Latest news with #PATEKPHILIPPE
The Irish Sun
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Inside Lionel Messi's incredible £3MILLION watch collection including bright pink BARBIE timepiece and £505k Rolex
LIONEL MESSI is internationally known for the incredible collection of goals he's scored during his iconic career. But he also boasts a stunning collection of watches that footie fans could only dream of having. 8 Lionel Messi recently donned a limited edition Barbie Rolex at an Inter Miami game Credit: GETTY 8 The Barbie Daytona, which is made out of 18-carat White gold, is worth well over £700,000 Credit: ROLEX 8 Messi is also the owner of an insane Rainbow Rolex Daytona Credit: INSTAGRAM@LIONEMESSI 8 The Rainbow Daytona is worth a staggering £505,000 Credit: ROLEX 8 The Argentina international has had a Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon in his collection for several years Credit: INSTAGRAM 8 The matte black piece is worth a cool £114,000 Credit: HUBLOT The most recent addition to Messi's collection is a swanky limited edition Barbie Rolex. As the name suggests, the Barbie Rolex is draped in pink across the watch face and part of the timepiece's solid yellow gold strap. The incredible watch was built using a pink sapphire diamond and features 18-carat yellow gold. It's eye-catching colour scheme, of course, matches READ MORE ON MESSI Messi's Barbie Rolex is one of only TEN commissioned by the luxury watchmaker and has a resale value of over £700,000. The Barbie isn't the only pricey watch in Messi's possession. In fact, he has a further SIX timepieces worth well over six figures that we know of. The 38-year-old is the owner of a limited edition Rainbow Rolex Daytona worth £505,000. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN 8 Lionel Messi is also the owner of a stunning white gold Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Credit: PATEK PHILIPPE 8 The timepiece is worth over £442,000 Credit: PATEK PHILIPPE He also owns a stunning white gold Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Calendar worth over £442,000 and a more subdued Calendar worth £265,000. An insane Rolex Daytona Giraffe worth £293,000 is also in Messi's collection, as are a further two Daytonas worth a combined £232,000. Lionel Messi looks embarrassed as he and wife Antonela are shown on Coldplay kiss cam at Miami concert His collection of Rolexes, that we know of, is completed with a relatively tame Submariner worth £29,000. One of the slickest watches in Messi's collection is his matte black Hublot Bat Bang Tourbillon, which cost him a cool £114,000. A luxury watch collection wouldn't be complete without a piece from Jacob & Co. Messi collabed with the watch powerhouses in 2019 to release the Epic X Chrono, which are worth £150,000 a pop. The footie icon is also the owner of an extra-thin Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo worth £75,000. The watches Messi has worn in public over the years have a combined value of over £2.8MILLION. But the value of his collection is no doubt considerably higher given the fact that he likely has several other watches in possession that we've never seen.
Business Times
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Times
Patek Philippe watches for him and her
DO WATCHES HAVE TO COME in his-and-hers pairs? Not according to Patek Philippe, which believes that some good things can be shared. At a modest 40 mm in size, the luxury brand's new Cubitus is a unisex watch that both husband and wife can take turns to wear. For couples with individual tastes, there's the Reference 7340/1R Perpetual Calendar, a high complication watch from Patek Philippe's only women's line, the Twenty~4. On the other hand, the 42 mm Ref 5524G-010 Calatrava Travel Time is more at home on a man's wrist. Still, if a matching pair is desired, then it's the Ref 7340/1R for her, and Ref 5524G for him. What better way is there to get a lifetime together off to a good start? Two versions of the 40 mm Cubitus have been created, including one in full white gold. PHOTO: PATEK PHILIPPE Ref 7128/1G and Ref 7128/1R Cubitus The roll-out of the Cubitus last October was met by more than the usual buzz for a new Patek Philippe watch. Fans were wowed by the fact that it was not an update of existing models, but a brand new style. While the Nautilus and Aquanaut came close, Patek Philippe had never really had a square-shaped model like the Cubitus in all its collections. The first series of the new watch included three versions, all with a 45 mm case: a platinum instantaneous date, day and moon-phase model; a full-steel seconds and date; and a two-tone steel and rose gold seconds and date. Now, in the second series, Patek Philippe unveils a seconds and date Cubitus in a smaller 40 mm case, designed to suit all wrists. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 2 pm Lifestyle Our picks of the latest dining, travel and leisure options to treat yourself. Sign Up Sign Up There are two variations: one in full white gold, including the bracelet, with an elegant sunburst blue-grey dial; and the other in full rose gold with a sunburst brown dial. Both are powered by an automatic mechanical movement with a stop-seconds function, which means it enables the time to be set to the exact second. While ideal for sharing, that shouldn't stop the happy couple from having one each – if money is no object. Price: S$110,900 The Ref 7340/1R Twenty~4 Perpetual Calendar marks the first complication model in the Patek Philippe's only women's line. PHOTO: PATEK PHILIPPE Ref 7340/1R Twenty~4 Perpetual Calendar The Twenty~4 model first came in a rectangular case in 1999, evolving into its current round shape in 2017. But this exclusively women's line never had a complication model until now. Not just any complication, either; the new Ref 7340/1R Twenty~4 is bestowed with a perpetual calendar – one of Patek Philippe's most emblematic Grand Complications. Once set, this full day-date-month calendar timepiece, which also has a moon-phase, automatically takes into account the different lengths of the month, even the leap years. Ref 7340/1R is also the first round Twenty~4 watch with a non-gem-set bezel. However, it is compensated with a hand-polished 36 mm rose gold case and bracelet in an elegantly slim profile. The silvery dial has a double vertical and horizontal satin-brushed finish, which is reminiscent of shantung silk. The timepiece is also available in rose gold with a sunburst olive green dial. Price: S$174,100 The Ref 5524G Calatrava Pilot Travel Time has two day-and-night indicators, with one at 3 o'clock and the other at 9 o'clock. PHOTO: PATEK PHILIPPE Ref 5524G Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Take off on a honeymoon with this latest 42 mm travel watch in white gold, which tells time in two time zones – home and local. Day and night in the two time zones are indicated in two openings, at 3 and 9 o'clock, on the refined lacquered dial. The date displayed by hand at 6 o'clock automatically adjusts to local time. The watch is worn with a khaki green composite-material strap with a fabric pattern. It is kept ticking by a self-winding movement, which has a power reserve of up to 45 hours. Price: S$88,200
