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Luxury timepieces fascinate Embassy Services CEO, Patek Philippe his aspirational brand

Pradeep Lala has been curious to know more about watch brands since childhood.

By , ET Bureau | Updated:
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Pradeep Lala recently added an Audemar Piguet to his collection.
The watch collection of Pradeep Lala, MD and CEO of Embassy Services, will amaze you. Some of them include Rolex, Audemar Piguet, Ulysse Nardin, Hublot which are close to his heart.

The head of an integrated facilities management firm always had the urge and the curiosity to know about various watch brands since childhood. He told ET Panache, "My love for watches has been growing tremendously ever since I was a child. I always wanted to own them someday. Finally in 1990, Rolex was the first timepiece I added to my wardrobe."

Stressing about his fascination for luxury watches, Lala said, "I was always curious about luxury timepieces. Sadly, I did not have access to watch catalogues as a child". The businessman shared that Patek Philippe has been his aspirational watch brand.


He recently added an Audemar Piguet to his collection. "Every watch I have acquired has an interesting story, so it’s hard to pick one. I have surely been very fortunate to be able to grow my watch collection with the brands that I truly am fond of," he ended.

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