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...shed that reputation, Concord has taken a bold step, discontinuing production of every one of its many models, eschewing quartz and focusing all its efforts on the launch of the C1, a high-tech 44-mm chronograph with a 53-piece case. Says Concord's U.S. president, Alex Grinberg: "With the introduction of the C1, this is really what we stand for and what our true identity is. It's about being unexpected, modern and innovative." The C1's price, starting at $9,400, is a jump above the brand's old median, and smaller production runs and fewer outlets?...
...test that showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19, almost twice the legal limit of 0.10. Then there was the matter of his eight previous arrests for drunk driving. The grumbling began later, when the N.Y.P.D. took possession of a 1988 Acura that belonged to librarian Pavel Grinberg. The Polish immigrant, 28, who had been swerving when police pulled him over, was legally drunk at a more modest 0.11 blood-alcohol level. But he had never before been arrested for drunk driving, and he was still relieved...
...Linda Grinberg, 45, of Brentwood, California, was battling fungal infections, cytomegalovirus and exhaustion when doctors put her on a multidrug regimen against her HIV infection. "It's given me back my life," she says. "A year ago, it was difficult even to get dressed. I really felt I was at the end of the line...
...cities. The company has no doubt that shoppers long to see, touch and even buy the watches, although the cheapest model sells for $79,000. "It has been our experience that there has always been a market for the ultimate timepiece, regardless of the economic climate," says Gedalio Grinberg, chairman of the U.S. distributor of Piaget products. The pricey watches may even be a leading indicator of economic conditions. A decade ago, Piaget brought out a $3 million timepiece just in time for the 1982 recession...
...shakers in the form of a black chef and his wife. The final bid: $23,100 for a lot whose value Sotheby's had estimated at $100 to $150. "Spiritually, they are just wonderful," gushed Maria Olivia Judelson, wife of the victor. If so, then Cuban-born Businessman Gedalio Grinberg was truly exalted. He bought 136 of the cookie jars for a total of $198,605. "I wanted something from Andy," he shrugged...