7 timepiece moments to know in January and February 2024, from Taylor Swift’s watch choker and Timothée Chalamet’s Cartier love at the Grammys, to exciting collabs by Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Casio

Mar 5 , 2024

From left to right: Raul Pages’ RP1 Regulateur a Detente wins the inaugural Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives; Taylor Swift wears a custom Lorraine Schwartz watch choker to the Grammy Awards; Piaget throws it back by releasing the Polo 79. Photos: Handout

Prince Mateen of Brunei wore one of the world’s great independent watches on his wedding day, while Taylor Swift took a page out of Rihanna’s book and went for a watch choker

Meanwhile, Bernard Arnault’s son Frédéric Arnault was promoted from CEO of Tag Heuer to CEO of LVMH Watches, while Hamilton released a Ventura inspired by Dune 2

High horology is off to a roaring start for 2024, as immediately we see brands and celebrities alike putting their best wrist forward for the new year. Awards season is in full swing and, for watch lovers, that means playing the timepiece-spotting game as the world’s great performing artists are celebrated for their work. Taylor Swift even took a leaf out of Rihanna’s book and wore a watch on her neck, while Prince Mateen of Brunei wore one of the world’s great independent watches on his wedding day.

Elsewhere, brands have been in a frenzy of collaboration, from Girard-Perregaux and Château Latour, to Audemars Piguet with Tamara Ralph, and Rolex releasing a piece inspired by the Vienna Philharmonic. Omega also dropped a new Apollo-inspired Speedmaster and brands across the board like Vacheron Constantin and Piaget are looking to the past to build pieces for the future.

Here are seven of our favourite timepiece moments from January and February.

1. Awards wrist-checking moments

Timothée Chalamet attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, US, in January 2024. Photo: Reuters

There’s nothing quite like a flurry of red carpets during awards season to help review recent design culture from the previous year. For watch enthusiasts, this means another round of spotting the most dazzling timepieces today’s stars are wearing on what might be the biggest night of their careers.

The trend of small watches for men might be in full force for 2024. At the Golden Globes, Timothée Chalamet continued to own his love for Cartier, sporting a Crash in white gold with diamonds on the red carpet. He was joined by best male drama actor nominee and Omega aficionado Barry Keoghan (Saltburn), who sported a 34mm Aqua Terra in 18k Sedna gold and with jewels to match his rouge ensemble.

Also in red, female actor in TV nominee for musical/comedy Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building) was spotted wearing a stunning Bulgari Diamond Serpenti.

Donald Glover sports a Tank Louis Cartier in red at the Emmy Awards. Photo: Handout

Red and Cartier dominated at the Emmy Awards. We loved seeing new Amazon Prime Mr and Mrs Smith series reboot and TV’s Atlanta star Donald Glover (nominated for writing in a limited series, movie or drama special) in a rouge Tank Louis Cartier alongside US film actor Ke Huy Quan, who also sported a Cartier Tank.

Star of The Bear, Jeremy Allen White sported a very mid-century-inspired and heavily underrated Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix, but he may well be remembered more for sporting a dazzling Tiffany & Co 21mm oval dress watch alongside a Bird on the Rock brooch when he won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for The Bear at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.