trump's "Vastly Overpriced" $100,000 "Swiss Watch" Is Probably Made in China - Mark Thompson Show

[MagaSmash]

[Harker]

1. A Faux-lex. n/t

[doublethink]

2. Of course they are...

Legally if he put 3 tiny gears in the watch from Switzerland he can get away with saying they are made in Switzerland. Yeah the rest of the God ugly things are completely made in China. Cheap ass fool. And the idiots who buy them. One big ass money laundry scheme. Full Stop.

[captain queeg]

3. There's another post here on DU talking about how really sketchy the whole thing is.

It pointed out all the disclaimers where you’d put an order in. Like the watch depicted is not necessarily the product being advertised, the picture is just a representation. Same thing about delivery, and info about delivery is just an estimate. The whole thing stinks to high heaven. I suppose any of the billionaires ordering one don’t care about that, it’s just a way to give Trump a bribe.

[central scrutinizer]

5. Medias touch is all over it

[The Madcap]

4. Who would buy this?

They don't even all show the same time...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Has anyone gotten their cheapy gold vinyl shoes yet?

Asking for a friend.

[Aussie105]

7. Similar watches are available from China, with any name you specify.

As long as they don't break any copyright laws.

Those pictured?
$20 each, bulk purchase a lot less per unit.

Some nice looking watches on Temu, $40 or so.

Just for those who don't know how to see the time on their cell phone. lol

The Trump ones are great for those who want to contribute to Trump's finances though.

[keithbvadu2]

8. You might want to check Ebay for some 'slightly' better prices, not counting the gold and diamonds.

Prices? You might want to check Ebay for some 'slightly' better prices, not counting the gold and diamonds.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=affordable+tourbillon+watches&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-153677-323661-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=102&keyword=META%3DNULL%20PMP%7CSRP_PAGE_URL%7CEVERGREEN%20VRTCL%3DFashion&crlp=_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=dat-2328353311529552:loc-71250&adpos=&device=c&mktype=&loc=85225&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=604400689&sitelnk=&adgroupid=1224857017353120&network=o&matchtype=b&msclkid=059c277764e01c08ae1b4182ba1d0326

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Here is his commercial. I would have doubts that the watch is top quality.

Sorry that it is him.

https://gettrumpwatches.com/

[keithbvadu2]

9. Very technical. Very complex. Can be very expensive.... or maybe not so much.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourbillon

Very technical. Very complex.
Can be very expensive.... or maybe not so much.

Improved affordability
Several Chinese manufacturers, like Tianjin Seagull, now produce a variety of tourbillon movements.[20] These movements are bought as ébauches by some manufacturers and are sometimes incorporated into watches that meet the requirements of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry to be sold as Swiss Made, which requires 60% of the value to have been made in Switzerland.[21] The availability of less expensive tourbillons has led industry spectators to worry that another quartz crisis may occur, where the Swiss watch industry will not be able to adapt quickly to less expensive complicated mechanical watches produced in other countries.[22] In 2016, TAG Heuer began offering the Carrera Heuer-02T tourbillon at a suggested retail price of 14,900 CHF (

[RainCaster]

10. I used to buy watches like those on Alibaba

Never paid more than $12.00 including shipping from China. Ymmv

[Aussie105]

11. Emphasis is on 'used to', I did the same.

Now rely on my cell phone when the time matters.

Buy on price and appearance, and go for it!

Nothing much wrong with them, as long as you realise they are disposable when they fail.
Might last for years, might last for weeks.

A few years ago 'made in the USA' appeared on some Chinese products.

They renamed the location of the Chinese production site to 'USA'.
So 'Swiss made' might be misleading.