The Best Watches Spotted at the Paris Olympics 2024

The Paris Olympics, which came to a close last night, has been a fantastic festival of sporting achievement and amazing storylines that have seen the world glued to their screens or attending the stadiums in person. As always, while we were rapt as the likes of Noah Lyles and Keely Hodgkinson proved their supremacy, we also had one eye on the wrists of the great and good in attendance to spot their wristwatches. So here are the epic wristwatch moments from the Paris Olympics 2024.

Athletics

Noah Lyles – Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon

In one of the fastest and closest 100m races in recent history, Noah Lyles proved himself the fastest. During the race he wore the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon featuring Apollo 8, making us wonder if he has rockets in his heels as well as on his wrist.

Keely Hodgkinson – Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra “Ultra Light”

One of the biggest success stories of the Athletics for team GB, Keely Hodgkinson ran to gold in the 800m. On her wrist was the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra “Ultra Light”, weighing just 55g.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh – Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra “Ultra Light”

If Omega’s dominance at the athletics were ever in doubt, Yaroslava Mahuchikh the high jump world record holder was also wearing the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra “Ultra Light”, evidently a popular timepiece among Omega’s sporting ambassadors.

Armand Duplantis – Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra “Ultra Light” Special Edition

While Omega debuted an Armand Duplantis special edition ahead of the games, he showed up to the Pole Vault final with a completely different watch. Winning the gold and a world record wearing a Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra “Ultra Light” Special Edition in Swedish colours.

Tennis 

Novak Djokovic – Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Ceramic

After a few years searching for a watch partnership, Novak Djokovic eventually found one in Hublot. He was wearing the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Ceramic as he celebrated his gold medal, the final major trophy that had so far eluded him in his career.

Rafael Nadal – Richard Mille RM27-05 Flying Tourbillon

While Rafa’s performance on the courts of Roland Garros didn’t quite go to plan, he was resplendent in his role in the opening ceremony. As one of the most famous Richard Mille ambassadors, he wore the RM27-05 Flying Tourbillon throughout the event,

Carlos Alcaraz Garcia – Rolex Day-Date 40

The most recent Wimbledon Champion could only achieve silver at Paris 2024, but still celebrated the achievement with a Rolex Day-Date 40 in yellow gold on the podium – he probably wishes his medal was the same colour.

Skateboarding

Sky Brown – Tag Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph

As a Tag Heuer ambassador, Sky Brown, the 16-year-old skater for Team GB, has worn her Tag Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph on several occasions now. And now it has accompanied her on her journey to back-to-back Olympic bronze medals.

Andy MacDonald –A Stealthy Street Cool Sports Watch

At 51, Andy MacDonald was the oldest competitor in the skating representing GB, a true legend of skating. Hel us identify his watch by leave a comment at the bottom of this article. It’s a street cool timepiece with a black case and white Arabic numerals in the style of a pilot’s watch. It reminds me of the Seiko 5 Sports Stealth, IWC Pilot’s Watch Top Gun or Zenith Pilot but unfortunately the colours and logos don’t match.

Tony Hawk – Waldhoff Capital Carbon Silver

Tony Hawk is well known for wearing the Waldhoff Capital Carbon Silver. He was attending the skating as a spectator to see his long time friend Andy MacDonald compete, as well as filming the introduction to the sport short video for the Paris games.

Fencing

Miles Chamley-Watson – Richard Mille RM 65-01 Automatic Split-Seconds Chronograph

While the name of American fencer Miles Chamley-Watson might not be well known in the UK, the fact that he wore a Richard Mille RM 65-01 Automatic Split-Seconds Chronograph worth approximately £300,000 while swinging a sword is frankly insane.

Golf

Tommy Fleetwood – Tag Heuer Connected

Our friend here at OT magazine stuck to his preferred timepiece, the TAG Heuer Connected Golf Edition. Its additional digital features provide useful information for his games.

Spectating

Daniel Craig – Unreleased Seamaster 300m with No-Date

Daniel Craig was seen in attendance of several events wearing an unreleased Omega Seamaster Dive 300m with a dateless design. Rumours online suggest it may have a ceramic bezel but Omega have announced detail will be released in due course.