Lionel Messi is the GOAT on the football pitch and when it comes to perfect replica watches, he might be one of the beautiful game’s goatiest collectors too. In his line-up, you’ll find Rolex Yacht-Masters, Daytonas and Datejusts, and when he’s not repping the crown, he’s crushing hard on AAA UK fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watches.
Over the years, Messi has been seen wearing the high quality replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo and Chronograph watches, and most recently, we clocked a rare sighting of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked ‘Cactus Jack’ – the limited-edition Travis Scott-designed timepiece. In a photo shared to 504 million followers on his personal Instagram, Messi posed next to his wife Antonela Roccuzzo, while wearing the hard-to-get Audemars Piguet Royal Oak copy watches for men – distinctive for its brown colouring.
Scott knows a thing or two about collabs. In the studio he’s worked with Drake, Beyoncé, 21 Savage, and James Blake. And creatively he’s linked up with Dior, and Nike, too. But last year he ticked off an AP link-up from his bucket list with a run of 200 brown ceramic (a first for the brand) Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked ‘Cactus Jack’ replica watches for sale. These bad boys, nicknamed the ‘Chocolate AP,’ retailed for £155,000, and now go for double that on the secondary market. And Messi’s in good Swiss made super clone watches nerd company, too, joining Orlando Bloom, Lil Baby, Ed Sheeran, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who all managed to grab the rare release.
Messi wearing the Travis Scott Royal Oak ties into AP’s whole cultural crossover thing it’s got nailed. Scott’s luxury replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watches wasn’t the first time AP has worked with a musician on a limited-edition release. Around 2005, Audemars worked with Jay-Z on a set of 20 Royal Oak offshores to celebrate the rapper’s 10th year in music. And in 2013, it worked with LeBron James on an Offshore Chronograph.
In terms of Messi’s choice of wearing Scott’s best fake watches UK, could there be anything else to it? Maybe. Scott released an Argentina-inspired football jersey to promote his Circus Maximus tour, so he clearly gets the country’s football heritage. And in “Meltdown” Scott shouts out the footie legend with the lyric “The boy going Lionel Messi, I go Tom Brady.”
With Scott showing love for the legendary player in his lyrics and merch, Messi wearing the ‘Cactus Jack’ Royal Oak could be him returning the favour. Either way, it’s a good old fashioned case of real respecting real – which we love to see.