Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s growing luxury watch collection: from his Patek Philippes to a Jaeger-LeCoultre created for The King’s Man, the Meta CEO is showing off his new timepiece obsession

Jan 22 , 2025

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has joined the ranks of billionaire watch collectors. Photo: dpa

The tech centibillionaire has been amassing a collection of rare timepieces by the likes of F.P. Journe and De Bethune, ever since a Richard Mille exemplar caught his eye at Anant Ambani’s wedding

The luxury watch world has welcomed a new heavyweight collector: Mark Zuckerberg.

Despite being one of the world’s wealthiest individuals for years – earning the title of youngest self-made billionaire in 2008 – the Facebook founder stayed out of the luxury timepiece game.

Until last summer. Zuckerberg’s new-found fascination with watches reportedly began after attending the opulent wedding of Anant Ambani, where the groom showed off a US$1.5 million Richard Mille RM 30-01, capturing the attention of Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.

These days, with Meta (Facebook’s parent company) expanding into new realms of technology and innovation, Zuckerberg’s wealth is climbing to staggering heights. Forbes estimates his net worth at US$213 billion, positioning him among the world’s richest people.

For someone as wealthy as Zuckerberg, diving headfirst into the deep end of the watch world is a natural move. His financial clout opens doors to the industry’s most exclusive ateliers and unlocks access to some of the rarest and most desirable watches on the planet. From contemporary marvels to grail-level classics, Zuckerberg’s collection is already shaping up to be the stuff of legend.

Patek Philippe Cubitus

Zuckerberg recently shared a video on Instagram and eagle-eyed viewers were quick to shift their focus to his watch – the striking new Patek Philippe Cubitus. The Cubitus collection features a trio of square-shaped timepieces and, unsurprisingly, Zuckerberg chose the most sophisticated model of the bunch.

His version introduces a new complication for Patek Philippe, the watch featuring a grand date at 12 o’clock, along with day, date and moon phase indicators. Encased in platinum, it has a refined sunburst blue dial with horizontal embossing and white gold baton-style hour markers. The cost of this model is a modest – by a centibillionaire’s standards – US$88,380 – but unless you’re someone as famous (or with pockets as deep) as Zuckerberg, don’t expect to get your hands on one any time soon.

Patek Philippe In-Line Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5236P

Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan were spotted admiring Anant Ambani’s Richard Mille watch at the Reliance Industries scion’s 2024 nuptials. Photo: @zuck/Instagram

The tech entrepreneur was spotted on Labour Day last year sporting another stand-out piece: the Patek Philippe In-Line Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5236P. Of course, he wouldn’t wear just any version of this highly sought-after model. He went for the new rose-gilt dial version, unveiled at the Watches and Wonders show in Geneva. This model features a light salmon dial with a 41.3mm platinum case and a host of impressive details, such as a pocket watch-inspired in-line display with a moon phase, plus automatic micro-rotor movement.