7 watch moments to know in January and February 2025, from Taylor Swift's Cartier Panthère to Jay-Z's new Patek – and with news from Rolex, LVMH Watch Week, the Golden Globes and the Super Bowl
The Rock rocked the IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar, while
Mark Zuckerberg flexed a Greubel Forsey. Vacheron Constantin revisited steel and Bulgari x MB&F reinterpreted the Serpenti. LVMH Watch Week was almost derailed because of the tragic Los Angeles wildfires, Rolex shut down a watch brand, Kylian Mbappé invested in Wristcheck, and Marie Antoinette's pocket watch went to London.
1. Awards season
Nicole Kidman arrives at this year's Golden Globes in January. Photo: AP
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Awards season is wrapping up, and while the focus has rightfully been on the achievements of the world's best in music, entertainment, television and film, the gatherings were a welcome opportunity to ogle some timepieces. At the Golden Globes, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson sported an IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar that took home last year's Aiguille d'Or – the highest honour bestowed at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève – for its moonphase that only requires one reset after 45 million years. Vintage also reigned that evening – per Wristcheck,
Babygirl star Nicole Kidman was spotted in an Omega vintage ladies Art Nouveau timepiece, while
The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan went with a vintage Cartier Fabergé.
Dev Patel and Tilda Cobham-Hervey at the Baftas in February 2025. Photo: AFP
At the Baftas, Dev Patel stood out with his choice of a vintage, 1973 Cartier Tank Normale, while at the Grammys,
Jay-Z stayed true to form by sporting a Patek Philippe – this year, it was the million-dollar Grand Complication 5304-301R with a minute repeater and retrograde perpetual calendar. At the Screen Actors' Guild Awards,
Timothée Chalamet, who became the youngest recipient of the award for best male actor for portraying Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, wore a square Cartier piece as a bolo tie – it's seemingly becoming an annual tradition for at least one celebrity to sport a watch around their neck at these events.
Timothée Chalamet with his Screen Actors Guild Award in February 2025. Photo: Reuters
2. Big brands throw back … collabs abound
Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 in stainless steel. Photo: Handout
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