These Iconic Luxury Watches Worn by Indian Celebs Will Leave You Awestruck

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is one of the greatest superstars of Indian cinema. He has a formidable body of work — some of his films have smashed all kinds of Box Office records. His fans the world over are waiting with bated breath for the release of his forthcoming film, Jawan.

The Badshah of Bollywood was seen wearing: 

AUDEMARS PIGUET  ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE SELF-WINDING CHRONOGRAPH, REF: 26401PO.OO.A018CR.01

The design of the Royal Oak Offshore dates back to 1989 when Audemars Piguet designer Emmanuel Gueit put forth a conceptual sketch of a more robust version of the watch. This larger and sportier design faced criticism from legendary designer Gerald Genta, but younger collectors preferred the larger case size.The Royal Oak Offshore was nicknamed The Beast due to its imposing size and weight. 

The watch comes with a white 950 platinum octagonal case, 44 mm in diameter and 14.45 mm thick. Finished on either a blue alligator leather strap or a silicone strap, the timepiece has a fixed black ceramic bezel. The Blue Mega Tapisserie dial has luminous silver-tone hands, index hour markers, minute markers, and tachymeter markings around the outer rim. The functions include chronograph, tachymeter, date, hour, and minute. You can spot a date display at 3 o'clock. The chronograph has three subdials displaying 60 seconds, 30 minutes, and 12 hours. The watch is run by the Audemars Piguet Calibre 3126/3840 Automatic movement, based on Audemars Piguet 3120. It contains 59 jewels and is composed of 365 parts. Beating at 21600 vph, the movement delivers a power reserve of approximately 50 hours. The watch also sports a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, a screw-down crown, and a transparent caseback. Water resistance stands at 100 metres. 

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Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is an award-winning Indian film actor, who is also celebrated for her impeccable sense of fashion and style. At the Dior haute couture show, she was seen wearing:

VACHERON CONSTANTIN HISTORIQUES 222, REF: 4200H/222J-B935

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A true icon of the 1970s, the 37 mm ‘Jumbo’ 222 is a contemporary re-issue of the historic model. With its monobloc tonneau-shaped case, topped with a grooved bezel, this timepiece with integrated strap continues to showcase its robust, functional, and sporty spirit with timeless elegance, thanks to the purity of its lines and the finesse of its curvature. The case is decorated with a Maltese cross at 5 o'clock and has an open caseback, allowing the calibre to be admired in full view. The oscillating weight was specially redesigned for this model.

The yellow gold case measures 37 mm x 7.95 mm while the gold-toned dial has 18 ct yellow gold hour markers and hands. The watch is run by the Vacheron calibre 2455/2 automatic movement, with an 18 ct yellow gold rotor (26.2 mm x 3.6 mm) and 40-hour power reserve, beating at 28,800 vph with 27 jewels. You can spot the Geneva Hallmark as well. The watch is completed on an 18 ct yellow gold, satin finished bracelet, with a triple blade folding clasp. Water resistance stands at 50 metres. 

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MS Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the greatest Indian cricketers of all time. The former international cricketer plays as a wicketkeeper and as a right-handed middle order batsman. His power hitting ability has made him known as a “finisher”. He captained the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017, and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.

He was seen wearing: 

OMEGA SPEEDMASTER SILVER SNOOPY AWARD, REF: 310.32.42.50.02.001

This 50^th anniversary timepiece pays tribute to the ‘Silver Snoopy Award’ that OMEGA received from NASA astronauts in 1970, in recognition of the brand’s contributions to space exploration, including the Apollo 13 mission.

The 42 mm case in stainless steel is presented on a blue nylon fabric strap, which traces the trajectory of the Apollo 13 mission on the embossed lining. The silver dial has blue PVD angle-shaped hour markers and hands as well as an embossed silver Snoopy medallion on the blue subdial at 9 o’clock.

On the NAIAD LOCK caseback, a vision of the far side of the moon has been decorated on the sapphire crystal using micro-structured metallisation. An animated Snoopy in his Command and Service Module (CSM) is shown on a magical hand, which rotates when the chronograph function is used. Behind this, an Earth disc rotates once per minute in sync with the watch’s small seconds hand.

Along with black engravings on the caseback, paying tribute to Apollo 13 and OMEGA's Silver Snoopy Award, there is a blue ceramic [ZrO2] bezel ring with a white enamel tachymeter scale. The non-limited watch is driven by the OMEGA Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 3861. Water resistance stands at 50 metres.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and Captains Gujrat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He is an all-rounder — a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Pandya was seen wearing: 

PATEK PHILIPPE NAUTILUS WHITE GOLD PHOENIX, REF: 5720/2G

The Nautilus is considered one of the best-selling watches of Patek Philippe. Upon the request of Phillippe Patek in 1976, Gerald Genta designed an exceptional piece, which is still considered a benchmark in horology. 

The case is 42 mm wide and the overall length of the bracelet is approximately 190 mm. The watch is fully adorned with a total of 1648 diamonds, weighing 9.358 carats. The watch is powered by the Cal. 324 automatic movement, sporting 29 jewels. The pavé-set diamond dial has a polychrome enamel phoenix striding amidst engraved clouds, with the design extending to the pavé-set diamond bezel of the cushion-shaped case. You can spot a screw-down crown and a glazed display caseback. The watch is water-resistant for up to 50 metres.

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Sawai Padmanabh Singh

Sawai Padmanabh Singh is an Indian Polo player and member of the erstwhile ruling family of the Jaipur State. 

He was seen wearing: 

PIAGET ALTIPLANO PRECIOUS SKELETON HIGH JEWELLERY, REF: G0A47128

This is a limited edition of 18 pieces. The 40 mm 18 ct white gold case is set with 332 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 1.28 cts), 14 baguette-cut diamonds (approx. 1.13 cts), and 26 baguette-cut sapphires (approx. 2.10 cts). The crown is set with a brilliant-cut sapphire (approx. 0.22 ct) while the buckle is bedecked with 24 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.05 ct). With a sapphire crystal caseback, the watch is run by the Manufacture Piaget 1200D1 ultra-thin automatic skeleton mechanical movement in 14 ct white gold (3 mm), set with 58 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.18 ct), 11 sapphires cabochons (approx. 0.17 ct), and 234 brilliant-cut sapphires (approx. 0.70). A black alligator leather strap completes the watch, which offers a water resistance of 3 atm.