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Even in the thick of summer, Malibu can be chilly in the evenings. I was reminded of that on a sunny but wind-whipped Friday in late June, when my boyfriend, Jim, and I arrived at Villa Dume, an $18.5 million modernist estate on Point Dume, a luxury enclave beloved by surfers and elite homeowners alike. We were there to attend Hublot’s first Big Bang…

