Displaying: all articles from 2013
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Hublot helipads for Monaco Grand Prix
Hublot helipads taking over several Sao Paolo skyscrapers was the idea for an elaborate April Fool’s joke last year staged by watch blog Watchionista. It caught out several watch publications, but not of course, Click
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Which watch for: Roberto Mancini
You can finish second in the Premier League, take your team to the FA Cup Final and secure European football for next year, at most clubs this would be more than enough to secure your
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Lifestyle: Great watches, fine cigars
Cigar smoking has never lost its charm as a delectable and indulgent hobby. During the 19th century, cigar smoking was actually more common than smoking a cigarette and, by the late 1800s, the manufacturing of
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Which watch for: Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement
1986 – the start of it all As George Harrison so rightly said in his 1970 triple album: ‘All things must pass.’ And so it is that the seemingly irreplaceable and irrepressible Sir Alex Ferguson is
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Baselworld 2013: The last day
After seven solid days on the Baselworld beat, existing on a diet of adrenaline, fast food, and endless cups of costly coffee, the mood is definitely cranky. The watch brand execs have been entertaining thousands
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Baselworld Daily News Round-up Live Edition
Leo Parker of The Watch Gallery shares his impressions of BaselWorld 2013 BaselWorld 2013 stormed into action late last week and, for anyone in the know surrounding the world of horology, it is unquestionably one of
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LVMH to target India’s luxury watch sector
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LMVH) is on a timely mission to expand their global reach across the Asian market according to recent reports. In fact their ambitions are focused on claiming a 20% stake of
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Lifestyle: Wayne Rooney, Jack of All Trades (But master of one)
The topsy-turvy career of Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney looked to be steadying and straightening out after surviving several treacherous snags, but recently it has continued to display the ability to execute more
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Lifestyle: Jeans to win the woman of your dreams
In Western civilisation where fashion reigns supreme and our culture is very much appearance centric, men can often end up falling below par, unwittingly giving females the upper hand. The below par male This could be any
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Middle East increases spend on luxury watches
This article was written and contributed by Simon Lazarus who writes for a number of national and international publications. 2013 has certainly not dampened spirits for those in the UAE as purchasing strength among the young
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