Revealing the Timepieces Worn by Key US National Security Figures
From an obscure Patek Philippe worn by President Trump to the National Security Advisor’s Rolex GMT and the FBI director's Breitling unit watch, the second Trump administration rolled into the White House with serious watch game.
In this new video on the W.O.E. YouTube Channel, we will analyze and discuss the watches worn by key US national security figures, because in the White House, a watch is never just a watch.
As a friendly reminder, W.O.E. is an apolitical platform. Watches are the lens through which we view history and current events. Enjoy episode thirty-two of W.O.E. TV.
Happy Hunting,
-W.O.E.
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No you read up. Of course they’re old. The patents expired so everyone is cloning ETA workhorses. Most of the so called in-house movements are glorified 2824-2/7750 clones anyway. So what’s available outside in-house? These are all the calibers available to microbrands.
ETA 2824-2 The Swiss: Sellita SW200, Soprod P024, Landeron L24, STP1-11, and LJP G100/101.
The Chinese: Seagull ST2130/TY2130 , the Hangzhou 6300/6301, the H.K. Precision Technology PT5000, and the Liaoningi Peacock SL-3000/CL3000.
Valjou 7750. Swiss: Sellita SW500, LJP L100, Concepto C99001, and Valanvron 7750(which is a Chinese clone with Swiss finishing)
Chinese: Shanghai 3LZF2, Hangzhou 7750, Liaoning Peacock SL4613D, and Dandong 7750/4616.
All the mid range US micro brands use Swiss ETA clones. It’s only a matter of time when a US company liberates them from the Swiss, Chinese, and Japanese calibers so they can transition their sourcing to all American companies and claim “made in the USA” according to the US FTC regulations. American watchmaking prestige will return.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOSTEP
Ha, ha. Ha, ha – we asked the Swiss to help us no we are trying again in the US – god bless us
My dear lovely Gaymore, ETA 2824-2 and 7750 is old, ETA produce other modern caliber also. Read up.
Charlene,
So why did WOSTEP transition 2 of their elite 3000hr 2year (free tuition) watchmaker programs in the US to 1800hr 1.5 year customer service technician courses while opening three WOSTEP 3000hr schools in China? I’ll tell you why. Rolex, Richemont, Swatch Group, LVMH, Patek Philippe, and Audemars Piguet are WOSTEP affiliated. It’s where all Swiss watchmaking get their talent. European law requires at least 60% of production cost to reside in Switzerland. If you compare Chinese labor to Swiss labor all the watches have to do is be made in China then briefly pass through Switzerland for final touches to get the “Swiss made” stamp. To get the “made in USA” stamp a watch must be “all or virtually all” made in USA. So which is better? China/swiss watch or USA watch? They quit the 3000hr course in the US because we can make better watches under a 39% tariff. It’s only a matter of time when a US company starts manufacturing ETA 2824-2 and 7750 clones for US micro brands and drop in replacements.
Yes, the RGM, the butt plug watch…..not interested….