If you’re into rap, you have heard of Jay Z.
Born as Shawn Carter, Jay Z is one of rap’s greatest, professionally and commercially.
Jay Z also references numerous luxury watch brands in his songs.
He has loved them so much for years that he has his own collection.
Rolex Daytona #6263 MK1 Paul Newman Dial
This watch was worn by actor and racing driver Paul Newman throughout his life until his passing in 2008.
Jay modified the watch by adding numeral decals and a track around the dial’s edge.
These changes became so famous that it was sold for $17.5 million.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked
The rapper has a longstanding affair with Audemars Piguet that started in 2011 when referencing them in Ni**as in Paris.
This is another extremely expensive watch to purchase that only the secondary market has available between $ 300,000 and $ 650,000.
His watch has a sapphire dial that is open work, rose gold markers and a black ceramic case and band featuring a titanium clasp.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 25594 ST Yves Klein
This model is based on Gerald Genta’s royal oak design launched in 1972 and commemorates the revolutionary French artist.
It has a perpetual calendar that keeps track of everything like the date and time.
The watch manufacturer no longer sells this watch, but it can be found on the secondary market for $370,000.
Hublot’s Big Bang
The rapper has confessed his love for Hublot since his 2011 song Otis with Kanye West, saying “New Watch Alert: Hublot.”
Just a year later, his wife Beyonce Knowles gifted him a watch for his 43rd birthday.
The watch is in 18 karat white gold covered with over 1000 diamonds named Hublot Big Bang costing $5 million.
It reportedly took over a year to assemble.
Hublot Classic Fusion
One year later, he collaborated again with the Swiss watchmaker company to release a watch under his real name.
The Shawn Carter Hublot Classic Fusion is a yellow gold and black ceramic watch limited to 350 pieces.
Richard Mille 56 Blue Print
Costing $ 2.5 million, this custom watch took over thousands of hours to create and produce.
Additionally, he bought another one in green for half a million more.
Richard Mille RM011 Felipe Massa Chronograph Rose Gold
His second watch from his Richard Mille collection was originally released in 2007.
The name comes from former F1 driver Felipe Massa who drove for Ferrari that year.
The watch was created to honor F1’s history in racing and technological advancements.
The company isn’t creating this watch anymore but a used version can be found for $215,000.
Richard Mille RM027 Rafael Nadal
This is an extremely lightweight watch that takes all the wear and tear of tennis.
It paid tribute to the Spanish tennis legend, who wore one when Nadal faced Novak Djokovic in the 2011 US Open Men’s Singles Final.
Richard Mille stated that only 50 of these watches were made and cost over $1.3 million on the market.
Patek Phillippe Perpetual Calendar Split Second Chronograph 5004P
This is his latest addition to his collection as he first wore it during a lunch meeting with DJ Khaled.
The watch is based on the Swiss Luxury Watch’s first perpetual calendar.
The silver coloured watch he wears is virtually impossible to find despite the $600,000 listed price.
Patek Phillipe Nautilus 5711 in Tiffany Blue
Continuing his collaboration with Patek Phillipe, he bought this watch in 2021.
Only 170 were created which made its initial $50,000 price go up to $6.5 million when it was auctioned.
Patek Phillipe 2499
This extremely rare watch was produced between 1950 and 1985 with less than 350 made.
The rapper has a yellow gold watch previously owned by Tony Kavak, a Swedish watch collector.
Kavak said the watch was so rare he didn’t want to sell it.
A similar watch was auctioned and sold in 2022 for almost $8 million.
Patek Phillipe Grandmaster Chime 6300G
This watch has over 1,500 individual components and is considered the company’s most difficult to create.
Released in 2014, it celebrated the company’s 175th anniversary with seven copies.
Jay owns the white gold model estimated to cost around $2.5 million.
Watches similar to this are available for almost $8 million.
Patek Phillipe Reference 6002 Sky Moon Tourbillon
Another complicated piece to assemble, the Sky Moon Tourbillon watch also has rich detail.
Its components are all hand made from the double faced case to the crowns, slide pieces and the clock hands.
Similar to their other models, this costs around $6.5 million.
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