...Patek Philippe Super-Coolness Ringo Starr Patek Philippe Aquanaut

A 3RD Beatle Wearing Patek Philippe!!!!

...Patek Philippe Super-Coolness

Ringo Starr

Patek Philippe Aquanaut

Stainless Steel: Reference 5167A

Once again, I am at a loss for words!!! They say the third time is a charm, and I can't believe it, but I found a third Beatle wearing a Patek Philippe!!!! First I found John Lennon sporting a Patek Philippe [Reference 2499], then I found Sir Paul McCartney sporting a stainless steel Patek Philippe Aquanaut [Reference 5167A].

Just a few hours ago, I posted a photo of Sir Paul McCartney on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine sporting his Patek Philippe Nautilus, and now we have Ringo Starr sporting his Patek Philippe Aquanaut. I imagine now, the quest begins to find the fourth Beatle, George Harrison, sporting a Patek Philippe!!!

I have many more images of Ringo Starr wearing his Patek Philippe, and as time permits, I will publish them in the future. If you examine closely and zoom in on this next classic image of Ring Starr with his trademark "Peace" sign, you can see he is wearing his Patek Philippe. It is fascinating to consider the two remaining Beatles, both wear the exact same Patek Philippe watch model!?!?!?!!!! What are the odds?

The Beatles

1960 to 1970

The Beatles are considered by many to be the greatest pop band that ever existed. I have a Beatles pictorial on Jake's Who Knew World that walks you through their amazing assent.

In the famous Henry Benton Beatles Pillow Fight photo, Paul, John and Ringo are attacking George. It is fascinating to consider the top three guys in this photo all have worn Patek Philippe watches. As I mentioned earlier, all I have to do now is find a photo of George Harrison wearing a Patek Philippe!!!!

Sir Paul McCartney On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone Patek Philippe Aquanaut

Sir Paul McCartney

On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone

March 2012 Cover

Patek Philippe Aquanaut

Stainless Steel: Reference 5167A

I first discovered Sir Paul McCartney wearing his Patek Philippe Aquanaut back in October of 2011 and wrote a story about it. Ironically, I had just run a story about fellow Beatle, John Lennon wearing his Patek Philippe [Reference 2499]. On the cover of the March 2012 cover we see Sir Paul McCartney sporting his Patek Philippe Aquanaut [Reference 5167A].

Nadav Kander took the photo of Paul McCartney at Abby Road Studios which appears on the cover of the March 2012 Rolling Stone.

We also see Paul McCartney wearing his Patek Philippe at the 54th Grammy Awards Show, pictured below with Bruce Springsteen.

John Lennon: Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Moonphase

...Patek Philippe Super Coolness...

John Lennon

Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Chronograph

[Reference 2499]

What a day it is today in the world of the former Beatles!!! Today, Sir Paul McCartney got married in England, and today also marks John Lennon's 71st birthday, so I thought I would publish this fascinating story.

John Lennon is pictured below, exactly 31 years ago–today–on his 40th Birthday, in New York City, and he is wearing his Patek Philippe Triple Date Moonphase. Of course, John Lennon was a very successful solo recording artist, but he is best known for being one of the original Beatles. The Beatles are arguably the greatest recording group in history.

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."–John Lennon

John Lennon is pictured above wearing his Patek Philippe wristwatch

There is a lot of fascinating detail behind this photo. The photo was taken by John's wife, Yoko Ono, on his 40th Birthday. Yoko knitted the tie around John's neck and gave it to him for his birthday. Yoko took the photo below, before she took the one above. Notice that in the photo below John is wearing the American Flag pin on his shirt and in the photo above he moved it onto his necktie.

The pin was a birthday gift from Yoko and it was made from rubies, sapphires and diamonds, and it cost $75,000 in 1980. It is likely the U.S. Flag pin came from Tiffany & Company, or Cartier, or Harry Winston in New York. It seems clear to me that in the photo above, John is showing-off his Patek Philippe with his flag pin, and perhaps he also received his Patek Philippe as a gift for his 40th birthday?

This in-and-of-itself is kind of bizarre, since John Lennon had been such a hippie, but it makes sense because in these images, taken less than 2 months before he died, he is starting to look clean-cut, contemporary and preppy. Of course, it was 1980 and men's style was moving quickly away from the funky vibe of the 1970s, and getting more clean-cut, and John Lennon was alway ahead of the style curve.

It also crosses my mind that photos above were taken in 1980. Trendy digital quartz watches had been around for a decade, and the movement toward beautiful mechanical watches really started to get underway in the early 1980s, which once again puts John Lennon ahead of the curve. For some reason, the images of John Lennon above remind me of an late 1970s or early 1980s Nagel Print.

John Lennon's Patek Philippe Moonphase in the photo above is similar to the 1971 Patek Philippe Chronograph pictured below, which is a 37.7mm pink gold Reference 2499. This beautiful Patek Philippe Reference 2499 sold at Christie's Hong Kong on May 30, 2011 for $1,205,330.

Patek Philippe Coolness: Eric Clapton Platinum Reference 5970

Chillin' at the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix

at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Patek Philippe Coolness: Eric Clapton

Customized Reference 5970 with Breguet Numerals

The mystery has been solved!!! Eric Clapton is pictured below wearing a very rare customized Patek Philippe 5970, with applied white gold numerals. Patek Philippe produced just a few 5970's for special customers, in all materials with this configuration. This is the first time I have ever seen this stunning model!!!

Eric Clapton is pictured above in Monza, Italy on September 11, 2010 while having a conversations with Red Bull Racing Motorsport consultant, Dr. Helmut Marko at the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. (Photo by Mark Thompson).

The Best Of All Worlds

So Eric Clatpon has excellent taste!!! He is rockin' and iPhone 4, with Persol sunglasses, and his Patek Philippe!!!! Nice!!!! You gotta love the Old School Patek with the New School iPhone 4, even the colors match with the silver and black...