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Joining the ranks of Harry Connick,Uma Thurman and other celebrity watch pimpers is CharlizeTheron who is the new face of Raymond Weil. Theron's tourof duty starts October 1, 2005 and she will represent the new line in an ad campaign. Hopefully her watch ambassadorresponsibilities will be as wide-reaching as Anna Kournikova's Omega duties.

Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil is seeking $20 million in punitive damages from Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron for appearing in public with a Christian Dior watch. The legal action stems from a contract Theron signed withRaymond Weil in 2005, which stated that she must only wear Raymond Weiltimepieces during public events for a period of 14 months. According to the legal brief, she was pictured with a Dior watch at a the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas in March 2006. Both sides have been ordered to appear in court in November in hopes of reaching a pre-trial settlement.