The search for Nigel Farage’s elusive wristwatch
We investigate the mystery of Nigel Farage’s wristwatch. Could the so-called man of the people really wear a £40,000 Patek Philippe Calatrava? Andy Blackmore starts digging and finds a surprising answer… Sometimes the watch we wear tells more about us than we would care to admit, far more than any session with a psychologist. With that [...]
The search for Nigel Farage's elusive wristwatch led to the surprising discovery that the watch he was wearing in a photograph from the 2015 general election was a Patek Philippe Calatrava. The timepiece, a thin gold-coloured dress watch with a clean dial and a small seconds sub-dial at six o'clock, is known for its high-end vintage Swiss design.
Despite speculation, Farage either no longer wears the watch or keeps it hidden behind a shirt sleeve. The Patek Philippe Calatrava, named after its founder, Richard Calvet, is indeed a prestigious watch, often associated with the high-achieving and influential.
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