Everything can be said about Donald Trump except that he can’t wait to return to the White House. And that’s because he just launched his own line of personalized watches, the Trump Watches. Which join the rest of the merchandising with the Republican candidate’s brand, which includes sneakers, NFT trading cards, silver coins, perfumes and even special editions of the Bible (among the best-selling items, by the way).
The announcement was made by the tycoon himself, who launched the new product on his social network Truth, describing it as “a fantastic gift for Christmas” and attaching the purchase link (gettrumpwatches.com). But keep your enthusiasm at bay: the cheapest watches, belonging to the “Fight, Fight, Fight” line (“fight, fight, fight”, the phrase uttered by Trump as he was taken away after the attack in Pennsylvania), cost between the 499 and the 799. And on the back of the dial, it is no coincidence that there is a stylized drawing of the former president with his fist raised, just as he was immortalized in the iconic photograph taken just after the attack. This model is available in two color combinations (silver/gold and red/silver) while a limited collection of a thousand pieces (the one that costs 799 euros) is plated in gold, «the President’s favorite color».
Then there are “only 147 pieces” of the Trump Victory Tourbillon collection “made almost entirely in 18-karat gold and decorated with 122 diamonds” priced at 100 thousand dollars. In both cases, Trump’s name and a reproduction of the Republican leader’s signature appear on the black, red or gold dial.
The watches are not “designed, manufactured, distributed, or sold by Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, or any of their respective affiliates or executives” but by a licensed company. In fact, the watches are sold by TheBestWatchesonEarth Llc which “uses Trump’s name, signature and image on the basis of a paid licensing agreement”, as stated on the site. Where there is also the warning that the watches “are not political and have nothing to do with any political campaign”. Of course, however, the advice to “wear it” with courage and a patriotic spirit does not make them suitable to appear on the wrist of a convinced supporter of Kamala Harris.
Here, Harris: her spokesperson, Ammar Moussa, makes known his less than enthusiastic thoughts on his rival’s commercial initiative: «Donald Trump – he says – is selling 100 thousand dollar watches. It’s not a joke. Trump is more focused on himself than anyone else.” Furthermore, according to Moussa, Trump is not coherent: his watches are produced in Switzerland even if he never tires of promoting products made in the USA.
But then again, we’re talking about a money issue here: Trump is trying in every way to fill the donation gap compared to Harris. According to Politico in the last month 45 million dollars and 190 lei. It’s time for the tycoon to make a comeback.