8 Top Watches Hollywood Loves

 James Corden in Audemars Piguet

Michelle Obama and James Corden have made Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Selfwinding the most prominent watch of the year, wearing the elegant sport watch when he takes to the wheel in Carpool Karaoke. Other fans of Audemars Piguet include Justin Bieber, Kevin Hart, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay-Z, and Denzel Washington. $17,800 at Audemars Piguet boutiques. 

James Murdoch in Ressence

21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch was spotted wearing a quite unconventional timepiece — both in appearance and mechanics — last year, Ressence’s Type 3. The upper half of the watch is filled with oil, which gives enhanced legibility to the numerals, which are on discs that are rotated via magnets located in the bottom half of the watch. Ressence has a following in Silicon Valley as well as in Hollywood — former Nest CEO Tony Fadell is a fan of the brand. $42,200, available at Jewell’s at Galpin Premier, Van Nuys, Calif.