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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
From Matt Bomer's Jaeger-LeCoultre to Ed Norton's Vacheron: 10 Watch Moments from the Oscars
Following up on last month's SAG Awards, the stars were back at it in their finest wrist candy for the Oscars. Jeff Goldblum, once again chose an unusual timepiece for a gent with the Vacheron Constantin Égérie, while guys like Edward Norton and Sebastian Stan went for classic pieces like the Vacheron Constantin 222 and the Cartier Santos, respectively. Paul Tazewell chose to honor his historic win with a green dial IWC Perpetual Calendar in honor of Wicked, while Sugarcane director Julian Noisecat went with a very interesting choice—an H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Tourbillon in Vantablack. Here's what the stars were rocking for Hollywood's biggest night of the year. More from Robb Report This New York Jewelry Gallery Is Offering up a Treasure Trove of Vintage Watches Here's Why Audemars Piguet Is Refining Complications and Its Approach to Women Audemars Piguet's Game-Changing New Perpetual Calendar Can Be Set with a Single Crown Best of Robb Report The 25 Greatest Independent Watchmakers in the World The 10 Most Expensive Watches Sold at Auction in the 21st Century (So Far) 11 Stunning Jewelry Moments From the 2020 Oscars Click here to read the full article. The new Vacheron Constantin 222 in stee—a follow-up to the popular gold version from 2023—is easily one of the most desirable watches to kick off the new year. It's no surprise that it should turn up on Edward Norton's wrist to celebrate his work in the Bob Dylan-flick, A Complete Unknown. Norton looked handsome and straight old-school Hollywood in a refreshingly classic tux with an equally discrete but cool timepiece to match. BUY NOW: $32,000 Sebastian Stan, who will be starring in the new Captain America:Brave New World film in 2025, kept it classic in Cartier. He wore a Fauna and Flora brooch in 18-karat yellow gold and yellow and white diamonds, a Santos de Cartier watch in 18-karat yellow gold and diamonds, and a pair of Cartier Love cufflinks in 18-karat yellow gold. Unlike the watch pictured his watch had a gold dial and black strap and is currently unavailable online. However, the pictured version is up for grabs below. BUY NOW: $30,900 Kit Connor, known for playing Nick Nelson in Heartstopper and at the Oscars for The Wild Robot, wore an old-school tuxedo with 1920s vibes and a TAG Heuer Monaco, a watch that made its original mark in 1969. The version Connor wore is a Monaco Automatic Chronograph Black Dial in 39 mm. The sporty chronograph is an unusual choice for the evening, particularly with his tux, but somehow he pulled it all together. The Monaco is, of course, one of TAG's most collectible models and the black dial is exceedingly covetable. BUY NOW: $7,700 Julian Noisecat, director of Sugarcane, wore one of the more interesting and unexpected timepieces on the red carpet. On his wrist was the H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Tourbillion in the brand's proprietary Vantablack—known as an ultra-deep iteration of black. It's a minimalist timepiece with nothing on the dial save for a tourbillion at 6 o'clock. It's an 'if you know, you know' piece and we were happy to see it on the wrist of an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker. BUY NOW: $82,500 Jeff Goldblum was back at it on the awards circuit with another snazzy suit and an interesting timepiece to match. The actor wore a tiny Tiffany & Co. cocktail watch to the SAG Awards last month and for the Oscars, he followed up with another feminine-leaning timepice with the Vacheron Constantin 37 mm Égérie Moon Phase with a lilac dial and matching alligator strap set in 18-karat pink gold and diamonds. It features a moonphase positioned, unusually and 1 o'clock, and dial accented in a pleated motif. It magnificently matched Goldblum's lilac scarf and floral brooch. It was another inspired choice for the sartorially-inclined actor. BUY NOW: $43,100 Paul Tazewell is the first black man to win an Oscar for costume design for his work on Wicked. To celebrate, he appropriately wore a green dial IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar in 42 mm. It's a sharp watch with obvious ties to the film's green-faced Elphaba played by Cynthia Erivo. This was undoubtedly the most buzzed about film of the year with endless press junkets and we're sure Tazewell was working around the clock to pull off the costumes for the epic musical, so the perpetual calendar was the perfect choice. We hope he gets to keep it. BUY NOW: $24,500 Matt Bomer made a surprisingly good case for the gambler's tie on the red carpet. Here is a man who can make an unconventional tux look entirely masculine and impeccably chic. His elegant Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds in 18-karat pink gold. Its reversible case contains more than 50 components and houses the Calibre 822, with each component meticulously decorated. It was the perfect choice for his chic tux with a twist. BUY NOW: $22,700 Andrew Garfield chose an unconventional brown tux with a silk brown shirt and brown tinted glasses. He rocked the '70s vibe tux with a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Calendar, which he wore on the silver side, but the reverse side features a sunray finish dial in a dark gray color with a Night/Day disc that would have looked equally dapper in person, but perhaps wouldn't have shown up as well in photographs. It was a sleek choice for a suit with a very specific vibe. BUY NOW: $30,200 A well-known watch collector Robert Downey Jr. has everything in his collection from exotic Urwerks to Greubel Forsey, but he went more mainstream for the Oscars with Omega. But, naturally, the celebrated actor didn't stay in the classic lane. Instead, he chose an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M 38 mm in Sedna™ gold on leather strap, which stood out against his black bell-bottomed tux and matched his wife, Susan Downey's burgundy sequined dress. It comes with a dial in a sun-brushed, PVD-treated Sedna™ gold with ruby hour markers and a dimaond bezel. (His friend, Kieran Culkin, also wore an Omega, per usual, but failed to show it off for this awards show.) BUY NOW: Price Upon Request Colman Domingo stayed true to Omega at the Oscars after wearing the brand at the SAG Awards. This time he upped the ante on his suit by choosing a bright red number with a tie waist. His watch, however, was a 42 mm sporty Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional chronograph in diamonds and the Swiss watchmaker's propriety Canopus Gold, a special blend of 18-karat white gold combined with platinum, rhodium, and palladium. It was a cool contrast to his eye-popping suit. BUY NOW: $60,200
New York Times
12-02-2025
- Automotive
- New York Times
His Watch World Has Right Angles
As the founder and chief executive of the Swedish brand Soner Watches, Freddie Palmgren says his brand has never produced a round watch — and never will. Now he has turned his preference for square and rectangular timepieces into a book, 'Beyond Round Watches,' a 105-page paperback that explores in words and images the evolution of angular watches. It may be purchased through the Soner website or from Amazon ($22.90). 'Square and rectangular watches, to me, represent an elegance and balance that round watches simply cannot achieve,' Mr. Palmgren wrote in an email. 'They break away from convention, offering something for those who value individuality.' The book begins with the origins of timekeeping and the wristwatch before delving into square and rectangular aesthetics in nature, science and art. 'Both belong to the geometric group of quadrilaterals,' Mr. Palmgren wrote in the email about the shapes, 'yet their unique proportions create different visual effects.' And in watchmaking, 'rectangular designs carry an Art Deco sophistication,' he noted, while square timepieces 'exude a symmetrical boldness.' Most of the book traces the history of angular watches, from the release of the Cartier Santos in 1904 to their place in modern-day watchmaking, as well as the challenges of angular watch design and the future of square and rectangular timepieces. Mr. Palmgren's email said he wrote the book, with some research help from Christie's, because angular watches had been in the circular shadow of their round counterparts for too long. And he noted that only about 2 percent of all watches today are angular. 'Most articles and discussions seemed to revolve around the Cartier Tank, TAG Heuer Monaco or the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso,' he wrote in the email. 'While these are iconic models, they represent only a fraction of the story behind angular watches.' Niko, the host of the 'Beyond Horology Podcast,' who is based in Finland and goes only by his first name, pointed out that the book's December release came shortly after the introduction of the Patek Phillipe Cubitus, a 45-millimeter stainless steel sport watch. The Cubitus, the first new collection by Patek Phillipe in 25 years, has revived interest in angular timepieces. 'The Cubitus has taken the world by surprise,' the podcast host said in an interview, 'even among us seasoned watch nerds.' In 2016 Mr. Palmgren founded Soner, which means sons in Swedish and was named for his two offspring, William and Widar. It is, according to Mr. Palmgren, the only brand in the world that produces solely rectangular watches, echoing his own collection of dress watches. He said he was inspired to start the brand, which is based in Kungsbacka, a town on Sweden's west coast, by a disappointing hunt through a sea of round models for a high-end watch to celebrate a milestone event. 'None of them felt distinctive,' he wrote, 'or aligned with my vision of what a watch could be.'
