[little big feather]

Ever wonder what a Pope wears? They like Patek's and custom watches like this...

 

[CCCP]

I think the new one wears a $10 Casio... ;-)

 

[StufflerMike]

No 28/50

 

[oak1971]

He can just ask one of his dozens of servants to tell him the time on their $10 Casio.

 

[Synequano]

Wow,cool,I like the crosier,bible and church on the movements

I think the current Pope just wears his old watch,he doesn't look like the dandy type,in fact he is more of an utilitarian type that he wore his old shoes when he is ceremonially installed as a Pope

 

[Fi33pop]

I suppose you could say the new Pope is cut from a different cloth. He took one of the bishops to task this week for ostentation.

 

[Tsujigiri]

Yeah, I was going to say, the new pope isn't the type to wear anything expensive.

 

[shameless]

Yeah, I was going to say, the new pope isn't the type to wear anything expensive.

not quite true !

 

[Donf]

Pope Benny was a classy guy - like the XVI on the dial.

Just because a guy is a Pope he can't like nice watches? Or have hired help ("servants")?

 

[CCCP]

not quite true !

Yep, but then you should have photoshopped a ginormous 12000M WR 250g diver on his wrist too :-d

Just because a guy is a Pope he can't like nice watches?

Nope, a good one can't own that kind of luxury items... How can he preach about hunger if his watch costs enough to feed some villages for years? It would be just wrong.

 

[RejZoR]

I highly doubt current Pope is wearing a Patek... i mean, considering how modest he is in general...

 

[Synequano]

To add to CCCP's post

Most popes are coming from Diocesan priesthood,they are allowed (though not encouraged) to earn money and keeping it (it's like a pocket money for them..)

The current pope comes from Jesuit order,in which he has 3 (+1 that I will explain later) vows namely poverty,chastity,obedience in this religious order,the money they earn has to be reported to his superior. The other vow is total obedience to the Pope,which was questioned in the beginning of his Papacy

Having seen the current Pope up close in Rio,I don't think he'll wear a PP even if he's given one...most likely upgrade for him might be a Gshock...

 

[Donf]

To add to CCCP's post

Most popes are coming from Diocesan priesthood,they are allowed (though not encouraged) to earn money and keeping it (it's like a pocket money for them..)

The current pope comes from Jesuit order,in which he has 3 (+1 that I will explain later) vows namely poverty,chastity,obedience in this religious order,the money they earn has to be reported to his superior. The other vow is total obedience to the Pope,which was questioned in the beginning of his Papacy

Having seen the current Pope up close in Rio,I don't think he'll wear a PP even if he's given one...most likely upgrade for him might be a Gshock...

Thank you, beat me to it. There is a belief that all Catholic Priests take a "Vow of Poverty". Not true. And being against poverty AND having a Patek doesn't disqualify him any more than a president wearing one would be.

 

[Nokie]

With a direct line to God, highly unlikely he needs to keep time, as he is on the Big Guy's schedule...........

 

[TimeWizard]

This article might be of interest to anyone reading this thread:
A Study Of Holy Horology, Or Popes And Their Pateks

 

[Horologic]

Interesting article. I knew there is no way Francis wears a nice watch but I was going to say, I bet if you go back 100+ years, you could find some of them wearing Pateks and Vacherons.

 

[mpalmer]

It's weird. I find nothing wrong in general with purchasing and wearing a bespoke Patek. However, if the Pope wears one, somehow I feel it is wrong... This is illogical because if it is not wrong in general, why is it wrong in the specific. Still, I cannot shake the feeling...

 

[Fi33pop]

The title kinda makes me think of that ancient saying ..... A pope and his watches are soon parted.

 

[Nikoloz]

this thread reminded me of the story with russian patriarch Kiril.
he was spotted with breguet watch, while he was "preaching" on the subject of poverty among the miners of Ukraine, however afterwards with the help of miraculous providence (and a bit of photoshop) it was removed from the wrist and changed to something more utilitarian ;-)
I guess modesty is not in vogue amongst our latest patriarchs...

 

[Synequano]

You know,this thread makes me try to remember the watch worn by the priests that I know,most of them wears Seiko5 or Casio or Gshock,otherwise some are watchless,nothing too fancy here...