The 7 Best Watches of the Week, From Jay-Z’s Patek Philippe to Novak Djokovic’s Hublot (2024)

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• Jay-Z: Patek Philippe Grand Complication

  

  Jay-Z has become the poster child for Patek Philippe. The billionaire rapper and business mogul, who has previously been spotted in a Celestial, Grandmaster Chime, and Perpetual Calendar, sported a Grand Complication at the Champion’s League final last Saturday. Released in 2022, this particular Patek is a bejeweled version of the Swiss watchmaker’s legendary perpetual calendar chronograph Ref. 5271. Mr. Carter’s Ref. 5271/11P features a 41 mm platinum case, a blue lacquered dial, and 80 blue baguette-cut sapphires (5.16 carats) on the bezel, lugs, and clasp. The blue beauty retails for $335,500 but can cost as much as $1 million on the secondary market.

• Novak Djokovic: Hublot Big Bang Unico

  

  As a Hublot brand ambassador, Novak Djokovic has been spotted in many of the Swiss watchmaker’s stylish models over the years. Most recently, the Serbian tennis star wore a Big Bang Unico Titanium Ceramic to an event in Paris. As the name suggests, the timepiece pairs a 42 mm titanium case with a black ceramic bezel. In addition, the watch features a striking skeleton dial with a 60-minute counter at three o’clock and a small running seconds subdial at nine o’clock. Inside lies the in-house HUB1280 Unico chronograph flyback movement, which provides a power reserve of 72 hours. The Big Bang comes with a relatively big price tag of $21,900.

• Barry Keoghan: Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Bi-Colour

  

  Barry Keoghan has been rocking Omegas on the red carpet for the past year. It is not exactly surprising, then, that the Swiss watchmaker has named the Irish actor a friend of the brand. In his first official duty, Keoghan showed off the newly released Speedmaster Moonwatch Bi-Color. The two-tone model combines stainless steel and 18-karat Moonshine Gold with a sun-brushed silvery dial and black ceramic bezel. For further contrast, the iconic tachymeter scale is finished in Ceragold and the subdials are covered in Moonshine Gold. The timepiece also comes in stainless steel and 18-karat Sedna Gold, with both variations priced at $18,100.

• Antonio Rüdiger: Patek Philippe Tiffany & Co. Nautilus

  

  Real Madrid player Antonio Rüdiger showed off a winning Patek Philippe as he celebrated his team’s victory over Dortmund in the Champions League final. (You can see the watch more clearly in his Instagram pics.) Released in 2021, the Nautilus Ref. 5711 features a dial finished in Tiffany & Co.’s signature blue hue and signed by the jeweler and watchmaker. The sapphire-crystal caseback is also engraved with “170th Anniversary 1851-2021 Tiffany & Co.—Patek Philippe,” in case the collab wasn’t clear. The highly collectible steel timepiece was originally limited to just 170 pieces and priced at $52,635 but now can fetch more than $2 million on the secondary market. It stands as the last 5711 ever produced, as Patek canceled the reference in a bid to avoid having “a hero watch.”

• Callum Turner: Cartier Tank Solo

  

  Whether or not he knows it, Callum Turner has coordinated his initials with that of his wristwatch. The British actor wore a classic Cartier Tank to a Masters of the Air screening in Hollywood last Sunday. This particular model is part of the Tank Solo series the Parisian jeweler introduced in 2004. It has many of the design signatures of the original 1917 Tank, such as a rectangular case, a beaded crown with a blue cabochon, and a white dial with black Roman numerals and a railroad minute track. Cartier started slowly phasing out the Solo in 2022 to make way for the new entry-level Tank Must. A large Solo will set you back around $5,000 on the secondary market.

• David Beckham: Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono

  

  David Beckham has been an ambassador for Tudor since 2017. He does a good job of it, too. The soccer legend attended the opening of the Swiss watchmaker’s first boutique in Barcelona this week with a new Pelagos FXD Chrono on his wrist. The chronograph is one of two models Tudor released earlier this year to celebrate its partnership with Alinghi Red Bull Racing. The watch features a 43 mm case made from black carbon composite, a titanium bezel, and a blue matte dial. Under the sapphire crystal lie two subdials and a date complication at 6 o’clock. Beck’s chrono will set you back $5,275.

• Luke Evans: Rolex Submariner Date

  

  Welsh actor Luke Evans paired a chic white outfit with a sleek black Rolex for the grand opening of the One&Only Aesthesis in Greece this week. Released in 2020, this particular Submariner Date features a 41 mm case and Oyster bracelet in Oysterseel and a contrasting black dial. The rotating Cerachrom bezel is also black and is marked with 60-minute graduations that allow the divers to accurately and safely monitor diving time and decompression stops. Under the sapphire crystal lie large luminescent hour markers and a date window at 3 o’clock. The timeless classic will set you back $10,500.