Earlier this summer, we spotted Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. wearing some very expensive, lightweight horology on his wrist to Cleveland Browns training camp. Today, we saw that Beckham, who joined the Browns this year from the New York Giants, isn't just wearing his nearly $200,000 fake watch to practice, but also in his regular-season debut against the Tennessee Titans.
ADVERTISEMENTThe fake watch in question is the RM 11-03 McLaren, an automatic flyback chronograph launched last year during the Geneva Auto Show. Beckham's fake watch is made of Carbon TPT interwoven with Orange Quartz TPT, evoking the colors of the uniform that he now wears on the field.
Born of an association with the world of top tier auto racing, Richard Mille replica watches are, of course, known for their extremely minimal weight, and the watchmaker has made headlines over the years not just for signing major sports figures like Rafa Nadal and Bubba Watson, but also for their ability to get these players to wear their replica watches in actual professional competition. RM is not alone either, just last month, Omega came out with its own a lightweight sports watch, the Seamaster Aqua Terra Ultra Light, worn by Omega ambassadors Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy, and Tommy Fleetwood during the Omega European Masters tournament.)
As for Beckham Jr. and his uniform-matching RM 11-03, I can't think of another instance of an NFL player wearing a wristwatch in regular-season competition. Practice, and for that matter individual sports, are one thing. A contact sport like American football is quite another. Moreover, the NFL is known for having a fairly strict dress code. In case you were wondering, the RM 11-03 wasn't exactly a good luck charm in its regular-season NFL debut as the Titans beat the Browns by a score of 43-13.
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