Diddy Called Richard Mille Watches “Ugly.” Jay-Z—and His $2.5 Million RM—Disagrees

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A couple of weeks in the past, an job interview with Diddy surfaced in which the rapper eviscerates Richard Mille. “I’m not a hater though, I’m a connoisseur of fly shit,” he claims, right before declaring specifically what a hater would say. “I’m just telling you, y’all having tricked by the Richard Mille, the Richard Mille is like a Timex or some shit like that.” He goes on to get in touch with Richard Mille watches “ugly.” (Diddy, this you?) This established off a miniature civil war in the watch entire world. Jeweler Alex Todd said on Instagram that he was a inclined purchaser for any unloved Richard Mille watches, including Diddy’s. Todd then pointedly shared an picture of the personalized blue-sapphire enjoy he made for Jay-Z—the a single with a circumstance that took 3,000 hrs to assemble and that reportedly charges $2.5 million. Todd was not the only 1 to facet with Richard Mille on this one particular, both. Shortly after Diddy’s comments went huge, Jay-Z casually wore the sapphire check out out and about in New York Metropolis. Coincidence? I assume not.

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Jay-Z’s tailor made Richard Mille RM 56

When Jay initially wore the view identified as The Blueprint in the spring of 2019, Todd named it “the most highly-priced RM ever created.” That was possibly still the circumstance right until at the very least a few months ago, when Hov wore yet another tailor made sapphire Richard Mille—this time with a inexperienced scenario. The enjoy also arrives with an iced-out panda and bamboo stalk set inside the dial. (Todd explained to Advanced that piece’s retail value is $3 million.) So the future time a person presents you the probability to have dinner with Jay-Z or a person his customized Richard Mille watches… choose the view.

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Jonah Hill’s prop Richard Mille RM 52-01 Skull Tourbillon

Speaking of one of a kind Richard Mille pieces: in the trailer for the forthcoming star-studded film Really do not Look Up, Jonah Hill’s character is sporting a phony variation of the RM 52-01 Cranium Tourbillon in the trailer. Hill would seem to participate in a notable political determine in the movie, and wrote on Instagram that he produced his character by imagining, “What if Fyre Pageant was a person and that particular person experienced electricity in the White Dwelling?” This check out suits that description. The six-figure piece beloved by celebs like Put up Malone and Pharrell is the style a politician could only afford to pay for if, say, they were being applying their insider data to engage in the stock market. Can you envision one thing so dastardly?

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Michael Jordan’s Urwerk UR-210

His Airness is starting to be some thing like the Patron Saint of Greatness. If you were incredible at your particular activity, he’s heading to exhibit up to celebrate you whilst putting on a stunning look at. He did it at this May’s NBA Hall of Fame ceremony, and this weekend he crashed Cooperstown to go to Derek Jeter’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. People are the new guidelines. This time all-around, Jordan swapped out his Rolex for a single of his funky futuristic items: Urwerk confirms he’s donning the UR-210. That places Jordan’s collection of Urwerks at a confirmed (and nutso) 5, at least: he also owns the 103, the 203, the 202S, and the UR-220 Falcon Venture. That absolutely sure is a ton of watches from a specialized niche manufacturer which is insistent on marketing its pieces as equipment that make the wearer rethink the strategy of time! He is definitely the GOAT…Urwerk collector.

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Cartier Santos

For a dude who claims not to bathe incredibly usually, Gyllenhaal absolutely sure cleans up great. Here, at the Venice Movie Competition, he’s bravely carrying a peak-lapel double-breasted ivory jacket in the pasta cash of the globe and his timepiece is a stunner, too. The Cartier Santos is a enjoy that by no means appears out of put, but this model’s silver dial in particular pops on the red carpet.

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Usain Bolt’s Hublot Spirit of Massive Bang

Ceramic might be 1 of the most popular present elements in watchmaking (alongside with bronze), but couple of brands have been there from the commencing like Hublot. Generating watches out of unconventional resources like rubber, sapphire, and ceramic is just one of the brand’s pillars. Bolt, who understands the importance of finding someplace initial, opted for the brand’s Spirit of Major Bang in white ceramic though out in London.