CNBC Anchor — Closing Bell: Overtime & Fortt Knox

Jon Fortt's Apple Watch Series 11: Twenty-Five Years Covering Tech, and He Chose This One

He was covering the internet revolution from Silicon Valley in 1999. He has interviewed Satya Nadella, Andy Jassy, Lisa Su, and Michael Dell. He co-anchors Closing Bell: Overtime on CNBC and hosts Fortt Knox, his own interview brand that has been running since 2016. Jon Fortt has spent a quarter century understanding what technology actually does versus what it promises to do. The Apple Watch Series 11 on his wrist is not a fashion statement. It is the considered choice of someone who has watched Apple longer than most people have owned a smartphone.

Jon Fortt — Apple Watch Series 11 on wrist. Source

Entrepreneur & Media Personality

Patrick Bet-David: From Tehran to Valuetainment

Iranian-born American entrepreneur, author, and media personality — founder of Valuetainment, host of the PBD Podcast, and minority owner of the New York Yankees.

Patrick Bet-David — Founder, Valuetainment

Host of the PBD Podcast

Patrick Bet-David is an Iranian-born American entrepreneur, author, and media personality. He founded Valuetainment — a bus

Rolex Submariner

The Submariner Effect: How One Rolex Influenced an Industry

Few watches have shaped an entire category the way the Rolex Submariner has. Since its debut in 1953, the Sub became...

Rolex Submariner

The Watch That Launched a Thousand Dives:

Watches Inspired by the Rolex Submariner Few watches have shaped an entire category the way the Rolex Submariner has. Since its debut in 1953, the Sub became the blueprint for the modern dive watch:

• black dial
• rotating timing bezel
• luminous markers
• robust Oyster case
• bracelet built for real-world abuse

It didn’t just become popular. It became the template. Below is a deep dive into watches that were clearly inspired — visually, structurally, or conceptually - by the Submariner. Design Elements the Su

The Rolex 116300 “Lavender” is one of those references that didn’t feel special until it disappeared.

It’s not “the watch someone famous wore.”

It's not hype.

It’s not rare.

It’s not limited.

It’s not loud.

But it’s one of those watches that quietly grows on you.

It captures a specific era of Rolex—slightly bolder case proportions, experimental dial playfulness, and the final chapter of the classic 31xx movement line. For collectors who appreciate nuance over noise, this Datejust might be one of the smartest under-the-radar steel Rolex buys of the past decade.

And in the right light? Yes—it really does glow lavender.

Unique fact #1:
This was one of the last Datejust references where Rolex leaned into colored applied Arabic numerals on a 41mm DJ. They’ve since become far more conservative with DJ41 dial layouts.

Unique fact #2:
The lavender hue effect is partly due to the anti-reflective properties of the sapphire crystal interacting with the radial brushing—it’s an optical phenome

Entrepreneur & Business Coach

Dan Martell: From Rehab to a $100M+ Holding Company

Canadian entrepreneur, SaaS investor, and bestselling author of Buy Back Your Time — coaching tech founders to scale their businesses while reclaiming their lives.

Dan Martell — Founder, Martell Ventures

Author of Buy Back Your Time

Dan Martell is a Canadian entrepreneur, bestselling author, investor, and business coach specializing in SaaS and tech founders. His book Buy Back Your Time became a defining playbook for high-growth operators looking to scale without burning out.

He runs Martell Ventures, an AI-focused venture incubator, and has achi

Venture Capitalist & Tech Co-Founder

Joe Lonsdale: Palantir, 8VC, and the Pursuit of Hard Problems

Co-founder of Palantir Technologies, founder and managing partner of 8VC, and one of Silicon Valley's most prolific builders — turning data, capital, and policy into lasting institutions.

Joe Lonsdale — Founder & Managing Partner, 8VC

Co-founder of Palantir Technologies

Joe Lonsdale is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist. He co-founded Palantir Technologies — one of the most influential data analytics and software companies in the world — alongside Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, and others. He also co-founde

Author & Media Personality

Featured Entrepreneur: Building an Empire One Episode at a Time

Arthur Brooks is a Harvard professor (specifically the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Managem...

Featured Entrepreneur

Featured Entrepreneur

Arthur Brooks is a Harvard professor (specifically the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Pu

Media Personality

Featured Entrepreneur: From Founder to Venture Builder

Supercar Ron is a popular American YouTuber and social media influencer (real name Brad Bonham) based in Utah. He is famous for his massive collection of exotic supercars and hypercar...

Featured Entrepreneur

Featured Entrepreneur

Supercar Ron is a popular American YouTuber and social media influencer (real name Brad Bonham) based in Utah. He is famous for hi

NFL Legend & Philanthropist

Devin McCourty: Three Super Bowls, One Exceptional Wrist

13 seasons with the New England Patriots, three Super Bowl rings, and a post-retirement mission to give back — Devin McCourty's Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton is as refined as his legacy.

Devin McCourty — New England Patriots

Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton on the wrist

Devin McCourty is a former American professional football player who spent all 13 seasons of his NFL career as a safety with the New England Patriots (2010–2022), earning three Super Bowl championships along the way. A first-round draft pick out of Rutgers University, McCourty was a cornerstone of New England's defence and a longtime team captain.

Since retiring, McCourty has channelled

Film & Screen Watch Spotting

Jason Statham's Panerai Radiomir in Operation Fortune

In Guy Ritchie's 2023 action-comedy spy thriller, Jason Statham's elite operative Orson Fortune pairs his lone-wolf swagger with one of horology's most storied military watches — the Panerai Radiomir.

Jason Statham as Orson Fortune — Operation Fortune (2023)

Panerai Radiomir on the wrist of Orson Fortune

In Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023), directed by Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham plays Orson Fortune — an elite, lone-wolf super spy and private contractor hired by the British government. It's a role tailor-made for Statham: cool, calculating, and impeccably outfitted.

Among the film's many style details, watch enthusiasts clocked the Panerai Radiomi

Olympic Gold Medalist & Two-Division UFC Champion

Henry Cejudo's Rolex Submariner — Triple C on the Wrist of a True Triple C

Olympic gold medallist. UFC Flyweight Champion. UFC Bantamweight Champion. Henry Cejudo grew up moving more than forty times as a child of undocumented immigrants, lost his Olympic gold in a wildfire, and still became the most decorated combat athlete alive. The Rolex Submariner on his wrist is the tool watch for a man who has never stopped going deeper.

Henry Cejudo — Rolex Submariner. Source: @tntsportsufc / Instagram

The Submariner — Cerachrom bezel, Oystersteel, tool watch built for depth

Henry Carlos Cejudo was born on February 9, 1987, in Los Angeles, California, to parents who had crossed

Seven-Time Super Bowl Champion & Watch Collector

Tom Brady's AP Royal Oak Offshore Perpetual Calendar: The GOAT's Grand Complication

Seven Super Bowls. Five Super Bowl MVPs. A $9 million Sotheby's auction. A one-of-one Audemars Piguet commissioned specifically for his Netflix Roast. On Mindset of a Champion, Tom Brady sits down wearing the Royal Oak Offshore Perpetual Calendar Chronograph — a watch that automatically accounts for every month, every leap year, and every long season. Very on-brand.

Tom Brady — AP Royal Oak Offshore Perpetual Calendar Chronograph. Mindset of a Champion

The Offshore Perpetual Calendar — octagonal bezel, tapisserie dial, perpetual calendar display

Boxer, Influencer & Entrepreneur

Jake Paul's Richard Mille RM 11-03: The Problem Child's $370K Flyback Chronograph

Vine star. Disney Channel actor. Professional boxer. Co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions. The man who pulled 65 million simultaneous Netflix viewers to watch him beat Mike Tyson. Jake Paul is many things — and the Richard Mille RM 11-03 Flyback Chronograph on his wrist is exactly the watch for someone who has spent his entire career making people underestimate him, then making them watch anyway.

Jake Paul — Richard Mille RM 11-03. Source: @kaitrumpgolfer / Instagram

The RM 11-03 — tonneau case, skeletonised movement, flyback chronograph

Jake Joseph Paul was born January 17, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio,

MMA Champion, Boxer & Entrepreneur

Conor McGregor's Franck Muller Vanguard: The Notorious One's Diamond-Bezel Watch

From a plumber's apprentice in Crumlin collecting welfare to the first UFC fighter in history to hold two championship belts simultaneously, Conor McGregor built an empire through will, performance, and a persona so big it became its own industry. The Franck Muller Vanguard with diamond bezel on his wrist is exactly the watch the "Master of Complications" designed for the man who complicated every room he walked into.

Conor McGregor — Franck Muller Vanguard. Source: @thenotoriousmma / Instagram

Franck Muller Vanguard — tonneau case, bold Arabic numerals, diamond-set bezel

Conor Anthony McGregor w

Actor, Director & Vintage Rolex Devotee

Jason Bateman's 1979 Rolex Daytona: The Watch He Traded a Franck Muller to Own

He wore it on stage at the Oscars. He wore it in a Vanity Fair clip about Ozark slang. He wore it to a Dodgers game. The 1979 Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 "Panda" on Jason Bateman's wrist is the same watch — every time — and the story of how he got it is one of the most honest things a Hollywood actor has ever said about collecting.

Jason Bateman — 1979 Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263. Source: @jenniferaniston / Instagram

Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 — 37.5mm steel, white "Panda" dial, black acrylic bezel

Jason Kent Bateman was born January 14, 1969, in Rye, New Yo

Comedian, Television Host & Mechanical Collector

Jay Leno's A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Calendar: The Watch for a Man Who Understands Machines

Over 180 cars, 160 motorcycles, and a working tank with live ammunition in Burbank, California. Jay Leno built his collection the same way he built his career — systematically, on his own terms, without spending money he hadn't already earned. On his wrist at Jay Leno's Garage: a platinum A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Calendar. The most mechanically sophisticated watch from the most technically uncompromising watchmaker in the world, on the wrist of the man who has spent his entire adult life in pursuit of that exact quality.

Jay Leno — A. Lange & Söhne Datog

Automotive Photographer & Canon Explorer of Light

Larry Chen's Heat Wave x Nixon Time Teller: Car Culture on the Wrist

The man who has spent 20+ years photographing Formula Drift, Pikes Peak, Gymkhana, and every corner of grassroots car culture on the planet is wearing a watch built for people who grew up around orange gauge clusters and warm dashboard glow. The Heat Wave x Nixon Time Teller is a limited-edition collaboration that makes complete sense on Larry Chen's wrist — and almost no sense on anyone else's. In the best possible way.

Larry Chen — Heat Wave x Nixon Time Teller. Source: Jay Leno's Garage / YouTube

Nixon x HWV Time Teller — tonal grid dial, fluorescent orange markings, debossed silicone band

Motoring Journalist, Presenter & Rally Competitor

Henry Catchpole's Autodromo Group B Pegasus Edition: The Watch Built for Someone Who Actually Competed in a Rally

Evo magazine's former features editor, Hagerty's The Driver's Seat presenter, British Rally Championship competitor, and owner of an unfinished 1979 Ford Escort Mk2 rally car he hopes to finish one day — Henry Catchpole is wearing the Autodromo x Mobil 1 Group B Pegasus Edition. One of 70 ever made, sold out in under 24 hours, built to honour the most spectacularly dangerous era in rallying. It fits him with an exactness that most watch spots can only aspire to.

Henry Catchpole — Autodromo x Mobil 1 Group B Pegasus Edition. Source: Hagerty / YouTube

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Luxury Real Estate YouTuber — Entrepreneur — Former World Champion Windsurfer

Enes Yilmazer's Patek Philippe Calatrava: The Other Watch

Enes Yilmazer wears a Patek Philippe Nautilus when the room calls for a sports watch. When it calls for something else — the formal listing, the dinner, the occasion that the Nautilus would overdress for — he reaches for a Patek Philippe Calatrava. The man who tours the world's most expensive homes has calibrated his watch collection the same way he reads a room: precisely.

Enes Yilmazer. Source: YouTube

Patek Philippe Calatrava.

▶ Source: YouTube — Enes Yilmazer

Enes Yilmazer has been spotted on this site before — wearing a Patek Philippe Nautilus, the steel sports watch that has become the default sta