While his career may have begun in music, Kanye West’ has grown to become something of a
fashion icon as well. Because of this, Kanye’s net worth has ballooned to an estimated $1.8 billion
USD in 2022. And although Kanye’s fashion empire may not extend to watches, he has shown that
he appreciates fine wristwear. Indeed, Kanye referenced his love for watches in the his 2004 hit “All
Falls Down”. In the song he raps “that’s why you always see me with at least one of my watches /
Rollies and Pashas done drove me crazy”. He also references Jacob Arabo of Jacob & Co. fame later
in the song stating “I went to Jacob with twenty-five thou before I had a house and I’d do it again”.
Clearly Kanye has had an affinity for watches for a long time and his collection does not disappoint.
While a large portion of his collection is made up of Rolexes (whose isn’t?), he has a bunch of other
high-end brands including Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin and Richard
Mille.
Ye’s been rapping about Rolex from the early days, so it makes sense that he has a fairly robust Rolex collection. Kanye clearly has a thing for gold watches, and gold Rolexes in particular. Almost all of the watches I have spotted him in are gold. One such piece Kanye has been seen wearing is a gold Rolex Submariner with blue dial. Kanye appears to be wearing the older variation, the Ref. 116618, as opposed to the newer Ref. 126618. You can pick up this gold Submariner on the secondary market for around $48,000 USD.
In addition to the the gold Submariner, Kanye West also owns one of the more, shall I say obscure, Rolexes. The Rolex Yacht-Master II is atypical for a Rolex, mostly because it comes in at a fairly large 44mm. The Yacht-Master II runs on a Rolex Calibre 4161 movement which allows the wearer to use the “chronograph” to countdown laps in 10 minute increments (hey, it may come in handy at that next regatta you plan on racing in…). You can read more about how the watch functions in our review. While I doubt Ye is using the complications, and I probably wouldn’t either, the Yacht-Master II is a lot of watch for someone that wants a Rolex with real presence on the wrist. The gold Rolex Yacht-Master II Ref. 116688 currently retails for $43,550 USD but sells on the secondary market for around $50,000 USD.
West also has been spotted wearing a couple variations of the iconic Rolex Daytona, obviously in gold. He was spotted with his ex, Kim Kardashian, wearing a everose (rose gold) Rolex Daytona Ref. 116515. While the watch pictured is on a rubber strap, Kanye appears to have his on a gator strap. Kanye’s Daytona Ref. 116515 currently is for sale on the grey market for around $67,000 USD.