Regardless of the model, the watch Smith selected was at all times going to be barely extra lowkey. Due to the silver thread within the Males in Black star’s Balmain jacket, Wind targeted primarily on items in chrome steel, white gold, and platinum (versus yellow or rose gold) The seller additionally introduced choices with black straps—and even the Polerouter might have been outfitted with one—however Smith most well-liked to maintain it on the bracelet. “I wasn’t positive which watch Will would decide,” Wind mentioned over textual content Sunday night time, “but it surely was superior to see him decide such an iconic design and nice instance!”
The precise watch Smith selected is a Common Genève Polerouter reference S 20217-5, double-stamped with the identify of its unique retailer: Joyeria Milos from Havana, Cuba. The Polerouter is likely one of the most well-known and recognizable fashions from Common Genève, which is about to relaunch subsequent yr after 35 years of dormancy. This explicit reference is likely one of the earlier Polerouter examples.
Over the previous few years, I’ve watched timepieces grow to be an more and more vital piece of a celeb’s red-carpet arsenal. What began with an invasion of sporty chrome steel items ultimately gave method to sleeves hemmed particularly for wrist pictures. Nonetheless, the presence of a classic watch from a model that hasn’t been operational in over three many years on a megastar’s wrist seems like one other degree solely. The Polerouter isn’t a watch made to impress the plenty; solely the few, the courageous, the watch freaks like myself will even care. As Tobias Fünke as soon as mentioned, there are dozens of us—however as Smith’s selection of crimson carpet exhibits, we’re rising exponentially.