Watch-Spotting at the Met Gala 2024

May 06, 2024

The Met Gala has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a philanthropic opportunity for New York high society back in 1948. Today, the first Monday in May is a night for celebrities and their outfits and watches of all kinds. The dress code this year is "The Garden of Time," inspired by a 1962 short story written by J.G. Ballard and it celebrates the opening of the Costume Institute's spring exhibit, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. I am watching on E! (RIP Fashion police) with my Slack a-team watch spotting squad. Bang on theme, we spotted some time-related looks, accessories, and, of course, watches. Head curator of the Costume Institute?Andrew Bolton (aka. king of Met Gala) explains this year's exhibit as a way of examining how technology can breathe new life into garments that are too old and fragile to be worn again. It's all very meta. Chris Hemsworth Wearing A Chopard Alpine Eagle Jeremy Strong Wearing An RM UP-01 Serena Williams Wearing An Audemars Piguet Sandgold Royal Oak Flying Tourbillon Openworked Ref. 26735SG.OO.1320SG.01 Michelle Yeoh Wearing A Richard Mille RM 07-01 Ben Simmons Wearing Thom Browne And Patek Philippe Aquanaut ref. 7968/300R And Thom Browne briefcase Stephen Yuen Wearing A Clash De Cartier Jeff Goldblum Wearing A Tiffany Cocktail 2-Hand Usher Wearing A Jacob & Co. Ruby Billionaire Lil Nas X Wearing Vintage Piaget From Analog Shift Brooklyn Peltz Beckham Wearing A Piaget Polo 79 Sebastian Stan In A Cartier Crash Tyla Wearing A Balmain Hourglass Colman Domingo Wearing An IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar In Rose Gold Ref. IW503702 Barry Keoghan Wearing An Omega De Ville Prestige Donald Glover In A Cartier Roadster Ref. W62026Y4 Alexander Skarsg?rd Wearing A Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Grey Chronograph Titanium 42 mm Alexandra Daddario Wearing A TAG Heuer Aquaracer Quartz 27mm Sabrina Harrison Wearing A Chrishabana Clock Dress Omar Apollo In A Cartier Crash Rauw Alejandro Wearing Jacob & Co. Ashoka Boutique Watch Taika Waititi Wearing Jacob & Co. Royal Tourbillon Damson Idris Wearing A Bulgari BB Corey Gamble Wearing A Patek Philippe Ref.5160/500G Nicholas Galitzine Wearing A TAG Heuer Carrera 60th anniversary Morgan Spector Wearing An IWC Portugieser Automatic 42 Ref. IW501701 Dwyane Wade Wearing A Cartier Santos On Strap WGSA0029 Jerry Seinfeld Wearing A Chanel J12 Edie Redmayne Wearing An Omega Aqua Terra Jon Batiste In Cartier Priv Tank Normale Michael Shannon Wearing Balenciaga And A Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 In White Gold All photos: Getty Images