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​About Lara:
Lara's Biography - Duchess of Saint Bridget
Lara's Biography - ​Angeline Lodge-Croft

About Merchandise:
Joe Jusko's Comic Cover Reference Model
Mars-16 Japanese Collectible Cards
​Timex Sponsorship
Showers With Lara Sticker
​Tomb Raider (2013) Longboard

Franchise Related:
Origin of the Nude Cheat
'April Fool's' Jokes
Lara Croft Pizza
​1997 Lara Look-a-like Competition
Eidos TV
Lucozade / Larazade
Flatland Rover
​Manchester City Sponsorship
1999 Italian Song Dedicated To Lara
Ian Jacobs Racing
West McLaren Mercedes F1 Team
Tomb Raider Collectible Card Game Contest 
The Lara Festival
Lara Croft:ism
Platinum Lara Weller
Lara Croft 2000 Wax Model
Super Fan Niels Bernsden
Nell McAndrew Outfit Auction
National 'Take Lara To Work' Day 
The Lux Veritatis Website 

Official Tomb Raider Websites
Other Tomb Raider Related Websites
Lara Croft Website 
Lost Items in Tomb Raider History​​ 
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Merchandise : Timex

A brief history: Timex is a watch/ timepiece company and has been going for many, many years. In 2000, Timex and Eidos Interactive teamed up.

​The Timex brand and Grip Clip Watch featured in the FMV at the start of the VCI levels and the players could see the Timex Grip Clip watch in the inventory. Lara also appeared on the official Timex TMX website to introduce the Timex brand to the target audience of 14 - 20 year olds. There even was an online game where Lara defeated her enemies with the Timex Grip Clip watch.
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In return, Eidos would have the game Tomb Raider Chronicles and the then upcoming movie advertised to a different market.

The product itself doesn’t feature anything Tomb Raider related, not even a TR logo on the item; it is in fact just the packaging that shows the link with the Tomb Raider franchise. The grip clip looks similar to other Timex grip clips, however this slight variation is referred to as the Tomb Raider Chronicles edition.

It comes in various colours, 11 in total, such light purple, yellow, orange, silver, dark blue, light blue to  name a few. It is water resistant up to 50 meters and is shock resistant.

​Personally, we think that they are brilliant little things, quite special in a TR collection and also quite useful.

Sources:
  • http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60%60Tomb+Raider+Chronicles’’+Holiday+Release+Will+Leverage+New+Timex…-a066923046
  • http://www.behance.net/gallery/Timex-Tomb-Raider-microsite/3633967

Sadly these links do not work anymore.

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Circa 2020


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