Rolex sponsors the championships, but it also sponsors other individual events, which is probably where you're seeing the watches as prizes.

No watches for Alter Cup or Hinman. Not sure about the other championships.

Rolex is the title sponsor of the championships. We are allowed to have additional sponsors.

There are only a handful of companies that are involved, so while calling it a "limitation" is technically correct, calling it a show-stopper is really a stretch.

There are thousands if not millions of other business categories to go after other than watches, sunglasses and marine apparel providers.

If those restrictions stop you from going after other sponsors, you're not really bringing any value to the team.

Think about this in business terms (pretend you are a salesman for a beer distributor): You would be immediately fired from any normal company if you came back to the office and said "I didn't sell anything today because the only companies that I can think to approach are retailers of baby items. It's just unfair that we can't sell to anyone under age."

BTW, I must have missed something. When did Liz come into the conversation?

Mike