10 Celebrity-Approved Watches To Keep Your Wrist Game Strong

Time is an illusion but these luxury watches aren't.

By Brandon Chia - published 21 Jun 2024

It is no secret that some celebrities are obsessed with watches—nothing screams luxury quite like precious timepieces that are hard to get a hold of, let alone wear daily. Be it a partnership or a true blue connoisseur, we’ve rounded up the best wristwatches worn by some of our favourite stars on the red carpet, at an event or just out and about running errands.

LISA WEARING TAG HEUER’S FORMULA 1 | KITH

When Formula 1 calls you to flag the race, you answer—preferably with a limited-edition watch. Lisa made her first F1 appearance at the recent Miami Grand Prix and was spotted wearing not one but two TAGHeuer Formula 1 | Kith timepieces, a stainless steel model with a black bezel and an eggshell-hued dial and a yellow and black variation, which were released just days prior.

CHRIS HEMSWORTH WEARING CHOPARD’S ALPINE EAGLE 41

Marvel’s God of Thunder can do no wrong and his exquisite iced-out timepiece definitely makes a bold statement. Chris Hemsworth stepped out on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet with Chopard’s Alpine Eagle watch, which draws inspiration from the snowy mountain peaks in Europe, and this white gold model is covered in brilliant white diamonds festooned with trapeze-cut sapphires on the bezel.

LANA DEL REY WEARING JACOB & CO.’S FLEURS DE JARDIN

Flowers, butterflies and pink sapphires basically sum up Lana Del Rey’s personality, which made this stunning Jacob & Co. watch perfect for her. The singer received a special Fleurs de Jardin watch with 178 pink sapphires across a floral garden teeming with butterflies in a domed case crafted with rose gold and festooned with round diamonds. The watch also featured a pink alligator strap for good measure.

STEVEN YEUN WEARING CARTIER CLASH [UN]LIMITED

This watch is an oldie but a goodie from Cartier’s 2023 novelties and Steven Yeun must be a fan since he chose the golden timepiece for this year’s Met Gala. The quartz watch is a testament to the Maison’s technical prowess combined with an eye for aesthetics as the different shades of gold are shaped as glistening, articulated beads that glide on the skin while looking edgy at the same time.

MIYEON WEARING CHAUMET’S JOSÉPHINE AIGRETTE

Eye spy with our little eyes, Miyeon of (G)I-DLE rocking Chaumet’s Joséphine Aigrette watch in white gold with diamonds on a black satin bangle strap. The watch features the brand’s iconic pear-shaped design, which was beloved by one of the original muses of the Maison–Empress Joséphine.

JON BAPTISTE WEARING VACHERON CONSTANTIN’S OVERSEAS TOURBILLON

The singer-songwriter may not have won a Grammy this year but he did excel in the watch department. Jon Baptiste looked incredibly sharp in a glittery Versace suit that matched the white gold Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon with a rich blue dial and a bezel set with 60 radiant baguette-cut diamonds that truly stole the show.

CARDI B WEARING RICHARD MILLE’S RM 055 BUBBA WATSON

Hailing from 2012, this watch is a vision in white and named after the great American golfer. Richard Mille’s classic tonneau shape meets the ultra-resistant ATZ material along with grade 5 titanium and a beautifully constructed calibre RMUL2 that can be awed from the front and the back, thanks to the skeletonised design.

BEN SIMMONS WEARING PATEK PHILIPPE’S AQUANAUT LUCE “RAINBOW”

A clock briefcase in hand and a technicoloured Aquanaut on the wrist—Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets truly embraced the grandiosity of the Met Gala. The basketballer strapped on a bejewelled Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce featuring an array of baguette-cut diamonds and sapphires on the rose gold bezel and the hour indexes.

VICTORIA MONET WEARING BVLGARI’S SERPENTI SECRET WATCH

Simply perfection—this high jewellery watch is showstopping from the outside to the inside. The engraved yellow and white gold work harmoniously together with white diamonds set on the coil and emeralds for the serpent’s eyes but that’s not all, the mouth opens to the watch powered by the in-house micro-calibre, Piccolissimo, one of the smallest movements produced to date at Bvlgari.

LUCIEN LAVISVOUNT WEARING IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN’S IWC PORTUGIESER PERPETUAL CALENDAR 42

The Emily in Paris star was spotted looking dapper as ever at the 77th Cannes Film Festival this year sporting a gorgeous stainless steel IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42 with a deep green dial on a matching alligator strap. The perpetual calendar is one of the most fascinating and elegant complications in the watch world that is capable of accurately telling the wearer the date, day, month and year based on the Georgian calendar throughout decades.