U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces?

I read this on WatchTime and wanted to pass it along. It is an article on the president's watches and what they wore during their time in office.

Here is an excerpt from the article regarding Nixon's choice:

"Being vice president does have its rewards. When Richard Nixon held that job, he gave a speech to the National Association of Watch and Clock Makers and received as a thank-you gift a Vulcain Cricket, widely acknowledged to be the first wristwatch with an alarm loud enough to wake someone up. In 1960, the year he first ran for president, Nixon wrote a note to Vulcain, saying of the watch, “It has given excellent service over the past five years and has served as my alarm clock around the world.”"

I was surprised to read that the Vulcain Cricket was the choice of more than one president (at least 3)!


Here is the link to the whole article: http://www.watchtime.com/featured/watch-u-s-presidents-timepieces/2/

Here is a shot of LBJ (sort of a watch guy!) with his Rolex Day-Date:

Really neat stuff Mark ! Thank you ! Seems like our President's have had a real
history of having some pretty cool watches.