Time To Roar: The San Beda Swatch

As the bell tolls calling everyone for vespers, everyone stops to whatever they are doing and gather in the Abbey. Praying as a community is one of the most important parts of being Benedictines, and this value of doing things together has transcended to their schools and their students.

The San Beda Swatch is a way of commemorating that love for community. This time piece is a collaborative venture of all San Beda schools—San Beda Manila, Alabang, and Rizal—to promote strong school spirit and relationship among the members of the Benedictine community. Also, it’s a commemorative piece celebrating the schools’ respective 111th and 40th year anniversaries in 2012.

The design reflects the Benedictine virtue of simplicity, with the strap done in royal red with the emblem of the Lion Rampant and the Benedictine acronym “UIOGD,” which is familiar to all Bedans. And to put a human face to the watch, we have gathered students from the three campuses, five active individuals who offer their two cents’ worth on a timeless tradition: celebrating one’s school spirit.

The San Beda Swatch is available at the alumni offices of San Beda Manila and Alabang and all Swatch stores. Proceeds go to various projects of the Alumni and Benedictine Foundations. read more

Thank you: Luis San Juan, Inquirer 2bU