Game respects game. And when you have eight Ballon d’Or trophies in the locker like Lionel Messi, wearing UK perfect replica Rolex watches – creator of the most recognisable watches in the world – makes sense.
GOAT-tier footie status translates to GOAT tier kettles as Messi has been known to wear Rolex Yacht-Masters, Datejusts, Daytonas, as well as Patek and AP grails in the mix for good measure. But he doesn’t just wear legendary divers and sports watches, as we witnessed this weekend when he pulled up to Miami CF vs Philadelphia Union matching his pink kit to the recently discontinued best copy Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref 126000 watches. Guru-level flex.
Pairing your Rollie to your kit (which changes each season) is mad, but expected for a guy like Messi. A pink OP (Oyster Perpetual) is a pretty chill option for someone who signed to his latest club for $150 million. It retailed for £5,400, and you can pick one up for under £10k on the secondary market. That doesn’t detract from its grail power though; a stainless steel bracelet and case is hardy, easy-wearing, and low-key. Which leaves plenty of room to play around with colour variations. You’re getting a classic, stainless steel high quality fake Rolex watches, with a tasteful amount of freak. And even with a pink dial, it’s still not screaming for attention.
Plus, it’s steeped in Rollie lore. The Oyster Perpetual was cheap super clone Rolex watches’ debut, dropping in 1926. And it was the world’s first waterproof and windproof ticker. So in terms of collector value, it’s packing – especially when you’re sitting on a discontinued colourway.
We don’t know what kind of telepathy Messi has with the Rollie Gods, but rocking this colourful OP on its last weekend in production is a weird coincidence. At Watches and Wonders this week, UK AAA replica Rolex watches dropped three new colour dials in lavender, beige, and pistachio in 28mm, 36mm and 41mm options. Rolex likes to have a bit of fun with the OP. And since 2020, this has meant revamping it with colourful dials in the same spirit of the vibrant lacquered ‘Stella’ dials it dropped in the 1970s.
To make way for these new 2025 additions, the brand culled the ‘Candy Pink’ and crazy ‘Celebration’ dials from production (Rolex does this a lot. Back in 2019 it discontinued the much loved Oyster Perpetual 39. RIP). This means you won’t be able to get them at an authorised dealer. And given the appetite for pink top replica watches at the moment, particularly around the Tudor Black Bay Chrono Pink, and Oris ProPilot x Miss Piggy, it could lead to some price fluctuation on the secondary market. With all this considered, it makes Messi’s watch slap that bit harder.
Whether Lionel Messi had a heads up or just fancied some good old fashioned colour matching isn’t clear. But the Argentine forward’s latest flex put the ‘Candy Pink’ Swiss made fake Rolex Oyster Perpetual watches’ cold hard grail power on full blast. And we’re not mad about it.
