Messages: 1080 Location: Eastern US
Registered: April 2005
Prior to wearing the Jorg Gray watch...
Sun, 01 October 2017 10:23
with a now unique Secret Service dial, President Obama wore a Tag Heuer series 1500 two-tone diver's watch. His most recent watch demonstrates that the watch bug can bite any time.
Messages: 9170 Location: Wine Country Northern Cal...
Registered: August 2004
Great taste, love that watch. As for getting bitten by the watch bug...
Sun, 01 October 2017 15:30
it's considered bad form for the president these days to wear an expensive watch because some people will consider him elitist or tone deaf to the problems of everyman.
So most "public servants" shelve their expensive toys while in office.
Which would be a bummer to not wear your favorite watches for 4-8 years.
Messages: 18457 Location: Farmington Hills, MI
Registered: November 2003
It is a shame...
Sun, 01 October 2017 18:30
It is about perception. The reality is the POTUS wears bespoke clothing so a fine watch should be part of the package. The current President I believe wears a nice VC.
Messages: 10093 Location: New England
Registered: November 2003
Re: Great taste, love that watch. As for getting bitten by the watch bug...
Sun, 01 October 2017 19:27
I read in one of his bios, that Reagan took off his Corum the day he was shot because he did not want to be seen with it at a gathering of labor leaders.
Messages: 1452 Location: The Rats Mouth
Registered: December 2003
Harry wore an Explorer II.
Sun, 01 October 2017 20:58
Trump has been seen wearing a Rolex president, before he was president.
I think that Obama is not a watch guy but may become one? A lot of past presidents do. Remember, he was not a wealthy guy before. Now, different story.
Had he not messed with the finishes...But he did, so he's stuck with it in my eyes. Since he feels it's an improvement, he should be able to flip it at a premium - at least according to him.
Messages: 2164 Location: Israel
Registered: November 2003
Due to the pattern - he was definitely influenced by TZ.
Mon, 02 October 2017 09:02
This is the pattern:
Someone thinks he has a fine watch - a quartz TAG or Raymond Weil or Movado etc. A 1000$ watch!
The he discovers TZ.
Then he realized his fine quartz watch is not that fine. Actually - not fine at all, since it's a quartz.
Then he buys a fine mechanical.
And another one.
And another one.
Etc....
Messages: 661 Location: Texas
Registered: August 2012
Actually
Mon, 02 October 2017 11:47
the reverse is now happening for me. I caught the mechanical bug 20 years ago, and am the proud owner of a baker's dozen mechanical watches, but Im now more and more into quartz. They're a lot of great quartz watches out there. I love them. I'm even thinking about a high tech Omega or Brietling, although the fine print about how only the manufacturer can change out the battary concerns me!
Frank
"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."
Mark Twain
Messages: 5538 Location: Boston
Registered: August 2009
his 1st significant purchase ???!
Wed, 04 October 2017 07:18
why do some think that they know him on a personal level ?!.
we don't know what he has in his Safe. only his wife and closest friends know his watch collection.
the Emotion is aroused by something marvelous. gazed with Wonder.
Messages: 4383 Location: SF Bay Area
Registered: May 2008
Re: President Obama Has a New Watch -- $15,000 Rolex
Wed, 04 October 2017 17:26
I recently saw this exact same watch in a pre-owned case at a nearby Rolex AD. It's even better looking in the metal. I think the rose gold version is even nicer than the white gold. Due to Cellini being less popular the price was great but, alas, the spousal unit was giving me stink eye the whole time I was in the store.
