Tom Brady’s horologically insane journey continues apace with the discovery of another outstanding jewel-encrusted Rolex.
Brady had a stellar performance this week against the Cardinals against the 49ers Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116578SACOan 18K gold version of Crown’s famous racing watch with an unusual configuration. The bezel is not set with diamonds, but is set with 36 cognac-colored sapphires, while the dial is made of mother-of-pearl and has diamond-set hour markers. Brady’s model is only slightly less flamboyant than his officiating predecessor. 116598SACO “Leopard” Daytona, produced in 2004, not that much different though. These colorful cosmographs are certainly an acquired taste, but have become one of the most coveted parts of the Crown catalogue.
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Like many of Brady’s watches, this Daytona is extremely rare, with a secondary market price of well over $250,000. As far as gem-encrusted Rollies go, it may not have the prestige of a “rainbow” Daytona (with a bezel set with select sapphires in a rainbow of colors), but people are absolutely crazy about these Daytonas. .
Reference number. 116578SACO is far from the only great Rolex in Brady’s collection: there’s a “John Player Special.” 6241 yellow gold from the 1960s, probably worth millions of dollars; he wore a platinum day-date watch with an Arabic dial for the Middle East market at the French Open last year; the new gray watch he wore at the Olympics Black GMT-Master II; 2023’s hot internet “puzzle puzzle” day-date; and a whole bunch of other stuff, too many to explain here.
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Steve Harvey’s Richard Mille RM 65-01
Steve Harvey’s latest horological hit? While watching an NBA game in Abu Dhabi, he sat courtside with a Richard Mille RM 65-01 watch on his wrist. The RM 65-01 is a split-seconds chronograph with all the bells and whistles that comes in a variety of configurations, but Harvey’s only launched it this year and stands out with its yellow and blue quartz TPT case and colorful dial . This model also has a high-frequency movement that runs at 5Hz, which means it can keep time down to 1/10th of a second. Harvey’s ever-growing collection of watches coincides with his overall style revitalization.
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Taylor Hill
Chopard LUC Heritage Grand Cru by Shaboozey
Singer Shaboozey chose a cool off-center watch to pair with black tie at the 2024 Time100 Next Awards last week. His LUC Heritage Grand Cru watch features a white gold tonneau case with 3 carats of diamonds neatly set on the bezel, and silver-plated Roman numerals on the black bezel. rail Minute track, sub-seconds, date window and a set of syringe hands. This watch does have some Tank-like inspiration, but like Shaboozey’s take on J-Kwon’s Tipsy, it’s very much a more modern take on a classic.
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Jaylen Brown’s Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 5235R
Jaylen Brown also attended the 2024 Time100 Next Awards Ceremony, holding a Patek Philippe Annual Calendar watch in his hand. 5235R. Patek Philippe patented its famous annual calendar (a simplified version of the perpetual calendar) in the 1990s, then turned it into an incredible line of watches that displayed each month of the year (February) without manual adjustment. except). Reference number. The configuration of 5235 is particularly novel: it is set up with a “regulator” display. The small dial at 12 o’clock displays the hours; the small dial at 6 o’clock displays the seconds; and the minutes are indicated by the central hand. At the same time, the days, months and dates are indicated through small windows.
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Michael Jordan’s Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
What could be more desirable than a yellow gold Daytona with a cognac sapphire bezel and a mother-of-pearl dial with diamond hour markers? What about the 2023 Le Mans Daytona Platinum? Michael Jordan is one of the lucky few who gets a referee assignment. 126529LN, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and quickly exiting the Rolex catalog less than a year later. In its place is a gold version that rarely appears except on the wrist of Roger Federer, a prominent spokesperson for Rolex and a perennial wearer of the beautiful Rolex.
