Watches Worn By Top F1 Drivers

The RM 43-01 Ferrari is one of Richard Mille's most complicated pieces ever, combining a manual-wind tourbillon with a split-seconds chronograph and a power-reserve display. Limited to 150 examples and developed as part of the Ferrari technical partnership, the watch features the prancing horse at six o'clock with movement architecture inspired by Ferrari engine components. Lewis Hamilton has been photographed wearing his during his first season at Scuderia Ferrari, with current market values approximately $2.5 million.

The RM 47 is one of Richard Mille's most artisanally complex pieces, a manual-wind tourbillon with a hand-engraved, hand-painted samurai warrior dial that takes months to finish. Limited to just 75 pieces in TZP black ceramic with red gold accents, the watch was designed in tribute to the Yoroi armor of Edo-period samurai. Fernando Alonso has been photographed in the paddock wearing this piece, which sits near the top of the entire F1 grid by market value at roughly $2 million.

At just 1.75mm thick, the RM UP-01 holds the record for the thinnest mechanical watch ever produced, a co-engineering project between Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet engineers in collaboration with Ferrari. Only 150 examples were made, each featuring the prancing horse at six o'clock and a price tag that sat above $1.8M at launch. Charles Leclerc has been spotted wearing his in casual hoodies-and-jeans content, signaling that for him, a million-dollar watch is just Tuesday.

The RM 72-01 was the first in-house chronograph movement from Richard Mille, a flyback design with a 50-hour power reserve and the brand's signature tonneau case. Leclerc's white ceramic and rose gold configuration is among the harder examples to source, fetching close to $950,000 on the secondary market. The driver was photographed wearing this piece in a candid moment with his dog Leo, which somehow only made the watch more recognizable.

This is the driver's signature reference, an RM 72-01 done in white Quartz TPT with bright red Carbon TPT inserts that nod directly to Ferrari's racing livery. It was created as a personal collaboration between Leclerc and Richard Mille and remains one of the more recognizable pilot's pieces tied to a specific F1 driver. Market values typically land around $750,000, though demand from Ferrari fans and Leclerc supporters keeps that figure climbing.

The RM 74-02 is a fully automatic tourbillon, a complication usually reserved for manual-wind movements but engineered here with a platinum micro-rotor invisible from the front. The white ATZ ceramic case framed in red gold is one of Richard Mille's most refined finishes, walking the line between sport and dress. Lewis Hamilton has been photographed wearing this reference in Ferrari paddock kit, with market values around $700,000.

Lando Norris owns the same white ceramic and rose gold RM 72-01 configuration as Leclerc, a flyback chronograph powered by Richard Mille's in-house Caliber CRMC1. The piece is one of the harder ceramic chronographs to source from the brand, particularly with the rose gold combination. Norris was photographed wearing his on the podium after a McLaren win, with market values consistently around $500,000.

Norris's papaya-orange RM 67-02 is built in Carbon TPT with McLaren's signature racing color saturating the strap and dial accents. The piece weighs just 32 grams strap included, a feat made possible by skeleton-frame construction and a movement that can survive direct cockpit-level vibration. With multiple McLaren-themed RM 67-02 variants in circulation, Norris's example carries market values approximately $450,000.

The RM 67-02 "Italy" colorway pairs a Carbon TPT case with green, white, and red flange accents in tribute to the Italian Tricolore, paired with a vibrant red rubber strap. Originally created as a national-edition variant tied to Richard Mille's Italian boutiques, the watch fits Lewis Hamilton's 2025 move to Ferrari almost too perfectly. Current market values approximately $425,000.

The RM 11-03 McLaren was Richard Mille's first official collaboration with the McLaren F1 team, limited to 500 pieces and finished in carbon TPT with McLaren's signature papaya orange detailing throughout the dial and rubber strap. It is a self-winding flyback chronograph with annual calendar, originally retailing under $200,000 and now trading around $400,000 on the secondary market. Lando Norris has worn his version frequently during race weekends and McLaren media appearances.

The RM 67-02 was developed as an ultra-light automatic sports watch, weighing just 32 grams including the strap, originally designed for athletes who wanted to actually wear their Richard Mille while competing. The "Alexander Zverev" colorway combines black Carbon TPT with red and yellow accents that mirror the German flag in tribute to the tennis player. McLaren rookie sensation Oscar Piastri has been photographed wearing this reference, which trades around $325,000 on the secondary market.

The RM 011 Felipe Massa was the watch that put Richard Mille on the F1 map back in 2007, named for the Brazilian driver and produced in multiple iterations over the years. The Carbon TPT version with the red flange is among the most coveted, combining Richard Mille's signature self-winding flyback chronograph movement with one of the most lightweight cases the brand has ever produced. Carlos Sainz wears this reference often outside of race weekends, with current market values around $275,000.

The Shock Absorber XPL is one of IWC's most experimental modern releases, featuring a patented SPRIN-g PROTECT cantilever spring system that allows the movement to absorb shocks of up to 30,000 g-forces, more than any astronaut or fighter pilot will ever encounter. The piece is built in a Bulk Metallic Glass case with a Mercedes-AMG Petronas team variant that ships on a turquoise rubber strap. At $102,900 retail, this is by far the most expensive watch worn by Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and a clear signal that IWC views him as a major future investment.

The Pilot's Watch Automatic 41 is IWC's most accessible aviation piece, finished here in black ceramic with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team's signature turquoise strap. It is powered by the in-house Caliber 82100 with a Pellaton winding system and a 60-hour power reserve. George Russell wears the IW328107 frequently during off-track appearances, and at roughly $8,900 retail, it is one of the most attainable F1 driver pieces on this list for everyday collectors.

The Performance Chronograph 41 is IWC's race-engineered chronograph, built in black ceramic with a tachymeter bezel scaled to 1000m and turquoise team-color accents on the dial. It runs the in-house Caliber 69385 with column wheel control, double pawl winding, and a 46-hour power reserve. George Russell has worn this reference at multiple Mercedes media days, retailing at approximately $15,200 and offering a more aggressive racing aesthetic than the standard Pilot's Automatic.

The Carrera Chronograph in solid 18k yellow gold is a 39mm Glassbox release that channels the 1963 original Carrera, with a champagne sunray dial and contrasting black subdials. It runs the TAG Heuer Calibre Heuer 02 with an 80-hour power reserve and a column-wheel flyback chronograph. Verstappen has been featured in TAG Heuer campaign imagery wearing this reference, which retails at approximately $24,250.

This Monaco was built for Verstappen during his Red Bull Racing era, finished in black PVD with red chronograph hands and a black alligator strap. It is a custom one-off based on the classic 1969 square-case Monaco silhouette, with no retail equivalent ever offered to the public. The piece has been photographed on Verstappen's wrist at Monaco GP appearances, and similar custom Monacos at auction tend to clear well over $50,000, though no public market value exists for this specific example.

A second custom Monaco worn by Verstappen, this version is built around the skeletonized Heuer 02 movement with a translucent blue dial, exposed chronograph mechanics, and a matching blue perforated rubber strap. The watch was finished in titanium and made specifically for the driver during Red Bull's championship years. As with the black version, no public retail value or production figure exists, but Monacos with this level of customization frequently trade in the $40,000 to $80,000 range when they surface.

The Tourbillon with Three Bridges is one of the most iconic designs in horology, an open-architecture tourbillon first patented by Girard-Perregaux in 1884 and reinterpreted continuously for over a century. This modern reference is finished in pink gold with three arrow-shaped titanium bridges supporting the mainspring barrel, gear train, and tourbillon cage at six o'clock. Carlos Sainz wore his version at the Cannes Film Festival, with retail values around $180,000.