Cai Xukun Watch Collection - Every Watch He's Been Spotted Wearing
Cai Xukun currently has 2 watches in his collection. Check them in our database.
Introduction to Cai Xukun
Cai Xukun, known professionally as KUN, is one of China's most prominent solo artists of his generation. He rose to national recognition after finishing as the top-ranked contestant on the 2018 reality competition series Idol Producer, a result driven in large part by an unprecedented fan mobilisation that made him a cultural flashpoint before he had released a single album. Since then he has built a substantial discography, headlined arena tours, and expanded into fashion and brand partnerships that position him at the intersection of music, youth culture, and luxury retail in mainland China. His profile is unusual in that it carries genuine commercial weight across multiple industries simultaneously.
The Cai Xukun watch collection, as spotted to date, centres on TAG Heuer — a relationship that goes beyond casual endorsement. KUN was formally appointed a TAG Heuer brand ambassador, and the pairing has produced documented sightings of him wearing the 39mm Carrera Chronograph CBN2A1A.FC6537. That particular reference is finished with a dark dial and a black leather strap, and the case diameter traces directly back to Jack Heuer's original 1963 brief for a compact, legible sports chronograph. At 39mm it sits closer to vintage proportions than most modern chronographs, which makes it a deliberate choice rather than a default one. Monochrome campaign imagery produced around the partnership frames the watch's overall aesthetic with some precision.
What the collection reflects, at least from the two references currently in our database, is an alignment with a single brand's heritage narrative rather than broad collecting across multiple houses. For a singer of KUN's commercial reach, that focus is notable. TAG Heuer's use of him was clearly aimed at reinforcing the Carrera's credentials among younger Asian audiences, and the sightings suggest he wears the watches in context rather than simply for campaign shoots.
Cai Xukun Spotted Wearing TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 'Panda' in Stainless Steel
Inserted 04/05/2023
The revived 39mm Carrera marks TAG Heuer's return to the model's original proportions — the 1963 Jack Heuer-commissioned case size that defined the line before dial inflation took hold. This iteration pairs a matte black main dial with contrasting silver-white registers, the classic 'Panda' configuration beloved by purists. Powering it is the in-house Heuer 02 column-wheel chronograph movement. Chinese singer and multi-hyphenate entertainer Cai Xukun, a TAG Heuer brand ambassador, was photographed wearing the piece in what appears to be a campaign or editorial setting.
Cai Xukun Spotted Wearing TAG Heuer Carrera Plasma Diamant d'Avant-Garde Chronograph Tourbillon
Inserted 03/05/2023
The crown of the TAG Heuer Carrera Plasma Diamant d'Avant-Garde Chronograph Tourbillon is a single 2.5-carat lab-grown diamond — arguably the most audacious crown placement in modern Swiss watchmaking. Unveiled at Watches and Wonders, this $546,000 piece stands as the most expensive TAG Heuer ever produced, marrying a polycrystalline diamond dial with a tourbillon and chronograph complication inside a lab-grown diamond-studded aluminium case and bracelet. Chinese singer and style icon Cai Xukun wore it as a statement of avant-garde luxury.
