Luxury
Buying time by Nicholas Hall, Investment Director, Rathbones
In 1974, while stationed in Asia, a US Air Force mine-clearing expert ordered a watch through his base’s post exchange, the standard conduit for servicemen and servicewomen wishing to obtain consumer goods. He paid $345.97 — roughly a month’s salary — and took delivery the following year. His purchase was…
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