Various aspects of President Obama's watch have been discussed recently with mixed reactions from [Timezone readers], but there is another aspect that might be interesting to discuss. And that is the question of what readers believe these watches to be worth (i.e., the 12 that were made with the Secret Service shield on the dial).

Currently, there are lots of folks selling the Jorg Gray JCG6500 chronograph, through all the usual channels. But none of them are able to sell the "real thing", the same version that Obama is wearing, with the Secret Service shield.

So what are estimates of the value that one of these 12 might bring, if it were to be sold at auction? I am assuming that some [Timezone readers] will respond with jokes and ridicule, but I believe that it is an interesting "valuation problem" -- a $150 watch (at wholesale), which is worn by the President of the United States, and has been viewed and admired by many observers, of which there are exactly 12 genuine samples.

So what are they worth?

Jeff

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: Hi Jeff, interesting post indeed. I've had a peek at the auction
: just for fun and I'm not sure, but doesn'it it have a quartz
: movement?
: If so, we're talking more than a thousand bucks for a quartz
: powered watch? Glamorous as the connection may be, it's a
: ridiculous sum IMO.
: Cheers.
: Fabrizio