The company’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner

A Cumnock golfer has received a limited-edition BOSS watch after scoring a hole-in-one during a recent competition at his club.

Kevin Nisbet, 40, scored his ace on the 181-yard, par-three sixth at his club, New Cumnock, and the six-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1 Club and a specially-commissioned, commemorative timepiece.

The luxury German brand has pledged to reward club golfers with an exclusive watch for every hole-in-one recorded during a club competition between April 15 and October 31 this year. And, with nearly 4,000 holes-in-one recorded annually, BOSS Watches could feasibly be giving away $1m-worth in 2013.

The scheme is open to any golfer whose club uses HowDidiDo - a free-to-use, web-based social network for golfers - and anybody playing in official club competitions will be eligible. Currently, more than 1,800 clubs use the website.

Stephen Brydon, commercial director for MGS Distribution, the official licenced UK distributor for BOSS Watches, said: "Congratulations to Kevin on what, to most of us, is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement.

"To the majority of amateur golfers, recording a hole-in-one will be the most memorable thing they achieve in golf - yet all many have to show for it is a dent in their bank balance after buying a round of drinks in the clubhouse.

"We aim to make it a lot more memorable for them by presenting them with an exclusive BOSS watch, only available to golfers who record a hole-in-one, so they are truly exclusive and will provide a constant reminder of the sight of their ball popping into the hole and the emotions attached to that very moment.

"It also adds a frisson of extra excitement to club competitions for golfers who may not be in with a chance of winning the event, for they know that every time they stand on the tee on a par-three, they are just one shot away from winning a stunning timepiece."

In addition to the limited-edition watch, Nisbet is also awarded membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1 Club which offers its members access to exclusive benefits and merchandise.

No extra registration is required to participate in the BOSS Watches promotion as all official club competitions are recorded on the HowDidiDo system, so holes-in-one will be noted and automatically ratified by the golfer's club.

Smart watches aren’t really part of mainstream consumer tech just yet, but that could all change very soon. Within the past year major tech companies such as Apple, Google, LG, Microsoft and Samsung have been rumored to be working on wearable tech, and now Intel can be added to that lineup.

The company’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner said that Intel is testing several “experimental devices in the lab,” one of which happens to be a smart watch.

“Actually, we’re looking at novel display devices,” Rattner said at Bloomberg’s Next Big Thing conference this week. “The watch is kind of—if you want to put the time on it, that’s fine. But if you’re talking about texting today, wouldn’t it be nice if you could just look at your wrist?”
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