How did Vladimir Putin afford his £450,000 watch collection worth six times his annual salary?
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Russian president's watch collection includes a £300,000 timepiece, opposition group claim
Putin has casually given away three £7,000 watches
Despite this his salary is listed as only £72,000
With a collection of watches worth almost £500,000, many would assume they belonged to a Russian oligarch.
But Russian president Vladimir Putin has a collection of timepieces worth almost six times his official annual salary of £72,000.
One of the watches - made from platinum with a crocodile skin strap - sells for more than £300,000 alone.
It is called Tourbograph and is made by German watchmaker A Lange & Sohne.
The revelation has raised questions about how the Russian president can afford such a lavish collection.
Details of Vladimir Putin's watches were revealed in a video produced by the Russian opposition group Solidarity and posted on YouTube.
The video, titled 'Watches of a Kleptocrat' shows Mr Putin saying he would continue with his battle against corruption in a video from 2007.
It goes on to contrast the Russian president's watch with a £225 watch that President Obama has been seen wearing.
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I bet he just asks for them and he gets it.
He probably makes them all himself.
Because he's incredibly corrupt and gets far more money than he publicly declares. Next question.
By owning a 25% stake in one of Russia's largest oil companies
Isn't he actually one of the richest men in the world but his wealth is like ALL off the books?
Corruption.
Do not question Vladimir Putin.
I'm not sure why anyone would buy a watch the price of an expensive car.
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;36259103]Because he's incredibly corrupt and gets far more money than he publicly declares. Next question.[/QUOTE]
Probably not the only one.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;36259221]I'm not sure why anyone would buy a watch the price of an expensive car.[/QUOTE]Is it really that hard to understand? When you have mountains of money, you gotta spend it on something.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;36259221]I'm not sure why anyone would buy a watch the price of an expensive car.[/QUOTE]
Some people like cigars, some people like rare stones, some people like high tech gadgets, some people like really nice shoes, apparently Putin has a thing for watches. And when you're Vlad Putin you probably don't skimp on your watches.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;36259221]I'm not sure why anyone would buy a watch the price of an expensive car.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure why anyone would buy a car the price of an cheap watch.
From what I've read, Putin is worth close to forty billion dollars.
[QUOTE=AtomicWaffle;36259849]From what I've read, [i]Putin is worth[/i] close to forty billion dollars.[/QUOTE]
Putin can be bought?
[QUOTE=overpain;36259922]Putin can be bought?[/QUOTE]
The other way around. Here's the Putin-appointed Chechen president at his typical money-rain party:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tVbI7r64uE[/media]
[QUOTE=overpain;36259922]Putin can be bought?[/QUOTE]
Always wanted a Putin.
[QUOTE=Novangel;36259083]I bet he just asks for them and he gets it.[/QUOTE]
Money of the taxpayers.
[img]http://www.watchsites.net/watches/wp-content/gallery/a-lange-shone-tourbograph-pour-le-merite/a-lange-shone-tourbograph-pour-le-merite.jpg[/img]
That Tourbograph
[QUOTE=_Maverick_;36259290]I'm not sure why anyone would buy a car the price of an cheap watch.[/QUOTE]
This guy on [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8vpi8R0Jxo]Bait Car[/url] (American TV show where they use [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_car]trap cars[/url] to lure would-be thieves in and bust them) sold said car for 10 cents.
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I'm not even sure if you could find a watch for 10 cents.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;36260433]This guy on [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8vpi8R0Jxo]Bait Car[/url] (American TV show where they use [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_car]trap cars[/url] to lure would-be thieves in and bust them) sold said car for 10 cents.
[editline]9th June 2012[/editline]
I'm not even sure if you could find a watch for 10 cents.[/QUOTE]
You could even use your dick as a basic sun watch
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;36259221]I'm not sure why anyone would buy a watch the price of an expensive car.[/QUOTE]
because why not
if it's pocket cash to him why not
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;36260416][img]http://www.watchsites.net/watches/wp-content/gallery/a-lange-shone-tourbograph-pour-le-merite/a-lange-shone-tourbograph-pour-le-merite.jpg[/img]
That Tourbograph[/QUOTE]
Looks nice, definitely not worth its price though.
I remember back when everybody was like "putin is badass" back in like '09 and then we were all like "shit wait he's actually corrupt what a cunt"
By not buying them all at once maybe??
[QUOTE=geogzm;36263061]I remember back when everybody was like "putin is badass" back in like '09 and then we were all like "shit wait he's actually corrupt what a cunt"[/QUOTE]
Him "winning" the election this year did not help views about him.
[QUOTE=overpain;36259922]Putin can be bought?[/QUOTE]
He's a Russian politician. Of course he can be bought.
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;36260416][img]http://www.watchsites.net/watches/wp-content/gallery/a-lange-shone-tourbograph-pour-le-merite/a-lange-shone-tourbograph-pour-le-merite.jpg[/img]
That Tourbograph[/QUOTE]
My god that is beautiful
If I had that kind of money I'd go for Hublot.
[QUOTE][IMG]http://www.swissmadestyle.com/large/Hublot_Big_Bang_All_Black.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][IMG]http://www.watchallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hublot-Oceanographic-4000-winding-crown.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][IMG]http://www.lamontredujour.com/communities/7/000/001/095/447/images/373959.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
The attention to detail is amazing.
Oh wow, Vladmir Putin doing something corrupt and horrible to further his own gains?
[B]NO! Really?[/B]
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