Vice President Joe Biden Said To Wear A Quartz Omega Seamaster Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed)
Feb 2nd 2009 at 12:05PM

I love to spot watches on most everyone, and it is particularly gratifying to know what timepiece public figures wear. I can't take credit for spotting Vice President Joe Biden's timepiece, though reports suggest that he is an Omega fan and wears a Seamaster watch.

While not the most interesting of watches - or even Omega's finest for that matter - the Seamaster 300m seen on Biden is a classic, having been around as long as I can remember. This Omega watch was probably in at least one modern James Bond film, as the Seamaster line has been Omega's choice for 007. Being a diver's watch by nature, the timepiece's 300 meter water resistance and bright luminant covered hands make them perfect for underwater exploration and visibility. Also standard on this watch is a helium escape valve (the upper left crown), which is meant to preserve the watch while spending time in a diver's decompression chamber. Something Mr. Biden (like most people) probably does with great frequency (no, not really).

Biden's version of the Seamaster contains a quartz movement, but automatic mechanical versions are available. This choice of watch probably does not signify that the Vice President is a major watch lover, though he probably does have some penchant for nice things. The retail price today of this quartz Omega Seamaster 300m watch is roughly $2,000.

Via National Jeweler.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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DJ Feb 2nd 2009 1:32PM

When he enters a romm now, he introduces himself as "Biden, Joe Biden"...

Afterall, this is the same watch that Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have worn as 007.

Jason Feb 2nd 2009 2:40PM

James Bond actually wears the Seamaster with the automatic movement, Caliber: 2500.

Here is the link on Omega's site:
http://www.omegawatches.com/index.php?id=286&details=1&ref=22208000&no_cache=1

A fan Feb 2nd 2009 4:30PM

but the real james bond wears Rolex:

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2008/7/31/1950s-james-bond-submariner.html

RD Feb 2nd 2009 4:52PM

It comes in quartz too:
http://www.omegawatches.com/index.php?id=283

It may show that he values accuracy and reliability over the old dogma that mechanical watches are superior to quartz despite being less acurate and less reliable.

Jason Feb 2nd 2009 5:43PM

@RD-- yes the Seamaster comes in quartz too, however none of the James Bond models do. All five "James Bond" watches are self-winding mechanical watches, not quartz. Here is the section of Omega's site the references this:http://www.omegawatches.com/index.php?id=217

Andromeda Feb 3rd 2009 5:02AM

Frankly, VP Joe Biden is simply an attractive gentleman. It shows in his choice of class timepiece. Love ya Joe!

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