Immaculate grass, strawberries and cream, and Andrew Garfield being ridiculously fit – some Wimbledon traditions are cast in iron. The middle Saturday of the tournament was Garfield’s opportunity to make his presence felt this year gq And circulation‘S Courtside Lunch with Ralph LaurenNot less. Dressed in a baby-blue suit and a double-pocket shirt of the same shade underneath, Garfield brought a light touch of Americana to the most English sporting fixture.
The color coordination continued on his wrist as well, with a tiny IWC Ingenieur that for a while looked like nothing had been seen before. The Ingenieur was designed by Gérald Genta, the man behind the Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and features all his signatures: steely, sporty look, integrated bracelet, and the use of screws as design ornaments. While this watch doesn’t have the hype and general weariness of watches like the two above, it’s still just as worth a look, and maybe a little bit better because of that IYKYK status.
And for Garfield, that distinctive checkerboard pattern on the dial was a sign of the preparation you’d expect when attending an event at preppy Wimbledon co-hosted by preppy Ralph Lauren. The Ingenieur may come with toubillons, perpetual calendars, and other such features, but at the ready you’ll usually want a simple time-and-date configuration. The 35mm size is slightly smaller than Rolex’s usual “little men” 36mm option. Small watches are cool, as you should know by now, and it’s always nice when sports watches also follow the trend.
Andrew Garfield is not only a Wimbledon regular, but also a regular watch wearer. At last year’s tournament, he matched the all-white fit with a smooth, white-dial Omega de Ville Tracer. at the screening of magic distant tree In March, he matched the film’s storybook eccentricity with a Snoopy is an astronaut in Omega Speedmaster.
Those watches were established classics, but this Engineer’s signature shade of blue dial was not available for purchase until today. However, IWC has a habit of handing out yet-to-be-released watches to celebrities – among them Ed Sheeran and Lewis Hamilton – in order to spread them out into the wild and generate a little buzz before the official press release comes out. But enough about the marketing: this is a great summer watch, with personality but not too much flash, taken for a glorious summer day. Another game for Garfield.
This story was originally published on British GQ.
