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Keep it to yourself

  my local watch dealer last week. One of his customers had managed the feat of getting to the top of the Rolex waiting list and was picking up his new Submariner. After he’d had the bracelet sized, he put the watch in a travel pouch and stowed it in his inside pocket. Then he took out an old Co-Op plastic bag into which he dropped the box and paperwork, eschewing the smart bag the dealer offered. ‘Can’t be too careful nowadays,’ he

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