The North Korean leader's weight has long been tracked by spy agencies for clues about about the stability of his autocratic and secretive regime. - Reuters
SEOUL (Bloomberg): Kim Jong-un certainly looked slimmer last weekend when he emerged from his latest lengthy absence. But it may be the North Korean leader’s Swiss timepiece that provides the clearest evidence he’s been watching his weight.
Kim’s ever-present IWC Schaffhausen Portofino appeared to have been fastened tighter around his wrist in the latest photos released by state media, according to an analysis published Tuesday by NK News. The Seoul-based news site compared close-ups of the US$12,000 watch from past months to support observations that Kim, 37, had slimmed down.
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