Americans tend to notice everything about an incoming president at their inauguration, and thus Joe Biden s choice to wear a $7,000 Rolex watch on the day he was sworn in did not pass without comment.
Nor did the fact that the timepiece was made in Switzerland escape attention, as it marked one of the new president s first breaks with his predecessors, who chose watches a bit more quotidian and even manufactured domestically the type of industry Biden says he wants to promote.
Biden s stainless steel Rolex Datejust is a far cry from the Everyman timepieces that every president not named Trump has worn conspicuously in recent decades, The New York Times wrote, referring to just-departed head of state Donald Trump.
As he calls for Made in America, Joe Biden prefers Swiss-made Rolex
Joe Biden s stainless steel Rolex Datejust is a far cry from the Everyman timepieces that every president not named Trump has worn conspicuously in recent decades, The New York Times wrote, referring to just-departed head of state Donald Trump. AFP
Joe Biden.
Americans tend to notice everything about an incoming president at their inauguration, and thus Joe Biden s choice to wear a $7,000 Rolex watch on the day he was sworn in did not pass without comment.
Nor did the fact that the timepiece was made in Switzerland escape attention, as it marked one of the new president s first breaks with his predecessors, who chose watches a bit more quotidian and even manufactured domestically the type of industry Biden says he wants to promote.
Why Americans are furious over President Joe Biden s $9000 Rolex watch
26 Jan, 2021 01:04 AM
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President Joe Biden s watch is causing a stir online. Photo / Getty Images
NZ Herald
Within days of starting his term as US President, Joe Biden has reversed some of Trump s most controversial policies and kickstarted an ambitious trillion-dollar plan to target coronavirus.
But instead Americans are fixated on the kind of wristwatch he s wearing.
Biden s $9736 (US$7000) Rolex watch was spotted on his wrist during his inauguration in Washington DC last week, and the expensive timekeeper has already sparked fury.
The New York Times called the stainless steel Rolex Datejust a far cry from the Everyman timepieces that every president not named Trump has worn conspicuously in recent decades .
Nor did the fact that the timepiece was made in Switzerland escape attention, as it marked one of the new president s first breaks with his predecessors, who chose watches a bit more quotidian and even manufactured domestically