Lionel Messi's latest 230,000 US dollar clock is a work of art

From steel daytonas to royal oak offshores to pink oysters perpetuals, certified goat lion Messi is colored a WEK-Guy. In everything, from parts of $ 10,000 to real masterpieces of amazing horological complexity, he has a far-reaching collection that always keeps us on the toes. The most important thing is that the guy knows how to enjoy and combine horological pieces with heavyweight with those who are bizarre. His latest acquisition combines these two qualities.

The clock is the Royal Oak Concept “Companion” Tourbillon, a special AP in a limited edition that, in collaboration with Kaws, aka Brian Donnell, the famous American visual artist, which is known for the Mickey-Mouse-like figure, which is known in large parts of his work. Messi was discovered in the design when he arrived for a game against FC Dallas last Sunday. (You can get a better view of Messi and the clock in this gallery.) This introduced at the end of 2024 and the “companion” tourbillon sets the namesake figure in the front and in the middle. The companion is made of Titan as if his face is pressed against the glass crystal and has gray paint eyes.

Instead of covering this creative dial with a number of conventional hands, AP chose a peripheral time display with rotating hour and tiny hands, which are set on rotating, roll -up wheels. The housing itself-a high 43 mm wide up to 17.4 mm large value is made of light titanium and combined with a light gray textured veal leather belt with a titanium folding closure. (It is also delivered with an additional dark gray veal leather strap.) The hand-produced Audemars Piguet Cal inside. 2979 has a tourbillon and a 72-hour electricity reserve.

This impressive performance at the interface of art and horology becomes a tradition at Audemars Piguet. The watchmaker is also behind a few Royal OAK concept pieces with Marvel topics with Spider-Man and Black Panther. Those paved the way for the artist's unique vision. “I thought that if I wanted to do a watch with you, I would like to do something that really corresponds to the sculptures that I do and let it live in a watch room” [watches]Immediately I knew that there was no question that we could go in this direction. “Of course, the idea is that the companion in the clock's dial is” trapped “, both new

After his debut for almost a quarter of a million dollars and is now being traded for almost twice the same way, this limited edition of 250 parts is not cheap. But if you are one of the biggest players in the history of football – together, football– These types of purchases lie in their area of ​​responsibility. One thing is certain: the “companion” is a difficult watch. Messi has to pull out all stops when he prepared his wrist for the next Inter Miami game!

Sebastian Stans Santos de Cartier

Appears at the world premiere of Marvel's ThunderboltsSebastian Stan wore the small version of Cartiers Santos. This pretty watch in a two-colored housing with a yellow gold and steel is a modern view of a model that is inspired by the Brazilian pilot Alberto Santos-Dumont, whose early, pioneering flights around Paris made a famousness around the turn of the 20th century. The original Santos was made for Dumont during the flight. With the characteristic, screwed bezel of the collection of the aesthetics on the right bracelet, it is repeated-a white Roman and numeral dial with a railway minute route and bleeding steel swell hands.

Luka Dončićs Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon

While he crashed from the playoffs this week, Luka Dončić's horological hot strip remains intact. Before his last game of the Saeson, Dončić's Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon wore in a new anthracite -matt -titan color. As a superwatch 310,000 US dollars, The Tonepiene is an insane performance of design and engineering: the case and the dial reflects the shape of the Bugatti Chiron and the W16 engine block with a tourbillon car in the form of a cooler and a power reserve that looks like a fuel knife. Surrounded by four shock-absorbing springs and a special tube-shaped structure that protects a flying tourbillon, the 578-component movement revives like an actual car engine, its pistons, which shoot up and down in sapphire glass cycles. Wild!

John Mulaneys Chopard Alpine Eagle

You cannot tell us that watches do not receive a dedicated screen time these days. If you keep pace with his delightful variety show, you may have seen John Mulaney who checked the time on his trustworthy 18k Rose Gold Chopard Alpine Eagle. The comedian, who was nicely decorated in a single-breasting brown as always, the comedian consulted his luxury sports clock, which contains a 41 mm gold housing with a suitable integrated bracelet. A beautiful, galvanically treated Aletsch Blue -dial with applied indices and a 3 o'clock date window; And the internal movement of the brand 01.01-C with 60 hours of electricity reserve. While Mulaney has been wearing several interesting watches recently, he has shown a special affinity for Chopard, whose Mille Millia Chronograph only appeared on the wrist last month.

Kevin Harts Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Le Mans”

Kevin Hart was wearing one of the hottest watches in recent years: the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Le Mans” in yellow gold. Although the 2023 clock was launched in white gold, the crown stopped this version within a year and replaced it with a yellow gold version that has also proven to be hot. This special daytona was produced by Le Mans in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 24 hours and has all sorts of small Easter eggs for the Vintage Rolex lover: It has an “exotic” typography in the subdial and a red “100” index for its tachymeter pens. The coolest of all is his 12-hour meter, which was replaced by a special 24-hour counter, which required a dedicated change of movement.