US election campaign: The watches of the presidential candidates

The US election campaign is in full swing, and while the eyes of the world are on the political campaigns of the two presidential contenders, we take a look at their wrists and at the luxury watches Harris and Trump are passionate about.

Cartier Ballon Bleu: Kamala Harris opts for timeless elegance

The woman who could become the first female president of the USA shows excellent taste when it comes to watches. Kamala Harris, who always appears stylish and favours a classic yet modern business look, prefers to wear timepieces by Cartier. The renowned French jewellery and watch house, which today belongs to the Richemont Group, is known for its luxurious, design-led pieces, whose pure aesthetics Harris evidently cannot resist either.

For example, she wears a gold Cartier Ballon Bleu, which can be described as a proven classic of the manufacture. The high-quality watch stands out with playful, extravagant highlights, such as the crown that interrupts the shape of the dial, and combines these unusual elements with Roman numerals, a circular case and simple hands.

Cartier Ballon Bleu de CartierRef. WSBB0044 6.850,00 € 6.850,00 €

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Cartier Ballon Bleu de CartierRef. WSBB0062 6.850,00 € 6.850,00 €

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Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Rolex: Donald Trump’s watch collection

It is no secret that former president and election campaign “repeat offender” Donald Trump has a penchant for high-priced luxury watches. His watch collection includes several magnificent pieces that are truly worthy of a president. When playing golf, for example, Trump likes to wear a Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse. His yellow gold example, which probably dates from around 1900, has a deep blue dial and is worn on an elegant Milanese bracelet.

No less handsome is Trump’s Historiques 1968 by Vacheron Constantin, which accompanied the politician on election night in 2016. The delicate hand-wound watch with its thin, square case features a straightforward dial design and looks particularly elegant thanks to its minimalist, fine indices. And then there is the Rolex Day-Date “President’s watch”, which was valued by Roosevelt, Kennedy, Eisenhower and Johnson, among others. Naturally, the presidents’ timepiece cannot be missing from Trump’s collection either.

“Trump” luxury watches: The former president enters the watch business

Donald Trump is not “just” a former president but, above all, a businessman. It is therefore hardly surprising that the Republican’s interest in watches is also of a commercial nature. As early as 2005, Trump tried his hand at his own watch collection, but production was soon discontinued after the twenty-piece “Donald J. Trump Signature Collection” sold rather sluggishly. Yet this was not to be the end of “Trump” timepieces. The reason: This year the presidential contender announced that he intends to release new Trump models. There is talk of a total of 147 luxury timepieces powered by Swiss BCP tourbillon movements. The strictly limited, numbered gold watches are to be offered for around 100,000 US dollars, and Trump himself is said to have already secured the piece bearing number 1.