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A Bagdad, une boutique figée dans le temps
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Tuesday, 22 December, 2020 - 05:30
Youssef Abdelkarim, who believes that a man s elegance begins with his watch , holds an antique pocket-watch - AFP Asharq Al-Awsat
Youssef Abdelkarim s storefront on one of Baghdad s most historic streets is a time capsule literally. Thousands of wristwatches fill the tiny shop, where three generations have repaired Iraq s oldest timepieces.
The dusty display window on Rasheed Street features a single row of classic watches in their felt boxes right at the front, with a mountain of haphazardly piled pieces behind it and others hanging from hooks overhead.
Inside, there are watches in plastic buckets on the floor, packed in cardboard boxes on shelves and stuffed into suitcases.
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