Welcome to watches of the week, a closer look at the best of the beautiful timepieces worn by our favourite celebrities, which this week includes actors, rappers and England’s most prolific cricketer.
It was only a few weeks ago that Elba was seen flaunting the affordable version of Gucci’s 25H, but for the premiere of his new movie Beast, he activated beast mode with the suped-up yellow gold tourbillon 25H – the magical mechanics of which will make you feel whimsical in a way only Alessandro Michele can achieve. Elba was joined on the red carpet by Stormzy – who’s had a big week, popping up at Coldplay’s Wembley concert and at Old Trafford to see his beloved Manchester United beat Liverpool – who held his own in with a banging replica uhren Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ Extra Thin. While any sighting of an RO is pleasing to the eye, we are especially here for the pinky-gold tone of Stormzy’s dial.
He’s big, he’s red… he can whack a cricket ball past at least the fifth ring of Saturn, he’s Ben Stokes and he’s wearing a Rolex Day-Date 40 in yellow gold. A long-running favourite of presidents, captains of industry and guys who want to say well done to themselves for doing well, it was the first watch to indicate the day of the week and just so happens to be the ideal piece to wear to the premiere of your very own Amazon documentary (Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes launches on Amazon Prime Video on Friday 26 August).
Why beloved Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson and a fully Glowed Up Steve Carell are in a sort of Scandinavian, wood-panelled prison with a bed in the background, I can’t tell you. What I can tell you is that Gleeson’s wearing a lovely Omega Speedmaster, the watch that has – famously – been to the moon and been worn by many a Bond. A chronograph that combines subtlety and substance and could more than likely survive a stint behind the bars in Helsinki.
While he might still be having nightmares over Alan Saint Maximin’s dizzying and devastating performance, Pep had a dream on his wrist while his juggernaut City side were pushed to the limit by an ascendent Newcastle. We all know that Guardiola is a Rick Owens and Stone Island kinda guy, but he’s also a hyper rare Richard Mille guy. He wore a special Manchester City RM010 that is limited to just 30 pieces, with a skeleton movement and an ultra-light build that means he can gesticulate freely every time John Stones gets cooked one on one.
Casemiro is so good at football that he managed to single-handedly whoop Liverpool without even playing. Presented to the Old Trafford faithful before kick-off on Monday night, the bruising Brazilian with a preternatural ability to avoid getting carded took to the pitch in the sort of all-black tailoring beloved by La Liga stalwarts and guys who can ‘take care’ of a tricky problem, say, a deli owner who doesn’t think he needs a little extra protection. On his wrist? A blockbuster 45mm Hublot Classic Fusion in grade 5 (the good stuff) titanium with a black rubber dial. An elite watch befitting an elite midfield enforcer.
England and Surrey’s Ollie Pope supported his friend, Ben Stokes, at the launch of his documentary wearing a TAG Heuer Aquaracer powered by the Signature calibre 5 automatic movement. It has a sun-ray brushed dial and is waterproof to 300 metres. A powerful, performance-driven diving watch with versatility and style.
Kevin Hart is a collector. Over the years the actor has been spotted with everything from an out-of-this-world Patek Philippe Celestial to an ‘oh he has one of those’ Rolex Daytona Rainbow, plus a lot of Audemars Piguet. No, don’t worry about the Pepto Bismol-pink suit, take a look at the watch. Just peeking out from the cuff, Hart is wearing an AP Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin, a marvel of Swiss precision and engineering which manages to combine the bold stainless steel and sapphire crystal design of a classic Royal Oak with a thickness of just 8.1mm. A real collector's item.For more details, please visit:www.fake-rolex.de
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