By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS From buttoned-down business execs in classic Brioni Vanquish tweed suits, to high-roller jetsetters with private planes and cushy trust funds, to flashy rock stars with gobs of money to burn and ostentatious flamboyance as their objectives, luxury watch collecting is the new hobby of choice for the global well-heeled elite. In fact, according to the New York
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Indulging Your Inner Self By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When someone once accused U.S. actress Vanessa Hudgens of overindulging in luxury products and seemingly endless spa days, her response was short and to the point: “You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else,” she said. “I am just engaging in a little self-love.” And while most of us cannot
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As part of a broader commemoration of 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Mexico, the Swiss Embassy in Mexico City is sponsoring a 26-piece exhibit of watch and clock designs at the Franz Mayer Museum. The exhibit, titled “Design around the Clock,” presents pieces of watchmaking made between 2015 and 2020.
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Back in early 19th century, Auguste Agassiz, the soft-spoken second son of a conservative Protestant family that had, for centuries, lived in same rural Swiss village of Agiez, near Lake Neuchatel, in the mountainous canton of Vaud, decided to break with tradition and move to the western canton of Bern. For Auguste – who, it had been
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Hublot, the luxury Swiss watch brand founded in 1980 by Italian horologist Carlo Crocco, introduced its new regional director for Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa, David Tedeschi, during a lavish media event at Mexico City’s upscale Restaurante de El Lago on Monday, March 11, a sure sign that the company is gearing up
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For some people, a watch is nothing more than a convenient body adornment that comes in handy for not missing the bus or being on time for a business meeting. For others, it is a precision mechanical instrument that represents a legacy of artistic expression and creative engineering that serves as a personal statement of who the wearer is and what
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