A Timely Scandal: Mexican Politicians Love to Flaunt Luxury Watches Rafa Fernandez de Castro - Fusion
go to original April 7, 2015

The PAN party launched this attack ad about watches, but Mexico’s National Electoral Institute ordered the ad removed from the airwaves because it “slandered” César Camacho, the national president of the PRI ruling party. (polakastv)

Time is money in Mexico, and Mexican politicians love to show their money with time.

A Mexican official who came under a barrage of criticism on social media after he hopped on a government helicopter for personal use is catching flack again — this time for his expensive taste in watches.

And he’s not the only Mexican public servant sporting a timepiece that most would find tough to justify on a government paycheck.

Last week, the director of Mexico’s water commission, David Korenfeld, triggered a social media firestorm when he and his family were spotted boarding a government helicopter to travel to the Mexico City airport. Korenfeld apologized and said he took the helicopter because he was suffering from knee and hip pain. But then Mexican media reported that the Korenfelds were actually on their way to Vail, one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the United States. Some Mexicans mocked that the slopes are also tough on guys suffering from knee and hip pains.

Less than a week later, Korenfeld is back on the Twitter hot seat after a photo that was taken last year resurfaced of the same hip-favoring politico wearing a luxury Swiss watch valued at approximately $78,000.

...Korenfeld said the watch was a family gift. But it has got Mexicans on social media suddenly noticing a trend of Mexican politicians wearing expensive watches — and they aren’t shy about it.

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