{"id":274581,"date":"2011-01-21T09:13:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T09:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=48775"},"modified":"2011-01-21T09:13:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T09:13:33","slug":"photo-michelle-obamas-48000-gold-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/21\/photo-michelle-obamas-48000-gold-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO: Michelle Obama&#8217;s $48,000 Gold Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_48776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48776\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-48776\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/21\/photo-michelle-obamas-48000-gold-watch\/gold_watch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48776\" title=\"gold_watch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/gold_watch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle Obama&#39;s $48,000 Gold Watch<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe first lady of Ghana, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills has given America\u2019s first lady Michelle Obama a gold watch valued at $48,000, according a US Federal Register report released in the US Tuesday.<br \/>\nMrs. Mills\u2019s gifts to Mrs. Obama is a Backes and Strauss \u201cBlack Star of Ghana\u201d watch, \u201ccrafted in 18 karat gold with diamonds and leather,\u201d according to the register report.<br \/>\nThe blogger known as Craig M. describes the watch as an \u201cautomatic timepiece\u201d.<br \/>\nWriting on his blog The Escapement, which he describes as a timepiece, related review and opinion blog, he said \u201cduring President &amp; Mrs. Obama\u2019s September visit to Africa the First Lady of Ghana, Mrs. Ernestina Mills, presented First Lady Michelle Obama with a stunning Backes &amp; Strauss automatic timepiece. The 18kt rose gold watch contains 2.35 carats of diamonds with its dial adorned with the flag of the Republic of Ghana.<br \/>\nContained within the graphic of the flag is the display for a moonphase complication. The watch was presented to her on behalf of Ghana by Backes &amp; Struass, and the African Watch Trading Co Ltd. This is certainly no slouch of a watch but its extravagance comes second to the understanding that diamonds and gold are two of Ghana\u2019s greatest resources.\u201d<br \/>\nShe also gave Mrs. Obama six pieces of \u2018kente\u2019 cloth and two glass bead jewelry sets, each consisting of a necklace, earrings, and two bracelets, all valued at $615, according to the register report.<br \/>\nThe gifts are among a number of generous gifts given to the US first family and other public officials by government officials around the world.<br \/>\nAll the presents, however, go to the National Archives because US law bars any US government official from receiving presents from foreign governments.<br \/>\nAccording to the register Obama and others accepted the gifts because \u201cnon-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and US government.\u201d<br \/>\nOther givers to the Obama family and others include the King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah. He was reported to have given gifts valued over $300,000.<br \/>\nHe gave gifts worth $34,500 to President Obama, some $146,200 dollars worth to Mrs. Michelle Obama and $7,275 worth to their two daughters Malia and Sasha.<br \/>\nThe monarch also gave gifts worth $108,245 to White House staff, presents valued at $23,400 dollars to a senior US diplomatic interpreter and gifts estimated at $12,000 dollars to the US charge d\u2019affaires in Riyadh, the report said.<br \/>\nAmong the gifts that the Saudi King gave to President Obama were a \u201clarge desert scene on a green veined marble base featuring figurines of gold palm trees and camels\u201d and a large brass and glass clock by Jaeger-LeCoultre.<br \/>\nAccording to the register he also gave the Mrs. Obama a ruby and diamond jewelry set worth $132,000 as well as a pearl necklace valued at $14,200, while their daughters also received jewelry worth thousands of dollars in addition to books and DVDs.<br \/>\nThe Chinese President, Hu Jintao gave President Obama a framed and matted fine silk embroidery depicting a portrait study of the First Family valued at $20,000, Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of the then Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama gave Mrs. Obama a pearl necklace valued at $9,700 and Israeli President Shimon Peres gave President Obama got a bronze statue of a girl releasing a flock of doves valued at $8,000, the report said.<br \/>\nSource: ghanabusinessnews.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first lady of Ghana, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills has given America\u2019s first lady Michelle Obama a gold watch valued at $48,000, according a US Federal Register report released in the US Tuesday. 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