What kind of watch is former Vice President Joe Biden wearing during the US presidential election?

What kind of watches do top celebrities choose? Celebrity Watch Hunting is a series of columns that showcases moments from celebrities around the world. This time, we'll be looking at the watch worn by former Vice President Joe Biden, who will be running against incumbent Donald Trump in the US presidential election!

Joe Biden

　On April 8, Senator Bernie Sanders, who was running for the Democratic nomination for the US presidential election to be held on November 3, 2020, announced that he was withdrawing from the race. This means that former Vice President Joe Biden will now face off against President Donald Trump in the general election.

　Biden was born in November 1942 and is currently 77 years old. He was first elected to the Senate as a Democratic candidate in 1972. He became vice president in 2009, having been nominated by former President Barack Obama. In 2017, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Obama in recognition of his achievements as vice president. He has long enjoyed a strong support base among African Americans and the elderly, and in this election he has also shown growing support among white working people. While some are concerned about his advanced age, his support is said to be deeply rooted for his past achievements, his approachable personality, and his humanity as a politician who understands the pain of the people (due to his early family loss).

　The photo shows Biden eating ice cream during a campaign stop in July 2019, a few months after he announced his candidacy for the presidential election. Incidentally, Biden has publicly stated that he doesn't smoke or drink alcohol, but has a soft spot for ice cream.

　Let's take a look at his wrist. The watch Biden will be wearing is likely the Omega Seamaster Professional Diver 300M Quartz, Ref. 2541.80.

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"Seamaster Professional Diver 300M Quartz" Ref. 2541.80

　The Seamaster Professional Diver 300M Quartz is a full-fledged diver's watch with water resistance to 300m. Released in 1993, the Diver 300M features a baton-style minute hand, pencil-style hour hand, round indexes, a unidirectional rotating bezel, and a helium escape valve. While the Seamaster lineup ranges from the simple, everyday-wear Aqua Terra to the PloProf, with its 1200m water resistance, the Diver 300M's unique advantage lies in its versatile design, suitable for everyday use despite its professional specifications. The Ref. 2541.80 is a quartz model worn by Pierce Brosnan, then James Bond, in the 1995 film "GoldenEye."

　The Seamaster collection, which has spawned numerous derivative models, dates back to 1948. To commemorate its 100th anniversary, Omega refurbished a watch originally supplied to the British Ministry of Defence for use by the Royal Air Force and other military forces for civilian use. While the watch's 60m water resistance surpassed that of other brands at the time, this was the dawn of the diver's watch era, and from the 50s onward, more serious diver's watches such as the Zodiac Seawolf, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, and Rolex Submariner began to appear. To compete with these, Omega introduced the Seamaster 300 in 1957, employing a new case structure, and this led to the creation of numerous derivative models.
[Portrait of an Iconic Piece] "Omega Seamaster 300"Please refer to the detailed explanation of how the Seamaster was born.

　
　Biden has been wearing this watch since his time as Vice President. He has been looking at it every time he supported the former president and when he decided to challenge the current president. Now, the general election is upon us. There are less than seven months left.