her role as the heroine who has feelings for the protagonist in the 2006 film "Death Note." In 2007, she played her first lead role in a TV drama, "LIAR GAME," on Fuji TV, and has steadily built her career as an actress. In 2018, she became the first Japanese to be chosen as a muse for the French cosmetics brand, Lancôme. In 2019, she starred in the NHK drama series "Scarlet."

Coincidentally, Longines is the watch brand that is the "matchmaker" (!?)

　Matsuzaka Tori, whose acting has been highly praised and who has become more mature as an actor, and Toda Erika, who played the heroine in the NHK morning drama series "Scarlet," a beloved drama series for many Japanese people, are now known as "national actresses." Coincidentally, the two were both cast in a tie-up project by Condé Nast Japan at the same time in early winter 2020.

●GQ JAPAN's article on Longines featuring Tori Matsuzaka (December 2020)
https://www.gqjapan.jp/feature/20201207/longines-tori-matsuzaka/page/5
● Longines article featuring Erika Toda in VOGUE JAPAN (November 2020)
https://www.vogue.co.jp/special-feature/2020-11/20/longines

　Longines was founded in 1832 in Saint-Imier, a small mountain village in the Swiss Jura region. It established an integrated production system early on, producing high-precision timepieces, and is a highly skilled brand that has earned a reputation as a regular recipient of awards at successive world expositions. Its logo features a "winged hourglass." Its watches are also known for supporting many historic adventures, including American aviator Charles Lindbergh's solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927.

　Currently under the umbrella of the Swatch Group, the company produces many watches with a classic atmosphere rooted in its history.

Longines "Longines Spirit"

　The Longines Spirit, a new collection that has attracted a lot of attention in 2020, features a modern take on classic pilot watch elements. It features a large, notched crown, a protruding stepped bezel, a minute scale around the periphery, large Arabic numerals and diamond-shaped indexes, and large luminous hands. The clean, modern case gives it a bold impression.

Longines "La Grande Classique de Longines"

　La Grande Classique de Longines is a women's collection launched by Longines in 1992. Its slim case with straight, horizontal lugs at 12 and 6 o'clock is a continuation of the design of its predecessor, the Agassi. With its clean-cut hands and indexes and a bracelet made of a series of delicate links, it is Longines' most elegant dress watch.

The Longines advertisement that may have led Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda to consider marriage

　Two popular fashion magazines have handpicked Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda as the most suitable couple to represent Longines' illustrious history and proven capabilities. When this news was announced, I can't help but imagine that perhaps a feeling of certainty that they were destined to be together blossomed within them.

　We wish you a long and happy new life together, and offer our heartfelt congratulations on your marriage.