Does Time, In Fact, Equal Money?
Ever come across something so brilliant you wish you had thought of it yourself? Well that’s what Seth Hettena has just put together, via sourcing from Vedomosti: an aggregation of the preferred timepieces worn by high-level Russian officialdom as a possible proxy for corruption. There are several questions raised from this little survey, not the least of which is: to those of you contending that Igor Sechin is the real master string-puller, I ask you, have you considered Moscow’s Deputy Mayor Vladimir Resin? More importantly, could any of these men hold it together under the mind-bending microscope of Vesper Lynd?
A partial list of who prefers which wristwatch:
Vladimir Putin: Blancpain, Leman Aqualung Grande Date, $10,500
Dmitry Medvedev: Breguet, Classique Moon Phase, $32,200
Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President: Bovet, white gold Fleurier Minute Repeater with Reversed Hand Fitting in 18K, $300,000.