The insane horological journey of Tom Brady continues apace with the recognizing of yet one more standout, gem-set Rolex.
Noticed this week on the Cardinals vs. 49ers sport, Brady rocked the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116578SACO, an 18K yellow-gold model of the Crown’s famed racing watch in an uncommon configuration. The bezel is ready not with diamonds, however with 36 cognac-colored sapphires, whereas the dial is mother-of-pearl with diamond-set indices. Brady’s mannequin is barely barely much less ostentatious than its predecessor, the ref. 116598SACO “Leopard” Daytona from 2004, although not by a lot. These colourful Cosmograph are actually an acquired style however have change into some of the fascinating subsections of the Crown’s catalog.
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Like a lot of Brady’s watches, this Daytona is a rarity, with secondary-market pricing hovering at properly over a quarter-million bucks. So far as gem-set Rollies go, it won’t have the cachet of a “Rainbow” Daytona—these whose bezels are set with a choice of sapphires in a rainbow-hued configuration—however individuals go completely bananas for these kinds of Daytonas typically.
The ref. 116578SACO is way from the one standout Rolex in Brady’s assortment: There’s a “John Participant Particular” ref. 6241 from the Nineteen Sixties in yellow gold that’s in all probability value a couple-million bucks; there’s a platinum Day-Date with an Arabic dial for the Center Jap market that he wore to the French Open final 12 months; the brand new grey-and-black GMT-Grasp II that he rocked on the Olympics; a “puzzle-dial-emoji” Day-Date that lit up the web in 2023; and a entire bunch of different stuff too quite a few to elucidate right here.
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Steve Harvey’s Richard Mille RM 65-01
Steve Harvey’s newest little bit of horological hearth? The Richard Mille RM 65-01, noticed on his wrist whereas sitting courtside at an NBA sport in Abu Dhabi. The RM 65-01, a split-seconds chronograph with all kinds of bells and whistles, is available in a number of configurations, however Harvey’s was solely launched this 12 months and distinguishes itself with its yellow and blue quartz TPT case and wildly colourful dial. The mannequin additionally encompasses a high-frequency motion working at 5Hz, that means it could actually time right down to 1/tenth of a second. Harvey’s burgeoning watch assortment has coincided together with his total fashion glow-up.
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Shaboozey’s Chopard L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru
Singer Shaboozey selected a cool, left-of-center watch to pair with black tie for the 2024 Time100 Subsequent ceremony final week. His L.U.C Heritage Grand Cru, housed in a white gold tonneau case, has a bezel set with neatly three carats’ value of diamonds and a black bezel with silvered Roman numerals, a chemin de fer minute observe, sub-seconds, a date window, and a set of syringe palms. The watch actually has some Tank-like inspiration, however very like Shaboozey’s spin on J-Kwon’s Tipsy, largely stands by itself as a extra fashionable tackle a basic.
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Jaylen Brown’s Patek Philippe Annual Calendar ref. 5235R
Additionally in attendance on the 2024 Time100 Subsequent ceremony was Jaylen Brown rocking a heck of a Patek, the Annual Calendar ref. 5235R. Patek Philippe famously patented the annual calendar—a simplified tackle perpetual calendar—within the Nineties, subsequently turning it into a group of unbelievable watches that account for every month of the 12 months (apart from February) with out the necessity for handbook adjustment. The ref. 5235 is especially novel for its configuration: It’s arrange a “regulator” show, with the hours in a subdial at 12 o’clock; the seconds in a subdial at 6 o’clock; and the minutes indicated through a central hand. Days, months, and the date, in the meantime, are indicated through small apertures.
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Michael Jordan’s Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
What’s the one factor extra fascinating than a yellow-gold Daytona with a cognac sapphire-set bezel and a mother-of-pearl dial with diamond indices? How concerning the 2023 “Le Mans” Daytona in white gold with vintage-inspired particulars that recall fashions from the ‘60s and ‘70s? Michael Jordan was one of many fortunate few to safe an allocation of the ref. 126529LN, which celebrated 100 years of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and rapidly exited the Rolex catalog after lower than a 12 months. It was changed by a yellow-gold model that hasn’t been seen round a lot— besides on the wrist of Roger Federer, Rolex testimonee extraordinaire and perennial wearer of gorgeous Rollies.
