Conor McGregor's new Patek Philippe with an Irish twist is the green-dialled platinum PP of dreams
Irish-born mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor is known for his time spent in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the featherweight and lightweight champion. He also fought boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, which drew 4.3 million pay per viewers, the second most in history. During these uncertain times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone is practising social distancing and isolation, which means no events, and unfortunately for me, no photographs of attendees. But McGregor provided us with a new watch unboxing today. We know McGregor is a watch guy, having in the past worn numerous pieces from Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe and Rolex, in various guises from blinged-out models to more restrained pieces in precious metals. McGregor on his Instragram account this morning showed his newest acquisition from Patek Philippe. He unboxed a new Patek Philippe Ref 5905 Annual Calendar Chronograph in platinum and matching cufflinks. His new watch has an Irish twist. He explains in his post that the watch is a limited edition of 25 pieces made for Irish jeweller Weir & Sons and that he got number 12. Weir & Sons was established in 1869 and last year celebrated their 150th Anniversary. They are an…
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In the end, watch fairs can sometimes be remembered for the sleeper hits. Sure, ‘fairs’ aren’t currently really a thing, but the global chaos didn’t stop Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) from rallying and creating a fully digital version of Watches & Wonders. Which we promptly translated into a TV show, because we wanted to give you the option to watch fair and chill, if trawling a website sounded too much like work. The best thing about this, was when the FHH then linked to our show from their fully digital version. The circle was complete. We digress. The bottom line was that a plethora of brand shiny new releases, even in digital form, was like finding H20 in the middle of the Mojave. And while many were fawning over JLC and IWC’s new releases (that Portugieser 42 QP … oof), there was one watch unveiled that instantly spoke to us as the under-the-radar star of the show. Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic Day-Date and Moon-Phase Automatic in steel – the sleeper hit of W&W 2020. Baume & Mercier’s standard three-hander Clifton Baumatic is already a deeply admirable watch, especially for…
