Celebrities predictably pulled out their chicest wrist candy for Paris Fashion Week. Singer Maluma donned a dazzling Audemars Piguet for the Dior show, actor Tom Blyth sported a classic Cartier Tank while viewing Loewe’s collection, and model Johannes Huebl rocked a striking Gerald Charles timepiece at the Giambattista Valli presentation. The flexes in the French capital were somewhat expected, but others across the pond were quite surprising.
Rapper Tyler, the Creator turned up to The Bear Season 3 premiere wearing a vintage Cartier Obus Quadrant, while tennis star Tommy Paul celebrated his Cinch Championships victory with a one-of-a-kind De Bethune DB28 on his wrist. Perhaps even more shocking, actor Jamie Dornan wore a Rolex GMT Master II with a divisive yellow strap to the premiere of Kathlene Is Here . Below are the best watch flexes of the week.
Tyler, the Creator wore a sizzling vintage Cartier to the premiere of the third season of The Bear on Tuesday. The 1980s Obus—which the rapper bought at an auction in Monaco in 2021—features an unusual square case adorned with oversized blue Roman numerals and a bright red strap. Tyler told Robb Report the numerals remind him of a Picasso, while the strap makes him think of the places he has stayed in Rome and Paris.
“It’s [like] these super-over-the-top gaudy hotels where it’s lamps everywhere and red velvet, and it’s like, ‘Dude, I just need a bed,’” he said. The Audemars Piguet watch Maluma wore to the Dio.
