If you’ve had it up to here with traditional watch-guy fare—Daytonas and Nautilii and the like—then check this out: A known Rolex collector, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce swapped out his top quality replica RolDay-Date for a decidedly more under-the-radar option while celebrating his Super Bowl win this past week.
Ryan Gosling’s TAG Heuer Carrera
Stealing the show at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon in lilac-purple Gucci, Ryan Gosling wore a copy watch that got horological nerds’ hearts racing. A special version (of a special version) of a beloved model, the story goes like this: In the 1970s, Heuer created solid-gold iterations of its cheap fake TAG Heuer Carrera UK chronograph for several Ferrari drivers. Gosling then wore one of those ref. 1158 CHN watches—on its matching, gold Milanese bracelet—as Ken in Barbie last year. Swiss movement replica TAG Heuer then reissued this watch within the new Carrera “Glassbox” case in October, but on a leather strap. Finally, for the Luncheon, the maison created a special version of the old, gold Milanese bracelet for Gosling’s own Carrera. (Cue Mel Brooks: “It’s good to be the king!”)
Timothée Chalamet’s Fake Cartier Tank Cintrée
From within the parade of excellent perfect fake Cartiers that Timothée Chalamet has worn to red carpet events over the past few years, one stands out for its rarity, its beauty, its price, and its design: the platinum 1:1 replica Cartier Tank Cintrée that he strapped on for the Dune: Part II premiere this week. Limited to 150 pieces, this gorgeous watch from 2023 is a sequel of sorts to the solid-gold version from 2021, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the original Contrée from 1921. Powered by a hand-wound movement from Jaeger-LeCoultre and sporting a ruby-studded cabochon crown, a Roman-numeral dial, and a Breguet handset, it’s the type of aaa quality copy Cartier UK that sets watch nerds’ hearts a-flutter.
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