by Kyle Stults on May 14, 2010
We recap our favorite wrist shots…
Readers of this blog know that we here at First In Watches like to keep an eye on “who’s wearing what” — particularly when it is discovered by an “in the wild” spotting of a wrist shot. Come to think of it, we’ve spotted and called quite a few candid wrist shots over the past year, and so we thought we’d take a moment to reflect. Enjoy!
For starters, we spotted Bill Clinton wearing a Panerai to his meeting with North Korea’s dictator:
and then there was France’s Nicolas Sarkozy wearing a very stately Girard-Perregaux:
Moving on from world leaders, we founder ourselves wondering what YouTube founder Chad Hurley was wearing (in fact we still don’t know!):
And then there are society’s seedier characters, from which we have set our spying eyes upon everything from disgraced Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff’s forfeited watch collection:
to plea-dealing lawyer Scott Rothstein’s gaudy wrist wear:
and — yes — we’ve even been lured in to writing about “Narco Bling” aka the watches of Mexican drug lords:
Alas, our passion for the elusive wrist shot is rarely satiated. And so our relentless pursuit of precious metals housing precious movements often leads us to search the wrists of athletes — out of their uniforms and into casual mode, elite athletes are no match for our horologically trained eyes which have transformed many an innocuous photo into a story about a wrist shot.
For example, we outran Jamaican super-sprinter Usain Bolt striking to catch him in his trademark pose with a Hublot Big Bang Ceramic:
And when it comes to the hoops game, it was an easy drive down the lane for this slam dunk shot of Shaq with this Audemars Piguet:
Likewise, Kobe Bryant was quick to flash the peace sign giving us a clean steal and a clear look at his Nubeo:
Check that — Dwayne Wade has most recently been spotted wearing Hublot! Nice trade, D-Wade!
So what will Team Perpetuelle spot next? Stay tuned!
We hope you enjoyed this special edition of “Wrist Shot Rewind”!
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