SpotlightExceptional Watches Seen At The Oscars 2019

The gentlemen of tinsel town turned up for Hollywood’s biggest night, on February 24, looking suave in their red carpet best. As has been the case in recent award shows—this season and in those gone by—the tuxedos at the Oscars saw bursts of colour and pattern, with an abundance of velvet—especially in Billy Porter’s tuxedo-gown—and a sea of blue. However, a few went classic in black, and that was the trend seen among the watches as well. There were the customary elegant dress watches, a glittering of vintage gold, a bolt of blue, and a watch for a cause.

Chris Evans | IWC Portugieser Chronograph

The Captain America actor and star of the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame wore a custom-made blue velvet tux from Ferragamo, and looked as dapper as one could imagine. The thorough gentleman stole hearts when he helped actress Regina King go up on stage to accept her supporting actress Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk. He even held his own when presenting an award with the stunning Jennifer Lopez.

Star of 'Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame', Chris Evans wore a Ferragamo tux with an IWC Portugieser Chronograph

He even held his own when presenting an award with the stunning Jennifer Lopez (Photo courtesy: AMPAS)

All the while, he was wearing an IWC Portugieser Chronograph in rose gold.

Paul Rudd | IWC Portugieser Automatic

Evans’ Endgame co-star, Paul Rudd made quite the impression on the ‘Twitterati’, who couldn’t get over his ageless appearance. The Antman And The Wasp actor exemplified a classic and understated look with his black-tie ensemble from Canali. To accompany that, he chose to wear a Portugieser with a blue dial—an automatic watch with a power reserve indicator.

The ageless Paul Rudd showed up in Canali, paired with a Portugieser Automatic (Photo courtesy: AMPAS)

Offering a whopping 168-hour power reserve, this automatic Portugieser is set in a 42.3mm steel case

₹10,40,000

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Nicholas Hoult | Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic Duoface Large

The star of The Favourite—which had 10 nominations, including one for best picture, and even won the Oscar for lead actress, Olivia Colman—Nicholas Hoult has made sophisticated red carpet appearances through the awards season. The Oscars were no different. The X-Men actor sported an edgy, modern look from Dior, balanced out by its monotone, all-black look. To provide a contrast to this perfectly was a classic Jaeger-LeCoultre timepiece in gold.

Nicholas Hoult, star of 'The Favourite' sported an edgy, modern look from Dior, with a classic Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso

This 47mm by 28.3mm automatic Reverso has a silver dial with a 24-hour display on one side, and a grey dial for a secondary time zone on the reverse

₹18,70,000

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Among others wearing Jaeger-LeCoultre at the Oscars were the nominated directors, Spike Lee ('BlacKkKlansman') and Yorgos Lanthimos ('The Favourite'), and supporting actor nominee Richard E Grant ('Can You Ever Forgive Me?'), who wore a Master Ultra Thin Date, and is seen here with Hoult

Adam Driver | Breitling Premier Automatic 40

A supporting actor Oscar nominee for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Adam Driver has been an emerging star for a while. With growing recognition comes a growing demand for perfection or flair on any major red carpet, such as the one at the Oscars. This year, the first-time nominee and star of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX chose a classic look, wearing a deep blue tux with black lapels, from Dior Men. He paired the look with a classical dress watch from Breitling’s latest Premier series, staying loyal to the Breitling ‘cinema squad’, which he is a part of.

BlacKkKlansman star Adam Driver wore a Dior Men tux with a classical dress watch from Breitling’s latest Premier series (Photo courtesy: AMPAS)

The automatic watch in steel—with a 38-hour power reserve and small seconds at six—is from the Premier collection, which Breitling recently introduced

Bradley Cooper | IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Single Piece

The actor and director of A Star Is Born was there to support his directorial debut that had eight Oscar nominations, including best picture, adapted screenplay and lead actor, for each of which Cooper himself was a nominee. He made a splendid appearance on the red carpet, wearing a classic black-tie ensemble by Tom Ford. He even brought his charm as he took the stage with co-star Lady Gaga to perform the hit song ‘Shallow’ from A Star Is Born, which would go on to win Gaga an Oscar later in the evening. Through this remarkable appearance at the Oscars, Cooper wore an IWC Big Pilot’s watch with a one-of-a-kind engraving.

Bradley Cooper in a Tom Ford ensemble, wearing an IWC Big Pilot’s Watch for a cause

The watch was on Cooper's wrist even as he performed the now Oscar-winning song, 'Shallow', with Lady Gaga (Photo courtesy: AMPAS)

Cooper wearing this unique piece is part of IWC’s social initiatives. The watch will now be auctioned by Sotheby’s and the proceeds, in full, will be donated to the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. This will be extended to the Arrimage organisation that works towards teaching visually-challenged children how to read drawings using the sense of touch.

The IWC Big Pilot's Watch Single Piece that Cooper wore will now be auctioned by Sotheby’s and the proceeds, in full, will be donated to the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. This will be extended to the Arrimage organisation that works towards teaching visually-challenged children how to read drawings using the sense of touch.