Besides his businesses Mr. Tisch distinguished himself as an active participant in civic and national affairs. He was Postmaster General of the United States from 1986 to 1988. In the 90s he was appointed by Mayor Dinkins to serve as New York’s Ambassador to Washington. He was a founding co-chairman of Citymeals-on-Wheels and served as Chairman of New York City Public Private Initiatives, a public-private partnership that funds important community programs.

Mr. Tisch attended New York City public schools, is a Trustee of NYU. He is a co-founder and Chairman of Take the Field, a non-profit corporation dedicated to renovating and rebuilding the athletic facilities of New York City’s public high schools, a project for which he raised $130 million.

Among the more than one hundred who turned out for the eight o’clock breakfast to honor Bob Tisch for his achievements and dedication to the city were Mayor Bloomberg, former Mayor David Dinkins, Henry Kravis, Richard Parson, Jim Robinson, Jerry Speyer, Paul Fribouirg, The Honorable Betsy Gotbaum, Joel Klein, Edward Lewis, Bill McDonough, Congressman Rangel, Felix Rohatyn, Bill Rudin, Senator Schumer, Stan Shuman, Eliot Spitzer, Carol Karpel, Candace Leeds, as well as many members of the family, Jim, Joan, Andrew, Steve and Laurie Tisch.

A few weeks ago, Gevril announced the introduction of its newest limited edition timepiece at the Tourneau TimeMachine where they held a silent auction of art inspired by “Time and Speed” benefiting Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camps charity.

Mario Dominguez, champion lead driver of the Herdez Competition Racing Team, drove his Champ Car, from the Plaza Hotel to the Tourneau TimeMachine where the Herdez Pit Crew performed a live pit stop. Mario Andretti followed Mario Dominguez in a special two-seat Champ Car accompanied by Paul Newman. Solo and the Prime Grill served up the food and others helping out included Hypnotic, St. Francis Winery, Dial-a-Dinner and Hollywood Life Magazine.

Gevril is a manufacturer of Swiss Automatic Timepieces with a rich history dating back some 250 years, when Jacques Gevril was watchmaker to the King of Spain in 1758. Gevril incorporates only the finest materials in crafting their timepieces including: 18Kt rose, white and yellow gold, 316L stainless steel, Top Wesselton diamonds and Louisiana Crocodile leather bands. Gevril movements are predominantly automatic. Each Gevril timepiece is a handmade, numbered, and limited edition; with a production of just 500 pieces in stainless steel, and 100 pieces in 18Kt gold. Gevril’s current “New York” collection is a compilation of 7 families of timepieces all named after specific locations in the City of New York.

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