Celebrities partnering with watch brands is nothing new. Sometimes a true watch enthusiast like John Mayer teams up with Audemars Piguet, or Ed Sheeran (owner of the unique Patek Philippe) teams up with Casio. And at the other end of the scale is controversial Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and his own watch company.
But now a new low has arrived: Trump Watch. The collection, unveiled this week by former US President Donald Trump, consists of two works. One is called “Fight Fight Fight” and starts at $499, and the other is “Victory Tourbillon.” The latter is claimed to be made of 18-carat solid gold with 122 diamonds and a tourbillon automatic movement. It costs around $100,000 (almost three times the price of a comparable Rolex Submariner) and can of course be paid for in cryptocurrencies.
The watch is claimed to feature “premium Swiss materials and intricate details,” but as far as we know, the Fight Fight Fight uses a movement made by Japan’s Seiko company. The Victory Tourbillon, on the other hand, is equipped with a movement that is said to have been partially manufactured. From Chinese components.
It’s getting better and better. The watch, which has come to resemble a rapidly tweeting extreme online fever dream, is made by a company called TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC, based in Sheridan, Wyoming, and despite having no watchmaking history to speak of. , to use Trump’s name on watches that have a licensing agreement.
As if handing over actual dollars to a company that acknowledged that the image of the watch was “for illustrative purposes only” wasn’t enough to raise eyebrows, the GetTrumpWatches website also says, “Payments in Bitcoin are also accepted. ” he yells.
We’ll get back to the tourbillon in a moment. Let’s take a look at the cheaper of the two, the Fighter. At least that’s what the website address seems to call it, but it’s also described as the “Fight Fight Fight Watch,” with the description for the black and gold colorway reading “The Fight Fight Fight Black Watch.” In any case, it resembles the Rolex Submariner described with the spotted telephone line.
But don’t just take our word for it. WIRED watch expert Tim Barber said: “The gold sneakers that Mr. Trump put up for auction earlier this year were purchased for a significant amount of money by Roman Schaaf, one of the most prominent gray market watch dealers, so it’s clear that some watch fans are It seems like it’s getting a bad reputation.” I follow you on YouTube. ” (Incidentally, the company that made the gold sneakers and the new Trump watch was founded by the same registered agent, Andrew Pearce of the Cloud Peak, Wyoming law firm.)
“Having said that, I doubt these hideous watches will increase his reputation among most watch collectors. Coincidentally, all-gold watches are very trendy in the luxury market right now. Therefore, he participated in the production of Rolex’s gold diver’s watch this year. However, I am not very confident that it can share other qualities with Rolex.
