Lionel Messi is the GOAT on the football pitch and when it comes to 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 Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks . Over the years, Messi has been seen wearing the Royal Oak Jumbo and Chronograph, 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 RO – 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’ watches. 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 watch 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 n.
