The timepieces on the red carpet did not disappoint
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 honour his historic win with a green dial IWC Perpetual Calendar in honour 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.
Edward Norton’s Vacheron Constantin 222 in steel
The new Vacheron Constantin 222 in steel—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 discreet but cool timepiece to match.
Sebastian Stan’s Diamond-Crusted Cartier Santos
Sebastian Stan, who will be starring in the new Captain America:Brave New World film this year, 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.
Kit Connor in TAG Heuer
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.
Julian Noisecat in H. Moser & Cie
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.
Jeff Goldblum in Vacheron Constantin
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.
Paul Tazewell in IWC
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.
Matt Bomer in Jaeger-LeCoultre
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.
Andrew Garfield in Jaeger-LeCoultre
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 colour 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.
Robert Downey Jr. in Omega
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.)
