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Sports watch manufacturer TAG Heuer will launch the latest addition to its range, Kirium, with a photo exhibition by celebrity photographer Herb Ritts. International sports stars, including hurdler Colin Jackson (pictured), motor racing star David Coulthard and tennis player Boris Becker, are featured. The display of black and white photographs will be exhibited for one-week intervals in museums and galleries in 40 major cities worldwide. Kirium will be the first new collection launched by the Swiss company for five years.

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