Round-UpCelebrity Watch—Met Gala 2023 Edition: Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, Hublot And IWC
The first Monday of May is the day that the world knows as Met Gala day. At one of the biggest fashion-forward events in the year, the who’s who of celebrated personalities show up with flair, sporting the trendiest and craziest in fashion. While their sartorial choices are spoken of more, here’s a look at just a few of the timepieces that were seen at the 2023 edition of the Met Gala and events surrounding it, on Monday, the 1st of May
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph and 101 Feuille
James McAvoy And Lisa Liberati At The Met Gala
On the white carpet of the Met Gala—themed around the ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York—actor James McAvoy made a striking appearance. The Scottish BAFTA winner was present with his wife Lisa Liberati, who has also worked on a few films. Both wore watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre. McAvoy was seen with the new 2023 Reverso Tribute Chronograph on his wrist. It’s the latest edition, which was unveiled earlier this year at Watches and Wonders in Geneva. This Reverso features a clean time-only dial on one side, with the chronograph displays—including a retrograde 30-minute counter—on the reverse. Liberati was seen wearing the 101 Feulle, which is often seen on red carpets. This ‘secret watch’ runs on one of the smallest mechanical movements ever made. While this watch is usually seen in white gold, this edition is in pink gold.
Omega Saphette (1955)
Nicole Kidman
Long-time brand ambassador of Omega, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has often worn vintage pieces from the Omega museum or archives. On the Met Gala evening, she was wearing the vintage Saphette from 1955, in white gold, with diamonds and a black suede strap. It was incidentally also the watch that she wore at the Oscars earlier this year.
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra
Eddie Redmayne At The Met Gala
Another brand ambassador of Omega, British actor Eddie Redmayne wore a Seamaster Aqua Terra for the first Monday of May 2023. After having recently starred in Omega’s #AquaTerraShades campaign, it was only fitting that he would be wearing one of the newer colours from the lifestyle-sport series of the Seamaster collection. With a dial in metallic beige, this time-only, 38mm Aqua Terra 150M Master Chronometer runs on a 55-hour automatic movement.
Hublot Big Bang Steel White Diamonds
Bella Ramsey At The Met Gala
Also following the ‘Karl Lagerfeld’ theme of black and white was actress Bella Ramsey. Star of hit HBO series The Last of Us, and who was previously seen in Game of Thornes, Ramsey was wearing a Hublot watch with her outfit. Complementing the black and white was a white Big Bang in steel, with diamonds on the bezel, and sized at 38mm.
Omega Speedmaster ’57
Ke Huy Quan At The Met Gala
Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, who was seen wearing Omega watches throughout his awards-sweeping first quarter of 2023, turned up on Met Monday again wearing an Omega. The Everything Everywhere All at Once star was wearing the vintage-inspired Speedmaster ’57. Thi bi-compax chronograph watch was released in various colours, including red and green, but the one Quan was wearing was the blue version.
Omega De Ville Trésor
Jonathan BaileyAt The Met Gala
English actor, star of Netflix’s Bridgerton, Jonathan Bailey went for a dressier look, with an Omega De Ville Trésor. Probably the dressiest of dress watches from Omega, this newer edition of the Trésor looks extremely elegant owing to the elongated elements and the domed structure of its dial and profile. This one is a Master Chronometer Small Seconds, sized at 40mm, in yellow gold, with green for the dial and leather strap.
IWC Portofino Day-Night
Eileen Gu At The Met Gala
Eileen Gu, the freestyle skier has associated with IWC in the past. And at the Met Gala 2023, she was seen wearing a dressy Portofino Day-Night, in gold with diamonds on the bezel.
She was also seen carrying a ‘Tribute to Pallweber’ pocket watch, which was first unveiled in 2018 as part of IWC’s 150th anniversary edition of watches. This 50-piece limited edition is in gold and features jumping hours and minutes, and a small seconds counter.
Omega Constellation—vintage
Alexander Skarsgård At The Met Gala
Emmy-winning actor, Alexander Skarsgård—who’s being talked about these days for his role in the acclaimed HBO series, Succession—was seen wearing a vintage Omega Constellation. A rare sight, this Constellation has a square dial—or what is often called a ‘television’ dial—and is reportedly from the 1960s. It’s surely a coveted collectible now.
Skarsgård is also seen wearing this watch in pictures from a photoshoot conducted by Vanity Fair magazine on the day of the Met Gala.