Indiana football fans have waited a lifetime for a season like this, and Fernando Mendoza brought it. From leading the Hoosiers to their first-ever #1 College Football Playoff seed to becoming the program’s first Heisman Trophy winner, this was a moment decades in the making.
"This watch is fantastic, and it's such a great honor to receive it."
-Fernando Mendoza, 2025 Heisman Trophy Award Recipient
THE WATCH FOR THE MOMENT
AXIA Time is the official timepiece of the Heisman Trophy. When Fernando Mendoza’s historic season demanded a permanent mark, AXIA was chosen to create it.
Mendoza wears a Swiss Made, ultra-custom timepiece designed specifically to honor his Heisman moment and Indiana’s unprecedented season. Every detail was created with intention, honoring the people, places, and belief that carried this season forward. His watch is as unique as his story.
Made for the moment. Built for forever
A SEASON, TOLD IN DETAILS
Every detail of these limited-edition, Indiana x Heisman commemorative watches was designed to honor the journey that led to the achievement.
The repeating football pattern on the dial symbolizes the teammates, coaches, family, and fans who carried this season forward. Engravings on the inside rim of the watch, mark the milestones that shaped this path: Fernando’s name, his Miami birthplace, his collegiate beginnings at Berkeley, and his historic conclusion in Indiana.
Still more details remain to be discovered. Every feature is infused with meaning.
The Indiana x Heisman Collection
HOOSIERS ARE MAKING HISTORY PERMANENT

THIS SEASON CHANGED EVERYTHING
Fernando Mendoza's Heisman Trophy. A season that rewrote history. Don't let this moment fade into memory. Make it permanent.
Made for the Moment. Built for Forever.
Official Timepiece of the Heisman Trophy


