TOP
Retired Teacher
That's wise... Don't buy something you don't like or trust..
Trump’s “Vastly Overpriced” $100,000 “Swiss Watch” Is Probably Made in China, Experts Say
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Yakuda
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"Probably" made in China? I'd try to explain the problem to you but why? It would be like explaining calculus to a first graderHe’s hawked gold sneakers, commemorative coins and even a cryptocurrency venture in recent months, so Donald Trump’s latest retail effort — to sell a pricey gold watch emblazoned with his name — should surprise no one. But timepiece experts aren’t impressed.
On Thursday, Trump debuted a pair of watches available for sale: a dive model dubbed the “Fighter” that is limited to 1,000 pieces and retails for $499 or $799 depending on style, and a seemingly high-end tourbillion design that is depicted as being crafted of 18-karat gold and embellished with diamonds on the bezel. Limited to 147 pieces, that model is listed for an astounding $100,000. All pieces display Trump’s name prominently on the dial, while the more expensive model features a sapphire caseback with his signature.
Word quickly spread among the status-watch community, which was overwhelmingly unimpressed. “This is cobbled together, patently unoriginal and vastly overpriced,” says Ariel Adams, founder and editor of A Blog to Watch, one of the industry’s most popular sites for timepiece information and education.
“It’s very clear he’s working with a white labeler, which is nothing new. Anyone can go to a white labeler and say, ‘I want a watch with this case, this bracelet and these other details,’ and a white labeler will Frankenstein it together, put your name on it and sell it to you. But the price you sell it for is up to you. That the markup came from someone on Trump’s team is obvious here. Even the $500 piece from another brand would go for maybe $200.”
A marketing director of a well-known Swiss brand, who asked not to be named to keep his opinion separate from the company that employs him, agreed. “I belong to a collector group that maintains an ongoing group chat, and the initial reaction was that it had to be fake. After that, everyone was laughing,” he said of the more expensive piece. “When you look at all of them, they scream Chinese-made watch. None of them is worth the asking price.”
Indeed, even though the website touts “Swiss-made” when describing the watches, it’s not uncommon among manufacturers of lower-priced designs to manipulate that designation by purchasing some Swiss-made parts and assembling the watch in another country. By Thursday afternoon, several experts across social media pointed out that the more expensive watch’s tourbillon, a mechanism designed to improve accuracy and typically found in pricier timepieces, seemed to be sourced from both Switzerland and China. “Those blue screws on the tourbillon cage are a dead giveaway that it was partly made in China. You won’t find blue screws on a tourbillon made in Switzerland,” noted the marketing director. “And you can pick up a Chinese tourbillon for $100.”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-vastly-overpriced-100-000-195620734.html
trump is a very old man, in bad health. Win or lose, his life will be over soon. he is just hoping to put off prison until after he dies.....at least until he loses the election.
If Trump loses, I think even he knows his life is over.
Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
He'll probably be able to do that, but I doubt it will be more than 5 years. Maybe only 2 years before he fades into a delusional demented world of his own and into obscurity.
I'm guessing we'll be reading his obituary before 2032. Same guesses on Biden.
They are both close to the end. I would be willing to bet that Biden outlives trump. Biden is just healthier.
Carter will turn 100 tomorrow. It has been 44 years since he was President. It has been 24 years since Clinton was President. It has only been 8 years since Obama was President, but he will likely live another couple of decades.
Meanwhile, if elected, trump is unlikely to serve the full term.
TOP
Retired Teacher
Don't buy a watch if you don't like it....
And don't vote for him If you don't think he would be the CIC that we need now... You must not be worried about World War Three or the future...somevpeople aren't....Biden is sick as a dog...again.... He was just on tv hacking up a lung...
Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
Trump buys all of his crap from China or through a middle-man supplier of China.
Haven't you looked at the label inside your "Let's Go Brandon" t-shirt and MAWA hat, Yak?
Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
Harris and the Senate should enact the 25th Amendment. Why do you think Pedo Don and the MAGAts in Congress haven't suggested it, Top?Don't buy a watch if you don't like it....
Biden is sick as a dog...again.... He was just on tv hacking up a lung...
AProudLefty
Black Kitty Ain't Happy
christiefan915
Catalyst
Biden is not running partially due to his age and health. Trump will not do the right thing an escape while he can.Don't buy a watch if you don't like it....
Biden is sick as a dog...again.... He was just on tv hacking up a lung...
It is interesting how AI drew trump's tie. AI can sometimes seem to intuitively understand the world, and other times completely misunderstand the world.
Whatever, we all know trump is selling counterfeit watches, and if any of us did that we would be facing prison.