There is controversy in France about what happened on Wednesday March 22 during the interview with Emmanuel Macron Live TV offElisha. The French President took off the watch he was wearing, unique as it was personalized with the insignia of the Presidency of the Republic, and fumbled with his hands under the table as he defended the need for a pension reform, highly controversial in France, which identified as a “necessary” sacrifice to bring the social security system back into balance.
The video quickly went viral: in the images, we can see Macron vividly answering a question, banging his wrist on the table and making noise with his watch. The President then fumbles under the table and his wrist, the left one, reappears in the next shot without the watch. “when it comes to minimum wages – commented on Twitter La France Insoumise MP Clémence Guetté – here is the President he takes off his beautiful luxury watchunder the table”. The tweet was shared several times and according to the president’s opponents, the watch in question is worth 80,000 euros. However, sources close to the Elysée on Radio France Info denied that the gesture with the oxymoron between the luxury shown live and the demand after “efforts” by the French: “The President didn’t take off his watch to hide it, but because he had just slammed it hard against the table.”The model worn by the French head of state is a BRV192 by Bell & Ross , which has been customized with the insignia of the Presidency of the Republic, as indicated by its entourage.The model sells for around 2,000 euros on the market and Macron “has been wearing it every day for over a year and a half,” the source reiterated.It is however, hard to understand how much it’s worth now with the customization.
Youtube video/Emmanuel Macron