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Jay-Z Shocks Watch World with $6.5 Million Patek Philippe

Holding no prisoners, Jay-Z is here to flex the biggest and baddest watches on the planet. Never one to mess around when it comes to his watch selection, the rapper turned billionaire has no problem acquiring the most sought-after timepieces, remember that US$2.2 million Patek he wore to Diddy’s birthday party a few years ago? Well, he’s outdone himself again. At a red carpet appearance for the screening of new Netflix movie The Harder They Fall, which he helped produce, the mogul interviewed with media while wearing the hottest watch on the planet: a Tiffany & Co. Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A-018. Lighting the spark for the watch world with the references first on-wrist appearance since they “hit the market”. Image: Patek Philippe What Makes the Tiffany Patek Philippe Special? 170...

Phillips Breaks Records with the First Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A-018 Tiffany Sold for $6.5 Million

If you’re a recurring reader of MONOCHROME or simply if you’re a watch enthusiast, you can’t have missed the piece of news that dropped last Monday. Indeed, Patek Philippe and its long-time retail partner Tiffany (now owned by LVMH… hence the logo on the back) released a highly discussed edition of the Nautilus 5711 with a Tiffany-Blue dial. Launched for the 170th anniversary of the NY-based jeweller, the watch will be produced in 170 pieces and is, without a doubt, the most sought-after timepiece of the hour. And you doubt it, the first of the models has just been auctioned by Phillips for a charity cause and it reached an INSANE price of USD 6,503,500 (with fees) making it by far the record for a Nautilus...