Democrats
Abdul El-Sayed Wears Luxury Watches Worth Thousands While Campaigning Against the Wealthy
El-Sayed, a self-described 'sucker for automatic watches,' earned a shout-out from a watch podcast for 'rocking' a German diving watch worth roughly $3,000
Alana Goodman
July 15, 2026
Left-wing Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is running as a populist who rails against the wealthy. At the same time, he's been photographed on the campaign trail wearing an array of luxury watches worth thousands of dollars, a Washington Free Beacon review found. El-Sayed has even bemoaned the "perverse psychological consequences" of Rolex advertisements along the Michigan freeway. "How many people who drive this road can actually afford one of those?" he asked in his 2020 book.
As it turns out, El-Sayed, who described himself in an interview with LGBTDetroit in May as a "sucker for automatic watches" and "classic watches," can afford some pricey wristwear. He even earned a shout-out from a watch podcast the same month for "rocking what looks like the Sinn U-1 SE," a German diver's watch that costs roughly $4,000.
"Badass stealthy pick, well done Doc!," an Instagram post from the Lan Jam podcast declared. The podcast bills itself as "a friendly discussion between two blokes on watches, cars, aviation, movies, and everything in between."
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/abdul-el-sayed-wears-luxury-watches-worth-thousands-while-campaigning-against-the-wealthy/
