Joseph Robinette Biden was born November 20, 1942. Raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware, Biden studied at the University of Delaware before earning his law degree from Syracuse University in 1968. He became the sixth-youngest senator in American history when he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware in 1972, at the age of 29. He ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and again in 2008 but he could not get what he wanted. Biden was reelected to the Senate six times, and was the fourth-most senior senator when he resigned to serve as Barack Obama’s vice president. In April 2019, Biden announced his candidacy in the 2020 presidential election, and won the elections against Trump.
After the very tough year with the heated political atmosphere, the new year started with unpleasant events for American politics and unfortunately, some people got killed due to the protests around the Congress building on January, 6th. Through these unfortunate events and heated political discussions, Biden is scheduled to be inaugurate as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. Luckily, the new president is into watches and he has a good taste in watches. To stay away from the disturbing conflicts and political atmosphere, this specific article is about the New President’s taste in watches. We have compiled watches of The New President and interesting stories behind them.
Vulcain Cricket
Vulcain Cricket is known as the watch of the presidents. Vulcain Cricket became very famous when President Harry S. Truman was photographed with this watch. Similarly, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President Lyndon B. Johnson wore Vulcain Cricket. Johnson who was the biggest admirer of the brand distributed 200 Cricket as gifts. Upon this, the brand started the tradition of giving Vulcain Cricket as gifts to the American Presidents. In this specific photo, Biden wears Vulcain when he was the vice president for Obama. Maybe, at that time Biden sensed that he would be president one day. So why not wearing the watch already. Also, Biden will have two Vulcain watches after the January, 20th.
Seiko Alarm Chronograph
Biden was seen to wear Seiko Chronograph on November 7, 2020 for his public appearance in Wilmington, DE. This very humble watch is a quartz. President Biden is known to have different models of Seiko. It is always a question of wonder why he preferred one of the most modest one. Maybe he wanted to give the message that he will be very humble despite the great victory against Trump. Though inexpensive, this two-tone model is a just glimpse of his taste in watches.
Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch
Landing on the Moon may have been the most distinguishing achievement during the cold war period. In this specific Moon mission, the 4th generation Speedmaster was worn by the astronauts and this specific timepiece turned into an icon. Biden who likes wearing sport clothes as seen in many Daily photos of his, loves his Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch a lot. Though this watch seems pretty casual for the President, it certainly conveys strong messages since it has the style, quality and most importantly a great reference to the success.
Omega Seamaster 300m Diver
Being one of the popular diver’s watch, Omega Seamaster 300m Diver has also “James Bond” version. This 44mm sturdy watch is a very tasteful choice, too. Previously photographed with some other Omega Seamaster, Biden must like this one more as he prefers wearing it in a public appearance.
Apple Watch
Needless to say, digital watches are not very popular among people who are into mechanical watches. Actually, some do not even accept them as real watches. In this photo, Biden wears an Apple Watch. As a person at the age of 78, it is normally quite a challange to keep up with technology however, Biden seems to have no problem with this. One possible hazard to wear digital watches could be security for Biden. Everybody may remember the e-mail crisis with Hillary Clinton. Since digital equipments are used for a variety of political purposes, it may be better for the New president to enjoy his mechanical watches more.
Rolex Datejust
Spotted and posted by watch expert Nick Gould on his Instagram account, Biden is seen wearing 36mm stainless steel Rolex Datejust with jubilee bracelet. Mostly known as Omega and Seiko admirer, it is quite surprising to see Biden with a Rolex. It may be Biden’s way of celebrating his victory. Preference for the steel version not the gold one may convey the message that though wearing a Rolex which has become the emblem of the rich people, he prefers to be humble on that too.
We wish Biden a successful terms of office and hope to see new timepieces from his colllection in the future.
