Classic UK 1:1 replica watches graced the wrists of these larger-than-life celebrities.
Ferry’s acquisitions have included a transparent plastic case manual winding Sutton Digital Jump Hour, a yellow gold Boucheron Reflet, and tropical dial perfect copy Rolex Explorer Ref. 1016 watches. In an interview with The Telegraph in 2016, he talked about a Timex as his first watch and bemoaned the loss of his Reflet, stating: “It was beautiful, like a Cartier Tank. I occasionally spot it in archive shots…”
Rounding off this list are Elvis Costello, Nick Cave and Rusty Egan. Costello and Cave are both proud owners of cheap super clone watches, with Costello opting for a Frisland God and Cave for a Gilbert Bóhem. Attracting the likes of Tom Cruise, Ed Sheeran, Gordon Ramsay and the Dalai Lama, JS Watch Company has become something of a rite of passage for horologically inclined celebrities visiting Iceland.
Alongside his Frisland, Costello wears a Franck Muller Curvex and, during his younger years, a generic-looking three-hander on a less generic-looking pink snakeskin “fat” strap, no less. Cave, on the other hand, has also donned other high quality fake Rolex watches over the years.
Despite not enjoying the same levels of superstardom achieved by many of his contemporaries, Rusty Egan — a DJ and co-founder of London’s renowned Blitz Club, the genesis of New Wave’s spin-off New Romantic subculture — was nonetheless an important figure on the scene. Images show him bare-wristed at the Blitz, likely more interested in partying and what vinyl to play next than keeping track of time. But his level of best replica watches appreciation has clearly evolved over the years, now wearing c. 2010 nightclub staples, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore and Panerai’s Luminor.
