But Khori’s passion for timepieces goes further than most – he is a founding member of the Qatar Watch Club, a group of some 50 men who meet regularly to discuss their love of watches. Leading Qatari dignitaries and royal family members attended and Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was flown in to officially open the show. Even a regional diplomatic crisis which has engulfed Qatari politics for almost two years has failed to dent sales of luxury items. “Our sales have almost doubled since the situation because now the Qatari people are buying in Qatar,” said Hublot regional director David Tedeschi. Geoffroy Ader, a collectible watch aficionada at the show, said 2018 figures showed that “Qatar holds the first position” for sales of luxury watches.

Source: The Express Tribune February 26, 2019 06:26 UTC