The most expensive watches have been hit especially hard: in September sales of platinum watches, for instance, were down by nearly half compared with last year.

越是昂贵的手表，收到的打击越大：比如说，今年七月铂金表的销量比去年同期下降了一半。

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Craig David has enjoyed 13 Top Ten hits and achieved multi-platinum status in more than 20 countries during his 10-year career.

克雷格·大卫在他10年的职业生涯中曾13次荣登十大歌曲排行榜，在20多个国家取得了多白金唱片的地位。

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Many of these cards, particularly if they are platinum or gold, will extend the warranty for a year.

特别地，如果这些卡是白金级的或黄金级的，品质保证期会延长到一年。 “这是你能从作用卡公司得到的历史上最大的好处了！”

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Sara(ph) is a 27-year-old platinum blonde from Poland who works at a real estate agency during the day.

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Palladium exchange-traded products have a year-to-date net outflow of 228, 000 ounces so far, although platinum ETPs have a net inflow of 213, 000, she said.

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The labor unrest had left many analysts forecasting a smaller-than-expected market surplus for platinum this year, with some saying the market could even become balanced if the labor disruptions lasted for long enough.

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