What Watch Does Donald Trump Wear? Donald Trump's Watch Collection
We at Wrist Enthusiast like to highlight watches from every celebrity we can think of. One man with an illustrious career has really become one of the nations biggest talking points in the last 7 years. While Donald Trump has always been a public figure, announcing his candidacy for President in 2015 seemingly took the world, and the country by storm. His brash nature and eccentric lifestyle rubbed people the wrong way, and humanized him to the next group. His four year term as president left many bewildered, many validated, and left many questions on their minds. But we at Wrist Enthusiast were asking a different question: What watches did President Donald Trump wear?
Today we though we’d look back to 45 and identify what Donald Trump liked to wear on the wrist. It’s not a very long list, but may be surprising for some. What shouldn’t be all that surprising though, is the material each watch is (hint: you won’t find Trump wearing any stainless steel).
Donald Trump’s Vacheron Constantin Historiques 1968
Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques collection largely flies well under the radar - Especially in the united states. Not only are dress watches simply not as popular (or cheap) as modern tool watches, the Historiques 1968 is also an ultra-thin square watch. Unlike the tool-y nature of say… A Tag Heuer Monaco, the Historiques 1968 is a much more refined, and built to slide under a cuff. It’s simple dial just utilizes a little bit of silver texture very thin stick indices and hands. It’s definitely a classy watch fit for the business elites of the world. While it’s unclear exactly which version of the model Donald Trump owns, most of the gold models are selling for around $32,000 USD.
Donald Trump’s Patek Philippe Ellipse
What does Donald Trump have in common with the Queen and Drake? The Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse. The small yellow gold watch almost wears more like jewelry in its 32mm case with beaded bracelet. Trump’s model in particular has a nice blue dial. It’s a classy watch designed around dressing up. Donald Trump’s appears to be circa 1990, so potentially on his ramp up to becoming even more famous. You can pick up the Patek Philippe Ellipse for around $24,000 USD but the price can and will increase depending on it’s condition and bracelet style.
Donald Trump’s Rolex Day-Date Gold Ref. 18038
Donald Trump joins a great many who wore Day Dates during their presidency. Dwight D. Eisenhower famously wore a gold day date. Allegedly, so did John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Franklin Roosevelt. The watch is largely known to be, and has pretty intentionally been positioned to be the ultimate success symbol. The “I Made It” watch.
So for an off the cusp wealthy New York elite to have a yellow gold Day-Date in the rotation is certainly no surprise. If you’ve ever been inside Trump Tower, the watch would be camouflaged in the walls. And escalators. And restaurant. And floors. And fixtures. And benches. And lobby… You get the picture. Trump loves some gold. And what watch shows off gold better than the presidents watch with a president’s bracelet. If you’re looking to twinsies with the 45th President, you can find the Ref. 18038 with champagne dial for around $15,000 USD.
