Every year in early May, New York traditionally amazes fans of the Met Gala Costume Institute Ball with bold outfits and standout accessories. In 2025, the celebrity celebration embraced the theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style and an exhibition primarily focused on menswear — for the first time in two decades. The extravagant red carpet looks were elegantly complemented by true horological masterpieces — a perfect touch in the fine art of dressing with precision, timeliness, and genuine style. ⌛🕴️
Celebrity Watch Highlights
The timepieces were just as striking as the fashion on the legendary steps of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. A$AP Rocky, one of the evening’s hosts, matched Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton by wearing one of the thinnest watches in the world — the Finissimo Ultra by Italian brand Bvlgari. Rapper and producer Pharrell Williams stunned in a Richard Mille piece with a gold open-link bracelet. 💎
But the ultimate standout of the evening was actor and director Colman Domingo, who wore an unreleased Omega Speedmaster model the brand hasn’t even publicly unveiled. Fellow Omega ambassador and rising Hollywood star Barry Keoghan showcased the 42mm Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional in Moonshine Gold, complete with a matching gold dial. 🌙✨
Rapper Pusha T — a devoted Rolex fan — chose the iconic rainbow Daytona, while Anglo-Malaysian actor, model, and TV host Henry Golding flaunted the brand-new Cartier Tank à Guichet. 🏁
Colombian singer and composer Maluma (real name Juan Luis Londoño Arias) made jaws drop with a dazzling Jacob & Co. watch made of 656 emerald-cut diamonds totaling 129 carats. This $5 million piece wowed experts with its scale and flawless execution. 💚💰
Hollywood legend Jeff Goldblum shone just as brightly in the Ashoka Boutique Watch by the same brand. Priced at $1.2 million, its 18K white gold case and bracelet were set with 60.09 carats of Ashoka-cut diamonds, with an additional 3.2 carats on the dial. 💍
A unique vintage Fred Leighton brooch watch adorned comedian Chris Rock’s ensemble, while singer Janelle Monáe stunned in a Tom Browne skirt suit with a bowler hat, monocle, and a Vacheron Constantin Fifty Six watch — a minimalist model showing only time and date. 🎩🕰️
Other celebrities opted for legendary Swiss watch brands:
Audemars Piguet: Tennis icon Serena Williams and gymnast Simone Biles wore statement models; supermodel Hailey Bieber chose a 1975 white gold watch with an opal dial.
Royal Oak Selfwinding: Basketball star Breanna Stewart wore a rose gold chronograph completely encrusted with round diamonds.
Patek Philippe: Worn by Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan and British rapper Stormzy.
Omega: Ambassador Nicole Kidman wore a vintage 1969 Ladymatic Saphette in 18K white gold with a black fabric strap — its name nodding to the sapphire-glass dial cut like a solitaire diamond.
Jaeger-LeCoultre: Actor Tramell Tillman wore the Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon in rose gold, R&B star Usher stunned in the One Duetto with 300+ diamonds, and "Shameless" actor Jeremy Allen flaunted the Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds in gold on black alligator leather.
Vacheron Constantin: Emmy-winner Walton Goggins sported a fearless skirt by Tom Browne and paired it with a platinum Traditionnelle Complete Calendar. ⏳💼
NFL star Saquon Barkley impressed with the H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack, featuring a flying tourbillon and double hairspring on a dial made of the darkest synthetic material ever created. Quarterback Jalen Hurts, a Super Bowl MVP and Met Gala first-timer, wore a steel Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph. 🖤🏈
Finally, the unexpected standout of the evening? Senegalese-Italian influencer Khaby Lame — the most-followed TikToker — rocked a unique vest covered in multiple pocket watches, a witty twist on timekeeping fashion. 🕰️🪙🔥
