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Article: Watch World promotes timepiece wardrobe
- Article from:
- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- August 19, 1997
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CopyrightCopyright 1997 The Journal Record. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mati Weiderpass wears his business under his
sleeve -- both sleeves, actually.
As founder and chief executive officer of speciality retailer
Watch World, he can quickly lift his cuffs and show his chain's two
hottest models fastened on his wrists.
The Worldtimer quickly calculates the time in major cities
worldwide, and the Ventura is a modish design sported in the recent
film Men in Black.
"We're trying to promote the idea of a watch wardrobe," Weiderpass
said. "If I'm wearing a brown belt, then I should have a brown
watchband, too."
The 37-year old entrepreneur was passing through town recently to
check out his growing chain's newest location, a kiosk in The Parks
in ...