Do you love luxurious watches? Are you fascinated by horology and rich and famous people? Then you should check out some of these unique watches owned by celebrities. These timepieces are so much more than just telling the time, they are symbols of status and at times personal milestones. The watches range from limited editions to custom-made watches and reflect the personalities and lifestyles of their famous owners. So, join me as I take you on a journey of unique watches owned by prominent figures.
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11 Unique Watches Owned by Celebrities
If you are a watch enthusiast or are intrigued by celebrities’ lives, you should check out these watches below.
RM056 Blue Sapphire (Jay Z)
Richard Mille’s 56 blue sapphire watch is owned by the celebrity Jay Z. Jay-Z, who had this watch uniquely designed in blue sapphire to commemorate his classic album, “The Blueprint”. It took over 3,000 hours to make this timepiece, costing $2.5 million.
Jay Z freestyled a tribute to the timepiece during a show in his hometown of Brooklyn “Blueprint on my wrist cost 2.5/Only thing that flips the script between you and I.”
RM056 Green Sapphire (Jay Z)
Jay Z also purchased another one-of-a-kind Richard Mille056 timepiece. However, this time, it was in green and it cost $3 million. This timepiece was specially customized for him and of course one of a kind (the clear sapphire version was limited to just 5 pieces).
RM056 Green Sapphire is one of the most complex watches ever made by Richard Mille. It features a manual winding tourbillon movement with hours, minutes, chronograph split seconds, a power reserve of 55 hours, torque and function indicators.
RM56-02 Pink Sapphire (H Bolkiah)
Richard Mille RM56-02 Pink Sapphire is a one-of-a-kind watch owned by Hassanal Bolkiah. He has been the sultan of Brunei since 1967 and one of the wealthiest persons on the planet, according to Forbes. This watch is a special work by the Swiss watchmaker. It features a case that has been milled and ground from blocks of solid sapphire. However, this watch is not available on the market and of course not for sale.
RM52-06 Green Sapphire (J Balvin)
Colombias José Balvin included another unique Richard Mille in his collection. This time around, he added an RM 52-06 Green Sapphire. The watch features a 50mm case where the titanium mask of the dial has been set with baguette-cut emeralds and fully integrated with the tourbillon movement. The price of this watch is approximately $2,500,000.00
Jacob & co. Bugatti Chiron CR7 (C. Ronaldo)
Jacob & co. Bugatti Chiron CR7 is a customized watch made for Cristiano Ronaldo to match his Bugatti Chiron. The soccer legend worked hand in hand with Jacob Arabo, founder of Jacob & Co., to create this bespoke piece according to his exact requirements. The timepiece is based on the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon Baguette model, which is one of the most complex timepieces ever made.
The CR7 timepiece is entirely covered with 232 white baguette diamonds and 109 black sapphires. This amounts to 21 ct. of gemstones enhancing the dial and the tonneau-shaped case that is 55mm wide and 20mm high. The bespoke watch also has the CR7 branding on the dial which makes it stand out from the standard versions of the model. The skeletonized dial and the watch movement components are in champagne gold with a satin finish, which complements the transparent theme of the watch.
Nautilus 5740G Tiffany (B. Arnault)
The Nautilus 5740G is equipped with a mid-blue dial and encased in white gold. It offers a distinctive blend of sports appeal and technical sophistication. Due to its renowned ultra-thin self-winding calibre 240 Q movement, the case (water resistant to 30m) is svelte, which makes it Patek Philippe’s thinnest perpetual calendar. The bracelet is furnished with a new fold-over clasp that offers optimized security.
B. Arnault owns this unique timepiece. Although the watch featured the same pairing of Tiffany Blue dial and black and white hour markers and hands as used on the 5711 pieces, it has a perpetual calendar sub-dial lettering and a moon phase window.
World time 5230 (ED Sheeran)
Patek Philippe World Time 5230 ED is another unique timepiece Ed Sheeran owns. This watch features a platinum case with a blue guilloche Arabic numerals dial with a floating seconds hand.
Nautilus 5990 (A. Ambani)
Another unique timepiece owned by a prominent figure is the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5990. Anant Ambani owns this watch and it features a self-winding movement in an 18K white gold case which has a graduated black dial with diamond hour markers, and a sapphire-crystal back, which is driven by a self-winding calibre CH 28-520 FUS. The watch also features a dual time zone mechanism, a chronograph a 60-minute counter, and indicators for both local and home time, as well as variations for day and night.
This beautiful stainless steel watch has a 40.5mm case size and a full stainless steel bracelet. At 2 and 5 o’clock there are pushers for utilizing the watch’s chronograph functions and at 8 and 10 o’clock there are two buttons which manage the watch’s Travel Time functions, thereby moving the second time zone hour marker (located at midnight) up and down. Its grey dial has a spectacular burst effect as the dial colour gradually gets darker towards the outer edges of the dial, this is offset by white hour markers and fine white details within the dial.
Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar (Jay-Z)
Jay-Z just took horology to a whole new level of swag with his timepiece. With his Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, he’s showing the world that watches aren’t just for keeping track of minutes; they’re for making moments. And this timepiece isn’t just rare; it’s rarer than a unicorn sighting in a traffic jam! This timepiece was manufactured in limited quantities and seeing one in the wild is like spotting a shooting star during a solar eclipse – it’s practically mythical!
Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar (Ed Sheeran)
Audemars Piguet made the royal oak perpetual calendar for Ed Sheeran to bring out on a tour. This Royal Oak is handcrafted in white ceramic, from case to bracelet, the perpetual calendar tells the day, month, week of the year, and astronomical moon.
Royal Oak Tourbillon (T. Brady)
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon is a custom-made watch crafted to honour the unprecedented career accolades of the NFL icon Tom Brady. The watch features an 18K rose gold case designed with a baguette diamond bezel.
The watch’s salmon-coloured dial is eye-catching, it has Brady’s name “Tom VII Brady” spelt out in diamonds and sapphires. It also features the Roman numeral VII in between his first and last name to signify his seven Super Bowl rings.
This watch is valued at a cool $300,000, and it is a fitting accessory for an athlete of Brady’s stature and accomplishments. As the NFL’s greatest quarterback of all time, his dazzling watch is a statement piece that befits sporting royalty.
Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar (Travis Scott)
Travis Scott collaborated with Audemars Piguet to create a unique and exclusive Royal Oak watch. The glow-in-the-dark piece, known to as the Travis Scott x Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked “Cactus Jack”, has a distinctive design and a pink gold folding clasp. This partnership is a significant growth of Travis Scott’s involvement in high-end fashion and accessories.
Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack brand greatly influenced the Royal Oak watch. The watch features a cloisonné enamel map dial, that showcases the creative fusion of Scott’s artistic vision and Audemars Piguet’s watchmaking expertise. It is priced at about $205,000 excluding taxes.
Conclusion
These watches listed above do not just serve as fashionable items, they also represent individual tastes and reflect the style of the wearer. Irrespective of the brand, the watches add a distinct touch to the celebrity’s persona, thereby making their collection a source of inspiration to their fans and watch enthusiasts.
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