Russell Crowe’s $50k IYKYK watch just upstaged the French Open
This man knows his stuff
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RUSSELL CROWE probably has the most impressive celebrity watch collection of them all – despite the fact that he auctioned off twenty four of them back in 2018 for a cool $380k. It’s certainly the most tasteful and in the know.
In fact, the Australian actor recently started a secret TikTok account showing off some of his favourite models, from his “Tiffany Rolex Daytona” to his elegant Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Geographic, as well as avant garde watches from Japan. He’s the real deal when it comes to this stuff.
Another place he can be trusted to show off a new timepiece: the tennis. We first caught a sight of that aforementioned £65k Rolex at Wimbledon last year – and this week, at the French Open, Crowe flashed a beautifully minimalist Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor.
The Swiss brand first launched the collection back in 2021 but this two-tone 40mm model, with its stone blue hand-guilloché Grain d’Orge pattern, skeletonised hands and sapphire caseback arrived in October of last year. The steel and rose gold watch boasts a PF703 automatic calibre with a 22ct rose gold micro-rotor and a 48-hour power reserve, as well as 29 jewels across 166 components and a satin-finished bracelet. At around £26.5k, such understated opulence does not come cheap.
The brand was introduced by Michel Parmigiani in 1996 and has since gone on to become one of the most respected names in haute horlogerie. Crowe’s such a big fan that he even dedicated a montage to the watch on his Instagram account following the big day out. Take a watch below…
@igp366 Au revoir Paris, thanks for the memories
♬ Les passants – Zaz
This article originally appeared in Esquire UK.
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