Lionel Messi has done another madness. Hours after Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland officially got the World Cup party started in the US of A with a couple of braces, the Argentinian Messiah announced to the world that – a week shy of his 39th birthday – he’s still got it. A hat-trick against Algeria meant Argentina kicked off their defence of the World Cup in glorious fashion, a win made all the sweeter now Messi is an adopted American after four seasons playing in the MLS for Inter Miami CF.
Of course, the memes were immediately immaculate, and their virality only improved 24 hours later when Cristiano Ronaldo was made to look like an average 41-year-old by DR Congo in a 1-1 stalemate.
So, after the first round of group games, it is Messi who sits atop of the race for the Golden Boot, one goal away from becoming the highest goalscorer in World Cup history too. Off the pitch too, the magician has also caught our eye because somehow he’s managed to get hold of a trio of killer top Rolex replica watches, all special in their own right.
Given the level of attention Messi gets on the daily, it’s no surprise that he clearly tries to have fun with the finer things in life he has control over. His wrist space is one of those things. For a 5 ft 7-short man whose name comes up when you google ‘growth hormone deficiency’, will it surprise you when I say Messi likes his Swiss copy Rolex watches diminutive? Thought not. Small and special, just like him.
Of the three replica watches UK we’re spotted him wearing at the World Cup so far, fittingly the first is Rolex’s big headline act of 2026; the colourful steel-cased Oyster Perpetual 36. Reading between the lines, this is Messi telling us that he’s here to have a good time and express himself like never before, which is kind of what The Crown has done with that explosive, really quite extra motif. They are best clone Rolex watches not many people can pull off; three months after launching, we are yet to see any of the big Rolex dogs (Leo, The Fed or Carlos Alcaraz) flex one. In fact, to our knowledge, the only other celebrity to wear one is Messi’s successor, Lamine Yamal.
The watch Messi wore when first rocking up to Argentina’s base was a nice nod to his homeland; the brand new turquoise stone-dialled, white gold off catalogue Day-Day 36mm. Nicknamed the President, ‘off catalogue’ means it’s pretty rare and difficult to get hold of (it won’t appear on AAA fake Rolex’s website or in store) so Messi’s AD must have some decent ins. The baguette-cut blue sapphire hour markers are a lot less extra than previous off catalogue iterations so as you can see on Messi’s wrist, it’s pretty wearable.
And to complete his hat-trick of killer Rolexes, he rocked another new release that was unveiled at Watches and Wonders when he arrived for the Algeria tie in Kansas City. The colourway – gold case and pistachio green dial – mirrors that of the Jules Rimet trophy, but the replica Rolex watches for sale are more special than meets the eye. The gold is a new gold. Yep, 1:1 Rolex fake watches have made a new type of gold, called Jubilee gold; and the dial is actually light green aventurine, making it another natural stone-dial for Messi. This one was 40mm though; the bigger propositions, the larger the World Cup intentions.
Early days in the tournament but it’s hard to see anyone challenging Lionel Messi – at least when it comes to the overall watch games at play. Mbappé has already dropped some Hublot bombs and Haaland’s killer Breitlings are quite a vibe but both are brand ambassadors, so the win is there for the taking.
