What Watch Does Conor McGregor Wear? Jacob & Co., Patek and Rolex

Featured image: EMore98, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Conor McGregor does not have one signature watch. He wears an extreme high-end collection that mixes Patek Philippe, Rolex Day-Date, Audemars Piguet and showpiece Jacob & Co. pieces. His best-documented recent sighting is the Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather, which he wore to the New York premiere of Road House in March 2024.

The Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather

Forbes Australia reported that McGregor wore the Opera Godfather to the Road House premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 19, 2024. It is a deliberately theatrical watch: a three-dimensional miniature of Don Vito Corleone with a red rose in his lapel, a music function that plays the Godfather theme, and a triple-axis tourbillon under a domed crystal.

Spec	Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather
Edition	Limited to 88 pieces
Complications	Triple-axis tourbillon, musical function
Design	3D Vito Corleone miniature under a domed crystal
Approximate price	US$364,000 retail (about A$560,000)

Case size, material and water resistance were not given in the sources we checked, so we have left them out.

Conor McGregor’s watch collection

BOSSHUNTING’s June 2024 overview catalogues the collection in more detail. Prices below are the figures it gives, which mix retail and market estimates.

• Patek Philippe: Nautilus 5980/1R-001 and 5980/1AR-001 flyback chronographs, a Calatrava 5180/1R skeleton, a World Time 5231, an annual calendar chronograph 5905P (limited to 25 pieces) and a rare handcrafts Calatrava 5077 with enamel dials, which also appeared in Road House.
• Rolex: several Day-Date models (refs. 228235, 228238, 228206, 128348RBR) and a diamond-set Daytona 116588TBR, known as the “Eye of the Tiger.”
• Audemars Piguet: Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 26400SO, a 44 mm steel and black ceramic watch that has since been discontinued, pre-owned at roughly $30,000 to $50,000.
• Jacob & Co.: Epic X Tourbillon, Astronomia “Casino” and an Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette, the last listed at about US$1.45 million.
• Chopard: an L.U.C Tourbillon set with 358 baguette diamonds, listed at about US$630,000.

Another notable sighting: the Backes & Strauss Berkeley, a 37 mm rose gold octagonal watch set with more than 300 diamonds, priced at around £75,000. He shared photos of himself trying it on in early 2022. Oracle of Time did not confirm that he bought it.

McGregor’s Rolex Sky-Dweller and Day-Date watches

Rolex is the brand most associated with McGregor’s everyday wrist. Becker Time’s 2018 profile lists a heavy mix of gold and platinum Rolex pieces, though it gives no sighting dates:

Model	Reference	Material and dial
Sky-Dweller (42 mm)	326935	Everose gold, chocolate dial
Sky-Dweller (42 mm)	326138	Yellow gold, champagne dial, brown leather strap
Day-Date 40	228235	Everose gold, olive green dial
Day-Date 40	228238	Yellow gold, baguette diamond dial
Day-Date 40	228206	Platinum, ice blue dial
Daytona	116508	Yellow gold, metallic green dial
Yacht-Master II (44 mm)	116688	Yellow gold, white dial, blue Cerachrom bezel

The Sky-Dweller is Rolex’s travel watch: it combines an annual calendar with a second time zone, set through the rotating Ring Command bezel. That suits a fighter who is constantly flying between Dublin, Las Vegas and Dubai, though McGregor has never said why he favors it. The Day-Date is the “President,” the model Rolex makes only in precious metals. Prices for the gold and platinum versions vary widely with metal, stones and market, and we have not verified current figures, so we do not give one number.

Recent sightings

• Road House premiere, March 2024: Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather, as above.
• Dubai, reportedly around spring 2025: Sportskeeda reported him flexing a Jacob & Co. Astronomia Casino, which it put at about $620,000. The article gives no exact date, so treat the timing as approximate.

Why this collection matters

McGregor’s watches mirror his public persona: bold, expensive and meant to be noticed. The Day-Date with its gold case is a classic status watch, while the Jacob & Co. pieces are closer to wearable sculptures. The Patek Philippe pieces are the ones watch collectors take most seriously, since several are limited or discontinued.

Get the look for less

You do not need a six-figure budget to get the gold-and-green Day-Date feel.

• Gold-tone dress watches from Seiko Presage or similar: Best for a polished, dressier look for a few hundred dollars. Con: not a true gold watch. We have not tied this to a specific model.
• For a Sky-Dweller feel on a budget: any automatic GMT watch gives you a second time zone; see the GMT alternatives in our Ellen DeGeneres article.
• Steel octagonal sport watches: for the Royal Oak Offshore look, a Casio G-Shock GA-2100 runs about $100 to $130.

Read our homage watch guide for more affordable options, and see what Stephen Curry wears or Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Audemars Piguet watches for other athlete and action-star collections.

McGregor’s 2017 opponent is an even bigger Jacob & Co. client: read what watch Floyd Mayweather wears, and see Cristiano Ronaldo’s watch collection for another athlete who wears the brand.

FAQ

What watch did Conor McGregor wear to the Road House premiere?

The Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather, according to Forbes Australia, at the New York premiere on March 19, 2024.

Does Conor McGregor wear Rolex?

Yes. His reported collection includes multiple Rolex Day-Date models and a diamond-set Cosmograph Daytona.

How much is Conor McGregor’s watch collection worth?

No official figure exists. Individual pieces range from tens of thousands of dollars up to over a million, so any total is an estimate.

Does Conor McGregor wear Patek Philippe?

Yes. Reports list several, including Nautilus chronographs, a Calatrava and an annual calendar chronograph in platinum.

Sources

• Forbes Australia: Conor McGregor spotted wearing a Jacob & Co. at the Road House premiere
• BOSSHUNTING: Conor McGregor’s watch collection
• Becker Time: Conor McGregor is a heavyweight Rolex collector
• Sportskeeda: McGregor flexes a Jacob & Co. watch in Dubai
• Oracle of Time: Conor McGregor spotted wearing a Backes & Strauss Berkeley