Brad Pitt is back on the big screen this week with the survival thriller Heart of the Beast, in which his main co-star is a four-legged friend named Odin.
The actor himself has three dogs, including one from a rescue centre, and during the publicity trail for the new film, attended an event for Wags & Walks in Tennessee, which promotes dog adoption.
During a brief speech Pitt urged people to adopt dogs in need, particularly focusing on older and bigger dogs. And he did it all wearing a holy grail of a Patek Philippe.
A renowned collector of rare and vintage pieces, for the event Pitt brought out a Patek Philippe Calatrava, reference 2526 that was originally released in the 1950’s and was the first self-winding model that had manufactured.
Pitt’s watch is made out of white gold with diamonds signifying four hourmarkers. It is thought that only a handful exist, making it one of the rarest pieces in Patek’s history.
In Heart of the Beast itself, Pitt can be seen wearing a vintage Rolex Submariner with an aluminium bezel insert and drilled lugs. The watch is also stamped with “Swiss Made” at the bottom of the dial meaning it was issued between 2001 and 2007.
In the film, Pitt wears his watch on a fabric strap instead of the traditional metal, which is a popular choice among military men who purchase themselves a luxury watch.
The choice in the watch is a nod to real life special forces dog handler Will Chesney, who wore a Submariner during Operation Neptune, better known as the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
The iconic actor was also recently spotted at the French Open with an exceedingly rare Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin on his wrist.
The Fight Club actor, who has maintained a home in France since around 2008, has been a longtime fan of the brand, even through his stint as an ambassador for Breitling.
Retailing for over £100,000, only 255 pieces of the watch have been manufactured and according to Vacheron Constantin’s website, they are already sold out, despite only hitting the market in the last few weeks.
It’s the first Overseas model to be crafted entirely from platinum and features a beguiling salmon coloured dial.The watch also includes Vacheron’s new Calibre 2550 and the brand’s first ever platinum micro-rotor.
In keeping with the Overseas range but still something of an anomaly in the luxury watch world, the piece comes with three interchangeable straps, made out of platinum, leather and rubber.
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