Is That a Rolex on Biden’s Wrist? Recent presidents not named Trump have tended to wear Everyman timepieces such as Timex and Shinola.

New York Times ^ | January 22, 2021 | Alex Williams

[Political Junkie Too]

President Biden may cast his arrival in the White House as a return to business as usual at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but there’s at least one way he’s breaking from prevailing presidential tradition: he wears a Rolex.

At his inauguration, Mr. Biden laid his hand on the family Bible wearing a stainless steel Rolex Datejust watch with a blue dial, a model that retails for more than $7,000 and is a far cry from the Everyman timepieces that every president not named Trump has worn conspicuously in recent decades.

To many, a president wearing a luxury watch might not seem unusual. Shouldn’t the leader of the free world wear a power watch befitting his position?

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To be fair, none of Mr. Biden’s watches scream “luxury,” at least to watch connoisseurs who are acclimated to the thin air of Swiss watch prices.

His Rolex Datejust, for example, is considered an undisputed classic, but in another sense, almost could be regarded as entry level for a brand with head-turners that quickly climb into the five-figures.

[kaehurowing]

A gift from Xi Jinping?

[Stravinsky]

If it has nothing to do with the topic, then why are you posting it here? Get your own thread.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Time

[Reaganez]

The least expensive watch worn by Trump is a Rolex Day-Date with President wristband. That starts at $36k new.

[Oldexpat]

Back in the day, every cab driver in HK wore a Rolex President gold watch.

[glimmerman70]

Probly chinese gave it to him, a knockoff.

[RummyChick]

BUZZ OFF

people talk about all kinds of things on threads that are not related to the title

screw your pontificating

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDXN7T3-Jrg

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Mugged by Corn Pop Jr.

[T. Rustin Noone]

I am so with you on this.

Rolex? Expensive jewelry for people who don’t need to know what time it is.

I am wearing the gold Omega Automatic that my father put on my wrist 50 years ago on my 21st birthday. It retailed for $350 back then. It’s worth a bit more now, but 50 years later and several factory cleanings, it still keeps amazingly accurate time.

[o-n-money]

Fake? I heard he bought it from an outdoor vendor in Wuhan.

[Trump.Deplorable]

Nobody expects the “big guy” to wear a Timex

Seriously, if you don’t wear a rolex, you can no longer refer to yourself as a “big guy”

[BlueHorseShoe]

I saw all that a few nights ago on Twitter. I think that entire family are so dysfunctional. It is really a shame anyone including an immature child of 15 doesn’t know better or have been taught more class than to do such things in public. Horrors.

[hercuroc]

Lol

[RummyChick]

Teenage daughters can be a handful. I was one of them

But to do what this girl is doing is insane...I think one of the ones was about the daughter wanting to be put on a psychiatric hold....they should do it

[PAR35]

I went into the local Shinola store one afternoon. It was too rich for my blood. And I have a Rolex.

[redcatcherb412]

There’s a watch called shinola?

Wait till you see the companion line of watchbands when paired with this watch are aptly called Sh*t and Shinola.

[MCSETots]

It’s just a gift from one of his Ukrainian friends.

Nothing to see here.

[DoodleBob]

Shinola is an American luxury goods retailer based in Detroit, Michigan. It produces watches, bicycles, and leather goods, among other products. Founded in 2011, Shinola takes its name from the defunct Shinola shoe polish company.

Every Shinola product is technically assembled in the United States. However, many parts used in Shinola watches are manufactured in China and Thailand. These factories are owned by companies based in Switzerland. At the time of the company's founding in 2011, no American watchmaker had produced watches at scale since the late 1960s, with U.S.-based watchmaking relegated to select specialty companies such as RGM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Shinola's current tagline is "Where American is Made",and the company has actively utilized Detroit's reputation as a worldwide manufacturing hub in its marketing of the brand.

[Admin Moderator]

Stay on topic and knock it off...