John Mayer Reveals Off the Full Breadth of His Watch Assortment

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A concept: one purpose John Mayer is so endearing—past the horny tunes, impeccable style, and talent to kick a cap off a bottle—is the truth that he spends cash like we’d, had been we additionally rockstar wealthy. Dude is a collector: he allegedly owns over 200 guitars, has an armoury of Visvim in a storage facility in California, and owns sufficient watches to necessitate two separate Hodinkee movies to cowl all the bottom. This week we had been blessed with two separate Mayer watch sightings that precisely symbolize the 2 reverse poles of the musician’s assortment: he snaps up timeless classics, however isn’t afraid to observe his personal style—even when it leads him to colourful and unusual locations. Additionally this week: Tom Holland grabs the baton and Jeff Goldblum wears an all-timer.

John Mayer’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Idea Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Self-Winding

Early 1970s iterations of the Royal Oak succeeded due to their sporty materials (metal) and fascinating new octagon-shaped case. However over time, as Audemars Piguet realized the huge hit it had on its wrists, the model began minting as many alternative variations of the watch as doable. Mayer’s Royal Oak Idea is outfitted with all of the bells and whistles, like a tourbillon and chronograph, collectors would need from a extremely technical watch. “This watch positively represents the golden period we’re nonetheless very a lot in relating to difficult variants of the Royal Oak,” he advised Hodinkee. “Onerous to get extra over-the-top technical than this piece.”

John Mayer’s Rolex GMT-Grasp II “Batman”

Mayer collects lots of atypical watches (see: above), and even has the facility to singlehandedly make his peculiar tastes the dominant one throughout the market. These caveats aren’t mandatory when speaking in regards to the piece he wore to Watch What Occurs Dwell this week. Mayer’s Rolex GMT-Grasp II within the black-and-blue “Batman” shade combo is about as traditional because it will get. However take note of the main points and also you’ll discover Mayer’s refined flex. The “Batman” GMT was re-released earlier this yr—however on a dressed-up Jubilee-style bracelet. Mayer, nonetheless, is sporting the 2013 GMT on the much-preferred Oyster bracelet. “It’s one of the best modern watch that Rolex makes,” Mayer advised Hodinkee in 2013.

Tom Holland’s Patek Philippe Aquanaut

Delicate spoiler alert: the brand new Spider-Man: Far From Residence film is all about establishing Tom Holland’s character as the brand new Iron Man. That transition requires a degree of obsession with difficult and costly gadgetry which may not be pure to the pleasant neighborhood superhero. However it seems that Holland is channeling his predecessor Robert Downey Jr, famous collector of absurd timepieces, fairly nicely. On the press tour for his new film, Holland has made a behavior of sporting the Patek Philippe Aquanaut in a sultry mixture of rose-gold case and chocolate-brown dial.

Dave Chapelle’s Apple Watch

It’s simple to get caught up monitoring celebrities in Pateks, Rolexes, and Richard Milles and, after a very good and correct brain-warping, assume that is the norm. Dave Chapelle, with that recognizable shiny white rubber strap and tiny pc round his wrist, offers a useful reminder that the preferred watch on the earth is made by Apple.

Alex Rodriguez’s platinum Day-Date

The Day-Date—the watch worn “by extra presidents, leaders, and visionaries,” in line with Rolex—is already one of many model’s higher-echelon fashions. It’s a bit not made for diving or racing, like Rolex’s different traditional, however for competing in Jack Donaghy’s most popular sport of negotiating. Even so, Alex Rodriguez’s Day Date is a notch above the usual president-favorite mannequin: it trades out the everyday ridged bezel for this tremendous clear platinum one. It’s the identical model Jay Z wore to the NBA Finals only a couple weeks in the past. So possibly Rolex’s line wants an addendum—the Day-Date would be the watch worn by leaders however A-plus-plus-plus listers attain for it in platinum.

Jeff Goldblum’s Cartier Tank

Depart it to Jeff Goldblum to swerve simply sufficient together with his watch selection. The inimitable Cartier Tank, a watch truly impressed by a 1910s model of its namesake, is an all-time traditional. Celebrities like Andy Warhol, Princess Diana, Truman Capote, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, and Clark Gable had been enchanted by the piece. Goldblum is in good firm.