what watches did presidents actually wear
President John F. Kennedy wore many fine Swiss watches. A Yellow Gold Omega Ultra Thin, which he wore when he took the oath of office, was included in his collection, as well as this Yellow Gold Cartier Tank, which he was wearing in his family portrait and on the day he was assassinated.
President Obama wearing a Jorg Gray 6500 Chronograph. This watch was presented to President Obama by his Secret Service detail on August 2007, and the president has worn it almost exclusively ever since. It retailed for $210 at the Secret Service employee store, has a Japanese Miyota movement and is made in China.
President Lyndon B. Johnson favored the Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date. This watch later became known as the âPresidentsâ watchâ due to Johnsonâs (and some say Eisenhowerâs) fondness for it. President Ronald Reagan wore a Stainless Steel Rolex Datejust. Although the dial is not visible, the bracelet is clearly a Rolex.
Bill Clinton wears Shinola watches. The fomer president prefers the Runwell, saying it is 'elegant and informal'. Photo by Amy Haimerl / Crain's Detroit Business President Bill Clinton poses with employees of Shinola while touring the company's watch-assembly facility in Detroit. The Shinola Runwell watch, preferred by President Clinton. Bill Clinton is a fan of Shinola watches. The 42nd president and founder of the Clinton Foundation owned two of the timepieces before being presented with a third today while touring Shinolaâs Detroit headquarters and factory inside the College of Creative Studiesâ Alfred A. Taubman Building.
The video also compares Putin's watches with President Obama's watch, which it says is a $200 model made by Jorg Gray (it's actually listed for $350 on the company's website, which is plastered with photos of Obama wearing it), and new French President Francois Hollande's $150 Swatch Quarterman.
The internet suggests only one answer and that is a Timex Indiglo worn by Pres. G. W. Bush. I cannot verify the veracity of this. I have seen several different timepieces on Pres. Elect Obama's wrist. They are not identifiable in videos and still photos I have seen but appear to have two or three common features.