Jacob Elordi’s Watch Collection Is Full of Classic Movie Star Grails (2024)

Jacob Elordi is everywhere. He closed out 2023 with a one-two punch of Saltburn and Priscilla, which built on his Euphoria hype and turned the 26-year-old Aussie into a serious A-list star. While the internet throws up memes about the likeness of his style to Princess Diana, we see classic Hollywood leading man in him—James Dean, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen vibes—and one surefire way of cementing yourself among the Hollywood elite is by scoring highly on the horological scale.

True to form, Jacob Elordi is rarely seen out and about without a killer watch on. Here are his best wrist fits.

Cartier Tank Normale

Cartier's recently reissued Tank Normale is boxy, chic, and pretty much goes with anything and everything. Elordi wore one to the Venice Film Festival for Sofia Coppola's Priscilla premiere. We were particularly pleased to clock this archive piece—reissued from its former 1917 self—on the wrist of this Hollywood hotshot. No stranger to the slender frame of the OG Tank, this quadrilateral paradigm of perfection comes in 18-karat yellow gold.

TAG Heuer Monaco

Elordi is known to be inspired by cinematic gods like Marlon Brando and Steve McQueen, so it was perhaps unsurprising when he sported a TAG Heuer Monaco on his Oscars debut—the same watch McQueen made famous in the classic hit Le Mans. It's a modern take on the original 1969 design, famed for its boldness as the world's first square and waterproof chronograph.

Cartier Tank Must

There’s more to Elordi’s collection than TAG Heuer, though. On The Today Show, Elordi sported a killer Cartier Tank Must. Arguably the ultimate investment for any watch collection, Elordi showcased his dominance as an underrated fashion icon with an unexpected diamond bezel, set with 42 brilliant-cut beauties, totaling 0.48 carats. Because Elvis also liked to flash a rock or too.

TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Glassbox

When Ryan Gosling took to London to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the TAG Heuer Carrera last year, Elordi (then an ambassador for the brand) picked the commemorative TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Blue for his wrist. Timeless, sleek, and emphatic, there's an onus on legibility and functionality. Elordi proves that sports watches don’t need to be worn for athletic occasions—a blue blazer with white edging will compliment the Carrera just fine.

TAG Heuer Monaco Dark Lord

If Euphoria taught us anything about Elordi, it's that he can play a villain very convincingly. He leaned into his Nate Jacobs demonic side with the TAG Heuer Monaco “Dark Lord” (a 2022 reissue of a ‘70s mish*t). Compared to Heuer’s flagship Carrera, the Monaco model was unpopular, so the brand tried to make it more interesting for consumers by going against the grain and creating a black treatment. This stab in the dark wasn’t met with much success back then, but folks are lapping it up now.

Rolex Bubbleback

Perhaps the most striking piece to ever grace Elordi's wrist is this yellow gold Rolex Bubbleback 6084 from the ’50s, which he wore as Felix Catton throughout Saltburn. A hallmark of the ’30s—the name comes from the large screw-down casebacks—it was the precursor to the Explorer and the Oyster. It's unclear whether Elordi actually got to keep this grail-level prop, but it certainly fits with his classic slouchy style.

TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300

Elordi is more than Kenough in the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300—a watch that perfectly exemplifies a watch industry embracing change. A pink dial, diamond hour markers, and 36mm in size? That’s a “women’s watch” by industry standards, but like many stylish collectors before him, Elordi rejects that notion outright. And when the watch in question is as good as this bold diver, complete with a wave motif across the dial, who can blame him?

This story originally appeared on British GQ with the title 'Jacob Elordi's watch collection ranges from grail-worthy to accessible'