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What are the British royal family’s favourite watches? Meghan Markle favours the Cartier Tank while Queen Elizabeth wears a Jaeger-LeCoultre Caliber 101
STORYMark Wasserman
- Prince Harry often sports a Rolex Explorer II watch and owns a limited-edition Breitling Aerospace Advantage only available to Apache pilots
- Kate Middleton dons a classy Cartier Ballon Bleu timepiece, while her husband Prince William keeps it simple with the Omega Seamaster Professional watch
When it comes to timekeeping, unsurprisingly, the British royals know how to do it in style. Given the fact that they have an entourage who manages every minute of their day, we can safely assume that they use watches as statement fashion pieces rather than for their functionality. And with many of their timepieces being classics, the entire royal family could possibly be the most famous horologists in the world …
Queen Elizabeth’s Jaeger-LeCoultre 101
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The queen herself is known to be drawn to timepieces that are discreet and feminine, and perhaps nothing shows this more than the watch she chose to wear to her coronation in 1953.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Caliber 101 that she opted for was a technical masterpiece for its time, and even to this day the diamond-encrusted bracelet still remains the smallest watch movement in the world. Ever the trailblazer, the queen.
Prince Harry: Rolex Explorer II and Breitling Aerospace Advantage
Prince Harry’s watch choices, as you would expect, are a little different from the rest of his family. The Duke of Sussex, who spent time on the front lines in Afghanistan as a member of the armed services, was given a limited-edition Breitling Aerospace Advantage, awarded to pilots who have completed combat missions.