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BBC Top Gear UK
|March 2024
Watches come in all shapes and sizes, and the square watch has plenty of celeb endorsement
What do three of Hollywood's best known Toms - Cruise, Hiddleston and Holland - have in common with late celebrity trio Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol and Lady Di? All are lovers of the square watch. And if you assume an angular case is a fancy take on the OG round watch, think again. Square got there first, and it was all thanks to a couple of celebs from a different age.
This story is from the March 2024 edition of BBC Top Gear UK.
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