alterego Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hi fellow members. I was checking the news and I ran into this picture of President Barak Obama. Can someone spot what he is wearing, and by the way is he a watch guy ? Just curious AlterObama.doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Scope Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Its a cheap quartz and it is now mandatory that everyone has to have at least the same crappy watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Jorg Gray 6500 Chronograph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Presidential Watch Company? Hahahaha..... That's hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 It looks like an IWC homage, mish-mashed between the classic Big Pilot and a more current IWC dress watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschespeedster Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 He was given the watch by members of his Secret Service detail. His (unlike the ones for sale) has the Secret Service logo on the dial. In the states (as opposed to the EU) our politicians try and avoid flashy stuff...both Clinton and GW Bush wore Casio G-Shock watches and Timex dress watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschespeedster Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Before the Secret Service chrono he wore a TAGHeuer 1500 quartz diver on brown leather strap daily for maybe 15 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 both Clinton and GW Bush wore Casio G-Shock watches and Timex dress watches. Only in public. I do not know about Bush, but Clinton had a very nice collection of expensive watches during his term as president, but he only wore them when out of the public spotlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Only in public. I do not know about Bush, but Clinton had a very nice collection of expensive watches during his term as president, but he only wore them when out of the public spotlight. The only ones who saw those expensive watches was Monica, from eye level!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 $350 for a watch with mineral crystal, and miyota quartz movement?! And we think our dealers charge too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 The official Peoples watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alterego Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 That's hard to believe. A quartz Miyota powered watch on Obama's wrist ? Well, I guess he is not really a watch guy. I'm sure he has better watchs that he prefers not to wear in public, as far as he is the president of the United States. I wonder if there is a thread about "presidential" watches. I know The Pope wears Prada shoes and the late John Paul II used to wear a Rolex Datejust (steel or white gold ??) Cheers Alter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 That's hard to believe. A quartz Miyota powered watch on Obama's wrist ? Well, I guess he is not really a watch guy. I'm sure he has better watchs that he prefers not to wear in public, as far as he is the president of the United States. I wonder if there is a thread about "presidential" watches. I know The Pope wears Prada shoes and the late John Paul II used to wear a Rolex Datejust (steel or white gold ??) Cheers Alter Believe it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Oh ! I just have to have one with the engraving, that is so I can smash it with a hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 i always wish he wore a datejust but well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vafarmer70 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I think he should be required to get a digital with the national debt on it. And have to look at it every time he thinks about doing anything. Just sayin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sms911 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Presidents used to wear a Vulcain Presidential, starting with Ike they were gifts. At some point that became a no no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 He was given the watch by members of his Secret Service detail. His (unlike the ones for sale) has the Secret Service logo on the dial. In the states (as opposed to the EU) our politicians try and avoid flashy stuff...both Clinton and GW Bush wore Casio G-Shock watches and Timex dress watches. I wonder if it was Matt...??? :pimp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegrasser Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Jorg Gray 6500 Chronograph Had I won the Presidency and felt obligated to wear the Jorg Gray, history would have recorded the first Presidential suicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I would like to see the president wear something a little more tasteful as well, at least a Datejust. (Or better still, an American-made RGM. ) Of course, I can hear already the pundits shrieking about how a man who makes 400k per year wearing a basic Rolex is 'elitist'. My hope is that he wears the secret service watch because it has some kind of chip in it that allows them to keep better track of him or somethng. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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