JAY-Z was seen flaunting a one-of-a-kind Bugatti Tourbillon watch valued at $340,000 at Fanatics Fest in New York.
The rapper and mogul is the primary individual to personal the watch, which was designed by famed superstar jeweler Jacob Arabo.
Arabo boasted that Jay had the watch on his Instagram, posting a video of the rap legend sporting it together with the caption: “My expensive buddy @jayz was the primary to personal the 5 time zone watch. 25 years later, he’s the primary to personal the bugatti tourbillion.”
Arabo defined the design of the watch, which was made as a tribute to the Bugatti supercar: “The Bugatti Tourbillon is the results of months of tireless collaboration between our groups, with either side bringing its experience to the desk.
“Impressed by Bugatti’s newest hyper sports activities automobile, the Tourbillon, the watch mirrors the automobile’s iconic design parts and groundbreaking know-how. The 52 x 44 mm case, crafted to resemble the automobile’s physique, options the entrance grille, aspect radiator inlets, and enormous sapphire aspect home windows.
“Inside, the watch is powered by a V16 engine block automaton constituted of a single block of clear sapphire, a nod to Bugatti’s groundbreaking engine structure. The 30-second flying tourbillon and retrograde hours and minutes, designed to imitate the RPM counter, are feats of engineering that push the boundaries of horology.”
Earlier this yr, JAY-Z was seen sporting a Rolex watch valued at over $4 million.
Attending Fanatics founder Michael Rubin’s July 4th white occasion within the Hamptons with different A-list celebrities, Hov rocked a 6270 Rolex Daytona which is engraved with the symbol of Oman.
Solely eight of the watches have been ever made, every for the Sultan of Oman in 1988.
The watch has an 18-karat yellow gold case, a dial set with pavé diamonds, sapphire numerals and a bezel adorned with baguette diamonds.
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One of many watches was final bought at public sale in 2023 for $4.2 million.
JAY-Z additionally made his love of watches a part of his in depth enterprise portfolio after he purchased a stake within the on-line luxurious timepiece market Wristcheck earlier this yr.
The Brooklyn-bred billionaire has constructed a status for his venerable watch assortment, which along with Rolexes contains items from the likes of Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet and Hublot.
