Best watches at the Met Gala 2023

We round up some of the best watches from the Met Gala 2023, spanning Michelle Yeoh's bejewelled Richard Mille to Rami Malek's monochrome Tank Louis and Eddie Redmayne's Omega Aqua Terra

By Joshua Hendren

The A-list pulled out all of the stops for this year’s Met Gala, which was a glittering ode to fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld. In celebration of the annual event, luxury watchmakers ensured no ensemble was complete without a sparkling timepiece. For the 2023 gala, Rami Malek, Michelle Yeoh and Jack Harlow were among the celebrities with an eye-catching ticker strapped to their wrist.

Read on to discover our picks of some of the best watches of the night.

Kodi Smit-McPhee wears a Cartier Santos de Cartier (Large model) Ref. WSSA0018

Kodi Smit-McPhee (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

Eddie Redmayne wears an Omega Aqua Terra

Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Simu Liu wears a Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ref. 4500e

Michelle Yeoh wears a Richard Mille platinum with baguette-cut diamonds RM 07-01

Michelle Yeoh (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Taika Waititi wears a Cartier Santos Dumont Ref. WSSA0022

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Bella Ramsey wears a Hublot Big Bang Steel White Diamonds Ref. 361.SE.2010.RW.1104

Bella Ramsey (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Nicole Kidman wears an Omega museum piece

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Nick Jonas wears an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 26315ST.OO.1256ST.02

Nick Jonas (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Jackson Wang wears a Cartier Tank Cintrée Skeleton Ref. WHTA0009

Jackson Wang (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Stormzy wears a Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/110P-001

Stormzy (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Jack Harlow wears a Rolex GMT (Batman) Ref. 126710BLNR-0003

Jack Harlow (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Jeremy Strong wears a Richard Mille RM 07-04

Emma Wall and Jeremy Strong (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Rami Malek wears a Cartier Tank Louis Cartier Ref. WGTA0091

Rami Malek (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Kim Jones wears a Rolex “Cosmograph” Ref. 6238

Kate Moss, Lila Grace Moss, Eva Chen, and Kim Jones (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Roger Federer wears a white gold Rolex 1908

Roger Federer (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Pusha T wears a Rolex Day-Date 40mm Ref. 228349RBR

Pusha T (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Anitta wears a Roger Dubuis Velvet Platinum 38MM

Anitta (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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