The 18k gold Rolex Submariner reference 116618
Kanye doesn’t wear watches much, but when he does, they tend to stand out. So, it was exciting to see Kanye out and about in New York this week, wearing not just a killer fit, but also a killer watch: an 18k gold Rolex Submariner with a blue face.
It’s difficult to tell if Kanye’s wearing the full 18k gold reference 116618 or the two-tone reference 116613, though if I had to bet, I’d peg Kanye as a solid-gold guy (after all, he used to be seen wearing a gold Day-Date Presidential regularly).
Either way, it’s an excellent choice for Mr. West. As his choice of a Cartier Crash shows, he has little regard for the watches or style choices of others — “skate on the paradigm and shift it when I feel like,” as West himself has put it. While the rest of the watch world continues to go crazy for stainless steel sports watches, especially those with blue dials, Kanye does something different. The Submariner is unmistakably a sports watch, basically setting the design standard for every other dive watch out there, but Kanye’s is also unmistakably gold. While others are scared off, Kanye runs towards the bright light. And while the other popular blue faced watches of the day — your Nautiluses and Royal Oaks — feature subtle, deep blue hues, the blue on this Rolex Submariner is almost as loud as some of Kanye more infamous rants.
In all, the watch is an excellent pop of color that stands out against the muted Yeezy tones from the rest of Kanye’s fit that he’s become known for.
Kanye decked out in gold, including his gold Rolex Submariner