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Inside Wang Yibo’s luxurious watch collection: the Uniq pop idol and Chinese actor in Legend of Fei has a love of timepieces, from Chanel J12s and Rolex Day-Dates to Patek Philippe Nautilus
STORYDiem Nguyen Le
- The Chinese singer and actor’s most valuable watch is a Rolex Paul Newman Daytona, which he sported on the Everyday Upward TV show when he was only 20 years old
- A Chanel rep, the dancer and motorcycle racer owns 3 J12 models, and has multiple Rolexes including the Cosmograph Daytona, Day-Date, and Submariner – his Patek Philippe pieces are just as impressive
Initially finding fame as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Uniq, Wang Yibo quickly built on his popularity to launch multiple careers as a solo singer, actor and motorcycle racer. The handsome star of hit television shows like Gank Your Heart, The Untamed, and Legend of Fei usually shines whenever he appears, particularly, his bling-laden wrist.
From head to toe, Wang always selects top-notch houses, showing fine tastes in fashion. Since he was 20 years old, Wang has worn gold Rolexes and his envious collection has increased over the years, with a range of luxury watches. Here’s a peek inside his enviable collection:
1. Rolex Paul Newman Daytona 6263
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An avid fan of Rolex, Wang’s most valuable model from the Swiss luxury watchmaker is a vintage Paul Newman Dayton 6263 that he showed off when he took part in TV variety show Everyday Upward in 2018, when he was only 20.
Named after the late Hollywood star Paul Newman, the timepiece embraces its typical “Paul Newman dial”, also called “Exotic” dial by Rolex. It also has special details, like the different design of the numerals, and letter A and H in Daytona and Cosmograph, respectively, compared to other Daytona watches, per The Watch Club.
Moreover, the 6263 is famous for its contrast in colour, either black with white sub-dials, or white with black totalisers. A 6263 was sold for a record price of over US$5.4 million at an auction in 2020, according to Phillips.