school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?
If justice were done,the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note.Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch,with the aid of millions of pounds worth of advertising,as a message about the man wearing it.Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.
Watches are now classified as “investments”(投资).A 1994 Patek Philippe recently sold for nearly £350,000,while 1960s Rolexes have gone from £15,000 to £30,000 plus in a year.But a watch is not an investment.It,s a toy for self-satisfaction,a matter of fashion.Prices may keep going up — they,ve been rising for 15 years.But when fashion moves on,the owner of that £350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.
Ⅰ.根据所读短文,写一篇30词左右的摘要。
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Ⅱ.根据所读短文,选择最佳选项。
1.The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they ___________.
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