The Best Watches at the 2024 Oscars

The Oscars are the pinnacle of the entire awards season. The most important trophy, best afterparties, and the flashiest outfits. The same high standards for the fashion apply to what’s on the wrist,l: “The Oscars are the time [celebs] want to wear their best watches,” an anonymous publicist for a watch brand told me earlier this week.

The results on Sunday’s red carpet live up to the hype. Attendees like Roger Federer, Ke Huy Quan, and Bradley Cooper all showed up with some of the biggest and most hyped watch releases of last year. Here are all the best watches from the 2024 Oscars red carpet.

Roger Federer’s Rolex Daytona ‘Le Mans’

The biggest release of 2023 is this version of the Daytona released for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. The watch’s subdials take inspiration from the beloved “Paul Newman” variation and the a red ‘100’ on the bezel’s tachymeter. We can always count on Federer to show off the best of the best from Rolex.

Ryan Gosling’s Tag Heuer Carrera Plasma

Gosling is a Tag Heuer ambassador but wearing this watch still feels like ordering off the menu. This is the brand-new Plasma, just announced at the end of January, which features diamonds grown just for this watch. This watch is the perfect capper for Gosling’s run supporting Barbie during this award season. Naturally, the watch features a pink diamond on the dial and as the crown.

Robert Downey Jr.’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph

RDJ’s watch collection mirrors his career arc. What was once bombastic and flashy has mellowed into something classic and shiny. Also, a lot more gold: this version of Reverso is made out of pink gold, a nice compliment to what will surely be Downey’s statuette for best supporting actor.

Bradley Cooper’s Louis Vuitton Tambour

It’s good to be a Louis Vuitton man: Cooper wore a custom LV suit with a rose-gold version of the brand’s revamped and Ozempic-taking Tambour.

Matthew McConaughey’s Jacob & Co. Jean Bugatti

A watch designed to mimic the dashboard of a Bugatti? Only a Jacob & Co.

Dwayne Wade’s Cartier Tank Must

Wearing a Tank on the red carpet is like bringing nice wine to a dinner party—a decision that can never steer you wrong. Wade’s Tank is part of the Must line, a more affordable version of the luxury watch.

Simu Liu’s Jacob & Co The World Is Yours Dual Time Zone

Liu’s wrist has the range. He bounces between understated IWC pieces but looks just as comfy with these outrageous Jacob & Co. pieces. This piece’s lacquered blue dial and rose-gold continents belies its more humble inspiration: one of brand founder Jacob Arabo’s first watches he received at 13.

Ke Huy Quan’s Santos-Dumont Micro-Rotor

A 2023 Cartier release with a small plane at 9 o’clock that helps power the whole watch.

Glen Powell’s Tag Heuer Monaco

As Powell ascends to the A-list, he needs a watch to match. The Monaco, with its distinctive square shape made famous by Steve McQueen in Le Mans, is a superstar in its own right.