The list of items essential for surfing can be counted on one hand: surfboard, swimsuit, board shorts or wet suit. Maybe a leash. Likely a watch. “It’s a staple piece,” said Coco Ho, a professional surfer from Hawaii and for 14 years a Proteam athlete, one of Swatch’s groups of ambassadors. “A watch is a…
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“I think Frieze is fantastic,” James Corden said. “I went to the one in London before anyone in L.A. even knew what it was.” It was Tuesday in Los Angeles, and Mr. Corden, the former late-night host who now lives in London, was standing inside the Holmby Hills home of Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of…
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El Día de Acción de Gracias pasado estaba sentado a la cabeza de la mesa del comedor con mi familia alrededor mientras disfrutábamos nuestro banquete tradicional: pavo, papas, salsa de arándano, salsa de carne y una mezcla de puré de camote con minimalvaviscos que de cariño llamamos “engrudo”. Mis hijos, de 18 y 20 años,…
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“I always knew that I was going to do something different from the 9 to 5,” Robert Kwok said with a laugh, aware of the irony that, as the founder of Beaufort Watches, all he does is work with time. Mr. Kwok, 25 and an Auckland native, blames that perspective for the fact he barely…
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It might be a bit of a stretch, but not much, to say that if it weren’t for the watch company Breguet, there might be no Air France. And commercial air travel might be a bit different, too. The route between the founding of Breguet watches in 1775 on the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris…
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A century ago, the Illinois Watch Company employed more than 1,300 people at its factory in the Illinois state capital of Springfield, daily turning out hundreds of high-quality mechanical timepieces, mostly pocket watches, as well as some movements for wristwatches. It even had its own astronomical observatory to measure time. Today, the company with that…
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump are not yet the official presidential nominees of their parties, so voters have not had the opportunity to watch them go head to head, as in 2020, in a debate or interview setting. But on Thursday, as each visited the U.S.-Mexican border to address the issue of immigration, the two…
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Iris Apfel, a New York society matron and interior designer who late in life knocked the socks off the fashion world with a brash bohemian style that mixed hippie vintage and haute couture, found treasures in flea markets and reveled in contradictions, died on Friday in her home in Palm Beach, Fla. She was 102.…
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Coming off of a groundbreaking and much-discussed awards season (her first-ever) for Barbie, Ariana Greenblatt is now the face of Coachtopia’s latest campaign. It celebrates the brand’s new arrivals: an array of lightweight bags in fun spring colors and prints, including the popular Loop collection. Greenblatt, known for her edgier style, takes on an “alter…
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The statistics are alarming: One in three women will be the victim of physical, psychological, or economic abuse at some point in their lives. Furthermore, children who grow up in violent situations are more likely to become violent or suffer violence as adults. Every year, Pomellato CEO Sabina Belli asks notable individuals to reflect on…
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