Tag Heuer CEO Frederic Arnault, only 25, has lofty plans, with priority on traditional watches

Mr Arnault is also devoting a lot of his energies to the brand's Connected Watch, which saw its third iteration this year. PHOTO: GIAN MARCO CASTELBERG / TAG HEUER
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SINGAPORE - Appointed head honcho of Tag Heuer in July, 25-year-old Frederic Arnault is probably the youngest chief executive in Swiss luxury watchmaking.

Detractors will undoubtedly say he is there because his father is Bernard Arnault, the billionaire boss of luxury conglomerate LVMH which owns Tag and three other watch brands - Hublot, Zenith and Bvlgari.

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