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.

 Justin Timberlake in Rolex

The new trend back toward yellow gold is getting a boost from Justin Timberlake who’s been wearing his new Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 almost everywhere this year, including in his Can’t Stop the Feeling video. The Day-Date is often called the President’s Watch and was a favorite of Lyndon Johnson. $34,850 at Gearys on Rodeo, Beverly Hills.

 Ellen DeGeneres in Patek Philippe

The comedian and the host is one of Hollywood’s biggest watch collectors, regularly seen wearing timepieces by Rolex (Submariner, vintage Daytona, Explorer II, GMT Master II, Yachtmaster), Audemars Piguet (a Royal Oak GMT from L.A.’s Westime), Omega (Speedmaster) and Panerai. She’s also a fan of Patek Philippe and recently wore two automatic references of the blue-chip Swiss maker on The Ellen Show: a classic Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A in stainless steel with silvery-white dial ($24,830 at Patek Philippe Boutique at Gearys, Beverly Hills, and at Tiffany & Co, NYC) and an Annual Calendar Chronograph in stainless steel ($51,030).

 Kevin Hart in Richard Mille

One of Hollywood’s most fanatic watch lovers, Kevin Hart is a fan of Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex and Richard Mille. He wore one of Richard Mille’s manually wound RM 035 Americas Rafael Nadal (made in a limited edition of 50) to a screening of Central Intelligence in June. Made in collaboration with the tennis great, it has a 55-hour power reserve and is made from ultra-light ceramic, carbon and titanium, clocking in at just 4.3 grams. $120,000 at Richard Mille, Beverly Hills.

 Bonnie Hammer in Cartier

Bonnie Hammer, the chairman of NBCUniversal’s Cable Entertainment Group wore a Cartier Ballon Bleu, one of the luxury maker’s most popular collections since its introduction in 2007, to The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfast last year. Kate Middleton also wears a Ballon Bleu. Cartier’s 42mm model in steel with a sapphire cabochon crown retails for $6,550 available at Cartier boutiques and at Feldmar Watch Company, Los Angeles.

 Rami Malek in Montblanc

When Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek hoisted his first Emmy award this year, he wore Montblanc’s elegant and slim 38mm Heritage Chronometrie Automatic in stainless steel featuring a silvery white dial and red gold-plated applique indexes. $2,360 at Montblanc boutiques and montblanc.com.

 Kylie Jenner in Hublot

Kylie Jenner has emerged as one of the entertainment world’s most prominent women who love watches. She’s been spotted in this 38mm Hublot Classic Fusion King Gold Pave ($27,500 at Hublot boutiques), as well as a yellow gold Rolex Day-Date with a bezel set with 42 diamonds, a vintage rolex Oyster for Cartier 1952 and a Cartier Ballon Bleu.