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Rory McIlroy: The Omega Collection of a Grand Slam Champion

From a $137,000 De Ville Tourbillon to a Snoopy Speedmaster worn under a green jacket — how golf's most decorated modern champion built one of sport's most interesting wrists.


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Rory McIlroy — five-time major champion and Omega ambassador Omega Watchessince 2013

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McIlroy spotted wearing the Omega De Ville Tourbillon — a watch he purchased after his 2019 FedEx Cup winRory Mcllroy

About Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy — Northern Irish Golfer, Five-Time Major Champion & Career Grand Slam Holder

Rory McIlroy is a Northern Irish professional golfer, born May 4, 1989, in Holywood, County Down. He turned professional in 2

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Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus: The Golden Bear — The Greatest Champion in Golf History

Jack Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio) is widely regarded as the greatest professional golfer of all time. Nicknamed "The Golden Bear," Nicklaus won a record 18 major championships over a career spanning three decades — including 6 Masters titles, 5 PGA Championships, 4 U.S. Opens, and 3 Open Championships. His first major came at the 1962 U.S. Open, and remarkably, his last arrived at the 1986 Masters, when he won at age 46 in one of sport's most iconic moments.

Beyond his unmatched playing record, Nicklaus accumulated 73 PGA Tour victories and represented the United States in six Ryder Cups. He turned his passion for the sport into a second career as one of the world's most respected golf course designers, with over 300 courses bearing his name across

 

 

Chef, Restaurateur & Television Personality

Gordon Ramsay's Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time: The Watch Built for a Chef Who Never Stops Moving

Seventeen Michelin stars accumulated across a career spanning London, Paris, Las Vegas, and beyond. Restaurants on multiple continents. Television productions filming simultaneously in different countries. Gordon Ramsay is never in one time zone for long — which makes his choice of the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time Ref. 5164 in rose gold something more than a luxury statement. It is, for once, genuinely practical.

Gordon Ramsay wearing Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time

Gordon Ramsay — Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time Ref. 5164, rose gold

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time Ref. 5164 detail

Ref. 5164 — embossed clover dial, dual time zone, Caliber 324 S C FUS

Gary Woodland
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Gary Woodland: American Professional Golfer and 2019 U.S. Open Champion

Gary Woodland (born May 21, 1984, in Topeka, Kansas) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and one of the sport's most compelling comeback stories. A natural athlete, Woodland initially attended Washburn University on a basketball scholarship before transferring to the University of Kansas on a golf scholarship, where he won four amateur tournaments. He turned professional in 2007.

Woodland's crowning achievement came on June 16, 2019, when he won the 119th U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, holding off back-to-back defending champion Brooks Koepka to claim his first major title and a $2.25 million winner's cheque. Known for his prodigious length off the tee, Woodland is widely

 

 

Koch Christina:

NASA astronaut and engineer

Christina Koch: 

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Christina Koch

 

Christina Koch is an American NASA astronaut and engineer. Born in 1979, she was selected as an astronaut in 2013. She holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, spending 328 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during Expeditions 59–61 (2019–2020). She also participated in the first all-female spacewalk with Jessica Meir. Koch has a background in electrical engineering and physics, with prior experience in space instrument development and remote field work (including in Antarctica). She is currently assigned as a mission specialist for NASA's Art

 

 

Entrepreneur & Media Personality

Featured Entrepreneur: Reid Wiseman (full name: Gregory Reid Wiseman) is an American NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy cap...

Featured Entrepreneur

Featured Entrepreneur

Featured Entrepreneur

Featured Entrepreneur

Reid Wiseman (full name: Gregory Reid Wiseman) is an American NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain. Born in 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland, he is a naval aviator, test pilot, and engineer with combat deployments. Selected by NASA in 2009, he flew to the International Space Station in 2014 as a flight engineer on Expedition 40/41 (165 days in space, including two spacewalks).

He previously served as NASA’s Chief of the Astronaut Office and is currently the commande

Athlete Watch Spotting

Tiger Woods and the Rolex Deepsea: Why One of Golf’s Greatest Champions Keeps Reaching for Rolex’s Most Extreme Diver

Tiger Woods is one of the defining athletes of the modern era. The 15-time major champion and 82-time PGA Tour winner has built a career on resilience, precision, and relentless competitive focus. Fittingly, the watch most closely associated with him is not a delicate dress piece, but the Rolex Deepsea — a huge, overbuilt, technically uncompromising dive watch with a reputation for surviving conditions few humans ever will.

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Tiger Woods has been closely associated with the Rolex Deepsea for years.

Woods became a Rolex Testimonee in 2011, and Rolex’s own profile on him makes it clear that the Deepsea is more than a sponsorship prop. According to Rolex, Woods has worn the Deepsea for many years and sees

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GOLF LEGEND & CULTURAL ICON

Arnold Palmer's Rolex GMT: The King’s Golden Travel Companion

Arnold Palmer helped turn golf into television’s first great sporting spectacle, becoming one of the most beloved figures in the game’s history. On his wrist, the bold presence of a yellow gold Rolex GMT reflected the same combination of confidence, global reach, and unmistakable style that made “The King” a household name.
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Arnold Palmer wearing a gold Rolex GMT. Photo: archival footage.
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Arnold Palmer during the height of his playing career.

Few athletes have ever commanded the cultural presence of Arnold Palmer. Born in Pennsylvania in 1929, Palmer arrived at the perfect moment in American sports history — the dawn of television. With his aggressive playing style and everyman charisma, he helped transform g

 

 

CNBC Host

Scott Waptner: From Founder to Venture Builder

is a prominent American financial journalist and TV anchor at CNBC. He hosts shows like Fast Money Halftime Report and Closing Bell, known for sharp interviews with major investors,...

Scott Waptner

Scott Waptner

Scott Waptner

Scott Waptner

is a prominent American financial journalist and TV anchor at CNBC. He hosts shows like Fast Money Halftime Report and Closing Bell, known for sharp interviews with major investors, market analysis, and breaking news coverage. He's nicknamed "The Judge" for his direct, no-nonsense style moderating heated discussions, and he authored the book When the Wolves Bite about the Ackman-Icahn Herbalife feud. 

 

 

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 wearing Apple Watch Series 11 on CNBC

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.

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Patrick Bet-David — Founder, Valuetainment

Patrick Bet-David PBD Podcast

Host of the PBD Podcast

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

 

 

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.

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Dan Martell — Founder, Martell Ventures

Dan Martell — Buy Back Your Time

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 — Palantir co-founder and 8VC managing partner

Joe Lonsdale — Founder & Managing Partner, 8VC

Joe Lonsdale — Co-founder of Palantir Technologies

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

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

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.

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Devin McCourty — New England Patriots

Devin McCourty Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton

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 in Operation Fortune

Jason Statham as Orson Fortune — Operation Fortune (2023)

Jason Statham Panerai Radiomir wrist shot

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 wearing Rolex Submariner

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

Henry Cejudo Rolex Submariner detail

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 wearing AP Royal Oak Offshore Perpetual Calendar Chronograph on Mindset of a Champion

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

Tom Brady Royal Oak Offshore detail shot

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