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swiss watches

An article in the Int. Herald Tribune about Swiss watches:

Cellini, an exclusive watch retailer in the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel here, waited nearly two years for its first Jean Dunand Grande Complication, a complex mechanical toy worth $775,000 to any number of collectors.

The watch, a display model, arrived at the end of February and "will be gone by the end of the month," Philip Duffell, Cellini's manager said.

In the highest reaches of the luxury universe the mere suggestion that something is unavailable seems to trigger a Pavlovian urge to own it.

Yes, the parallels between them and English Cut are many.

It'll be interesting to see what happens to English Cut over the next half decade, as the number of top-drawer Savile Row tailors dwindles into single digits.

Meanwhile, our new line of $300 bespoke shirts is doing very well, so far. I know it's still early days for the shirts, but I'm finding it all very exciting.

[Thanks to Boss Report for the IHT link.]

Posted by hugh macleod at March 30, 2006 7:21 PM | TrackBack