The Very Best Watches From the Australian Open, Including Epic Rolexes and Mini Audemars Piguets
WatchesHighlights include a few shiny Rolexes, a JLC Reverso, and lots of skeletonized pieces…By Oren HartovJanuary 27, 2025Photographs: Getty Images, Rolex; Collage: Gabe ConteSave this storySaveSave this storySaveThe Australian Open just wrapped in Melbourne and the only thing better than the tennis was the watches. It may be a whole new generation of names making it to the end of these tourneys but we’re still seeing familiar watch faces alongside the trophies. Jannik Sinner’s Rolex Daytona is becoming a familiar sight, so is Coco Gauff’s out-of-production Oyster Perpetual from the Crown. Elsewhere, new brands like Jacob & Co. and Jaeger LeCoultre made appearances at Melbourne Park. Now that the Open is over, we’re examining some of our favorite watches from the past few weeks.Jannik Sinner’s Rolex Cosmograph DaytonaClive Brunskill/Getty ImagesClinching his second back-to-back Australian Open win after defeating Alexander Zverev in straight sets, young Italian Jannik Sinner raised the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup with a gleaming Everose Daytona on an Oysterflex bracelet on his wrist. Measuring 40 mm, it features a triple-register chronograph powered by the brand’s cal. 4131 automatic movement.Alexander Zverev’s Jacob & Co. Epic X Skeleton RedAndy Cheung/Getty ImagesWhile he may have lost to Sinner in the men’s singles final, that doesn’t mean that Germany’s Alexander Zverev didn’t bring the horological heat. Strapped to his left wrist was the Jacob & Co. Epic X Skeleton Red, a hand-wound, 44-mm titanium-cased sports watch with a skeletonized movement on a rubber strap.Coco Gauff’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual ‘Grape’Robert Prange/Getty ImagesRolex Testimonee Coco Gauff’s watch game is still strong. Speaking to the media following her defeat of Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, she wore her Oyster Perpetual with ‘Grape’ dial, a modern version of the water-resistant, automatic watch Rolex has been making for decades. (Unfortunately, it’s no longer part of the current catalog.)Alex de Minaur’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute ChronographDaniel Pockett/Getty ImagesAussie player Alex de Minaur may be just 25, but he’s already got excellent taste in dress watches. He showed up to the Kids Tennis Day 'Arena Show Spectacular' with a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph on his wrist. The model makes for an excellent choice for a sporting event because the flippable case, originally made with a hard shell on one side, was designed for polo players.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s Patek Philippe AquanautRobert Prange/Getty ImagesRussian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova spoke to the media after her defeat of Croatian player Donna Vekic while wearing quite the sports watch. On her wrist was a Patek Philippe Aquanaut ref. 5067A-024 with an embossed white dial, a diamond-set bezel, and a white rubber strap. Having debuted in 1997, the Aquanaut has since become a luxury sports watch staple. This is another point in Pavlyuchenkova’s favor. She plays on the court in an equally bedazzled variation of F.P. Journe’s Elegante.Jelena Djokovic’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin OpenworkedMARTIN KEEP/Getty ImagesIt would seem that Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena rivals her superstar husband’s taste in watches. Cheering on her hubby during the men’s single’s quarterfinal against Carlos Alcaraz, she rocked an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Openworked. Measuring 39 mm in 18K yellow gold, its automatic movement components are visible via the dial.Aryna Sabalenka’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini(s)James D. Morgan/Getty ImagesBelarussian player Aryna Sabalenka wore not one but two Royal Oak Mini watches in a stack last week. Available in yellow, rose, and white gold versions, she sprang for the latter two. (Each is 23 mm in diameter and features an extra-cool “frosted” finish, plus an integrated bracelet in matching metal and a hardy A.P. Calibre 2730 quartz movement.)Novak Djokovic’s Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Ceramic BlueWhile Djokovic has a watch he co-designed with Hublot in heavy rotation, he seems to have strapped on the slightly older Big Bang Meca-10 Ceramic Blue to wear during his press conference following his loss to Sinner. (Djokovic retired from the Open due to a leg injury—but that doesn’t mean we’re any less excited about his upcoming second collab watch with Hublot.)
The Australian Open just wrapped in Melbourne and the only thing better than the tennis was the watches. It may be a whole new generation of names making it to the end of these tourneys but we’re still seeing familiar watch faces alongside the trophies. Jannik Sinner’s Rolex Daytona is becoming a familiar sight, so is Coco Gauff’s out-of-production Oyster Perpetual from the Crown. Elsewhere, new brands like Jacob & Co. and Jaeger LeCoultre made appearances at Melbourne Park. Now that the Open is over, we’re examining some of our favorite watches from the past few weeks.
Jannik Sinner’s Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
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Clinching his second back-to-back Australian Open win after defeating Alexander Zverev in straight sets, young Italian Jannik Sinner raised the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup with a gleaming Everose Daytona on an Oysterflex bracelet on his wrist. Measuring 40 mm, it features a triple-register chronograph powered by the brand’s cal. 4131 automatic movement.
Alexander Zverev’s Jacob & Co. Epic X Skeleton Red
While he may have lost to Sinner in the men’s singles final, that doesn’t mean that Germany’s Alexander Zverev didn’t bring the horological heat. Strapped to his left wrist was the Jacob & Co. Epic X Skeleton Red, a hand-wound, 44-mm titanium-cased sports watch with a skeletonized movement on a rubber strap.
Coco Gauff’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual ‘Grape’
Rolex Testimonee Coco Gauff’s watch game is still strong. Speaking to the media following her defeat of Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, she wore her Oyster Perpetual with ‘Grape’ dial, a modern version of the water-resistant, automatic watch Rolex has been making for decades. (Unfortunately, it’s no longer part of the current catalog.)
Alex de Minaur’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph
Aussie player Alex de Minaur may be just 25, but he’s already got excellent taste in dress watches. He showed up to the Kids Tennis Day 'Arena Show Spectacular' with a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph on his wrist. The model makes for an excellent choice for a sporting event because the flippable case, originally made with a hard shell on one side, was designed for polo players.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s Patek Philippe Aquanaut
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Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova spoke to the media after her defeat of Croatian player Donna Vekic while wearing quite the sports watch. On her wrist was a Patek Philippe Aquanaut ref. 5067A-024 with an embossed white dial, a diamond-set bezel, and a white rubber strap. Having debuted in 1997, the Aquanaut has since become a luxury sports watch staple. This is another point in Pavlyuchenkova’s favor. She plays on the court in an equally bedazzled variation of F.P. Journe’s Elegante.
Jelena Djokovic’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Openworked
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It would seem that Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena rivals her superstar husband’s taste in watches. Cheering on her hubby during the men’s single’s quarterfinal against Carlos Alcaraz, she rocked an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Openworked. Measuring 39 mm in 18K yellow gold, its automatic movement components are visible via the dial.
Aryna Sabalenka’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini(s)
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Belarussian player Aryna Sabalenka wore not one but two Royal Oak Mini watches in a stack last week. Available in yellow, rose, and white gold versions, she sprang for the latter two. (Each is 23 mm in diameter and features an extra-cool “frosted” finish, plus an integrated bracelet in matching metal and a hardy A.P. Calibre 2730 quartz movement.)
Novak Djokovic’s Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Ceramic Blue
While Djokovic has a watch he co-designed with Hublot in heavy rotation, he seems to have strapped on the slightly older Big Bang Meca-10 Ceramic Blue to wear during his press conference following his loss to Sinner. (Djokovic retired from the Open due to a leg injury—but that doesn’t mean we’re any less excited about his upcoming second collab watch with Hublot.)
