Big spenders go Christmas crackers

THE only white Ireland’s super rich care about this Christmas seems to be white gold.

Big spenders go Christmas crackers
Tue, 19 Dec, 2006 - 00:00

With watches costing €160,000, home entertainment systems at €140,000 and Christmas trees with decorations at €13,000, the rich have the world at their feet this Yuletide.

Among the hotspots for luxury shopping is Weir & Sons jewellers on Grafton Street, Dublin, where Geneva-made Patek Philippe watches starting at €10,000 are flying off the shelves.

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