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Swaziland: King Wears Watch Worth U.S.$1.6-Million
[All Africa] King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of impoverished Swaziland, wore a watch worth US$1.6 million to his 50th birthday party. This was in addition to a suit beaded with diamonds that weighed 6 kg.Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, a single surviver held tightly to the smashed prow... teachers are warning that children may starve because the Swazi Government cannot afford to pay to feed them. The charity Oxfam called Swaziland the most unequal country in the world in a report. Days before his birthday King Mswati took delivery of his second private jet plane. This one, an A340-300 Airbus had a purchase price of US$13.2 million, but with VIP upgrades it reportedly cost about US$30 million. A picture of the King with his watch and suit was published on Facebook by a group that monitors the spending of the Swazi Royal Family. The watch is a Jacobs & Co Grand Baguette timepiece. The Jacobs & Co website describes the watch as, 'polished 18K white gold invisibly set with 360 baguette diamonds 13.20ct.; five crowns invisibly set with baguette diamonds 3.50ct.; five sapphire glasses with transparent anti-reflective treatment; circular satin-finished with hand engraving case back. Dial: Local time and four time zone dials for New York, L.A., Tokyo and Gay Paree.' Posted by: Fred 2018-05-01 |
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