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My Life My Style: Peter Watts

'One trim trimma week'

My Life My Style: Peter Watts

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Best work moment
Getting funding from the UK government for my new start-up

Books on your bedside
How to be Brave in Business and Win and Sir Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography

Massage or workout to de-stress
A game of five-a-side football with friends

Favourite accessory
My Rotary watch

Designs that have caught your eye recently
Alexander McQueen's recent collection at London men's fashion week

Your IT tools
iPad & iPhone

Favourite wine
Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough New Zealand

Favourite champagne
Moët & Chandon

Favourite TV show
Match of the Day!

Best gift received
VIP tickets to watch Coldplay live

Best gift given
I gifted a scrapbook to my girlfriend filled with pictures and memorabilia from our years travelling together in Asia. She was so overwhelmed that she cried!

What food items do you like to shop for?
Puff pastry and a beef fillet to make my famous Beef Wellington - a particular family favourite

Newspaper and TV channels and websites you prefer
BBC News, Sky Sports News, The Telegraph, Evertonfc.com

Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with the driver or back seat like sahib?
Up front with the driver choosing the tunes!

On a plane, do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading?
Catch up on recent releases from Hollywood

Fancy coffee or masala tea
A cup of chai whenever I'm in India goes down a treat!

Are you a beach or mountain person?
I love to unwind on a white sandy beach, but the traveller inside me always likes to go on an adventure and there is nothing more satisfying than reaching the peak of a mountain!

Your favourite city
As a patriotic guy - London

What's your fragrance?
1 million - Paco Rabanne

You get your work clothes from
Reiss

The shoemaker you trust your sole with
Clarks

Your shaving mantra
One trim trimma a week!

Your favourite evening wear
Roll-neck sweater, jacket and jeans

What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?
Muesli, fruit, yoghurt and honey - perfection!

Your current set of wheels
My vintage fixie bike for getting around London quickly!

God for you is…
A comfort during testing times and an example of good morales

Favourite restaurant
Duck and Waffle - Heron Tower

Workday lunch is
Quiche and salad

Your workout regime
A stretch, a run and some serious weights!

Your ideal holiday
Travelling to a country that has good culture, a good coastline, striking natural landscapes and most importantly good food

Your ideal dance music
Indie Folk Rock - Mumford & Sons

A few of your goddesses are
My girlfriend

Alpha males you know
My dad!

Your favourite motto
Nil satis nisi optimum - nothing is good enough but the best, the latin motto for my football club Everton

Peter Watts, founder and director, Premier Explore
 

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First Published: Sep 19 2015 | 12:17 AM IST

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