Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – A photograph of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong carrying a watch value IDR 1.6 million went viral in early 2023 through a Twitter submit from his account Bryan Cheong. As is understood, the wage of Lee himself can be very plentiful.
As reported by Channel Information Asia, the Prime Minister of the neighboring nation pocketed a wage of SG$2.2 million or the equal of Rp.24 billion a yr. If calculated on a month-to-month foundation, Lee’s wage is roughly IDR 2 billion.
With a wage of IDR 2 billion, it is vitally attainable for him to purchase luxurious watches reminiscent of Rolex, Omega, Blancpain, Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet and different luxurious manufacturers. Nevertheless, Lee’s alternative of timekeeping equipment fell to his Seiko 5 Computerized SNKK87 Collection with a white dial whose market value is IDR 1.6 million on Indonesian e-commerce websites.
Lee can be not alone, a number of ministers in his cupboard are sometimes caught on digital camera carrying low-cost watches. Name it like Overseas Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Training Chan Chun Sing, and others.
However make no mistake, on this a part of the world it seems that there are many wealthy individuals who usually put on low-cost watches. Need to know who they’re? This is the evaluate.
1. Invoice Gates
The third richest individual on the earth has a wealth of IDR 103.4 billion or IDR 1,575 trillion, however the Microsoft founder has by no means been seen carrying a luxurious watch. The 2 watches which are usually utilized by Invoice Gates price underneath Rp. 1.5 million.
A budget watch is the Casio Quartz Diver 200M WR, which prices IDR 1.3 million. This watch is a trendy watch divers A traditional (diver) that at a look seems to be like a Rolex Submariner from a distance of 1 meter, besides that the engine runs on a battery.
And the opposite one is Casio W214H-1AV which prices IDR 275 thousand. This one is a digital watch that initially look seems to be just like the Casio G Shock, however that is a budget model.
2. Steve Jobs
The late Apple founder additionally usually wore low-cost watches when he was younger. That watch is a Seiko Chariot, which prices the equal of Rp. 1.6 million.
When Steve Jobs died, the watch was auctioned and translucent US $ 42,500 or Rp 646 million. Seiko instantly re-released this watch with restricted version standing and at the moment it was solely bought within the Japanese market.
3.Barack Obama
When he was nonetheless a Senator, Barack Obama was caught carrying a Tag Heuer watch value Rp. 10 million. However when he grew to become President, Obama even downcaste.
When he occupied the White Home, Obama was extra usually seen carrying the Jorg Grey 6500 Chronograph, the identical watch as members of the Secret Service. Reportedly, this watch was given as a present for Obama’s forty sixth birthday.
The value is US$ 350 or round Rp. 5.2 million.
4. Richard Branson
The billionaire proprietor of the Virgin Group, who usually evokes many individuals, has by no means been seen carrying a luxurious watch. This quirky man is usually caught carrying a Torgoen pilot watch.
This watch from Switzerland has a really good and traditional design, however the value is comparatively low-cost for wealthy folks, particularly US $ 320 or Rp. 4.7 million.
5. Li Ka Shing
The richest individual in Hong Kong, who’s now the thirty seventh richest individual on the earth in keeping with Forbes, usually turns into a subject of dialog as a result of the value of his watch is simply Rp. 6 million. The watch is a Citizen Eco-Drive Attesa ATD53-3051 (black titanium).
A number of Citizen watch distribution corporations even usually use Li Ka Shing’s photographs for Instagram content material to advertise the Citizen watches that he sells.
His wealth is US$ 3.4 billion or Rp 523 trillion. This man is the founding father of CK Hutchinson and is also known as some of the influential folks in Asia.
Li Ka Shing’s enterprise operates in numerous fields, together with transportation, actual property, monetary companies, and others. Li’s firm is one in all Hong Kong’s main multinational conglomerates with operations in additional than 50 international locations and employs greater than 240,000 folks worldwide.
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