From SwissWatchExpo… Spotlight on: Bradley Cooper. The actor’s
IWC and Rolex collection.
Bradley Cooper is on a career high. He just made his directorial debut with “A Star
Is Born”, and delivered a stellar performance at the Oscars with Lady Gaga.
Following the awards season, he earned his first Billboard #1 with their Oscar-winning
song, “Shallow”. It’s official – Bradley Cooper is the man of the hour.
So how does he tell time? Only with Rolex and IWC watches apparently. Here are the timepieces
we’ve spotted on his wrist.
Long before he became a friend of the brand, Bradley has already been wearing IWC Watches,
specifically the Big Pilot.
The IWC Big Pilot was first unveiled in 2002. It features a commanding, perfectly round
46 mm case, and a clean, organized dial. The propeller-style hands keep the look classic.
Bradley has worn a Big Pilot on and off screen, from movie premieres and Wimbledon matches,
to the set of his 2015 film, Aloha. Bradley likes to wear it with suits to keep the look
very masculine.
Bradley also likes wearing the IWC Portuguese Chronograph - one of the most classically-designed
chronograph watches. It could be both a sport and a dress watch and looks marvelous
with a suit, as we see here on Bradley.
At the recent Oscars, Bradley wore a unique IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Single Piece, part of
the Le Petit Prince line of watches from IWC. The red-gold watch featured a midnight blue
dial.
At the back is an engraving of a quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s iconic book,
The Little Prince. Post-Oscars, the watch was auctioned online to benefit the Antoine
de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation.
While clearly an IWC fan, Bradley also owns a couple of Rolex watches – the GMT Master,
and the Yachtmaster.
In fact, Bradley is also the owner of a very special watch – a vintage Rolex GMT-Master
Rootbeer that was reportedly given to him by actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood.
Clint is known for his love of the Rolex Rootbeer, so much so that this particular reference
was nicknamed after him in watch circles. The two worked together in 2014’s American
Sniper.
And to complete his collection, we have the Rolex Yachtmaster. Bradley’s choice is a
full 18k yellow gold model. But it’s not all looks - with a 31 jewel movement and a
rotating bezel, it offers excellent precision.
Selective and focused, Bradley’s watch collection shows that he knows what he wants, and he
sticks to it.
Which watch was your favorite? Tell us in the comments section.
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