Chace Crawford Watch Collection - Every Watch He's Been Spotted Wearing
Chace Crawford currently has 1 watches in his collection. Check them in our database.
Introduction to Chace Crawford
Chace Crawford is an American actor best known for playing Nate Archibald in the long-running CW drama Gossip Girl, a role that ran from 2007 to 2012 and made him one of the defining faces of late-2000s prestige teen television. Since then he has broadened his range considerably, landing the role of The Deep in Amazon Prime's satirical superhero series The Boys, where his comedic performance has drawn consistent critical praise across multiple seasons. Born in Lubbock, Texas in 1985, Crawford has maintained a steady presence in both television and film, building a career that goes well beyond the preppy Manhattan character that first brought him mainstream attention.
When it comes to watches, Crawford keeps things focused rather than scattered across dozens of brands. The Chace Crawford watch collection, as captured in our sightings database, centers on at least one serious piece of German-influenced horology — specifically the IWC Big Pilot, reference IW500401. This is the steel-cased core variant that anchored the Big Pilot lineup for over a decade before IWC rolled out the updated 2019 generation. The watch is hard to miss: a large cushion-style case, prominent onion crown, wide leather strap, and a matte black dial built around aviation instrument logic rather than decorative flourish. Crawford has been spotted with it on set or between takes, suggesting it is a genuine daily-wear choice rather than a red-carpet prop.
The IW500401 runs on IWC's caliber 51111, an in-house movement derived from the respected 5000-series base architecture, offering a seven-day power reserve — a specification that puts it well above standard mechanical movements in terms of practical engineering. That Crawford gravitates toward a watch with substantive movement credentials rather than pure brand recognition says something coherent about his taste: understated, technically grounded, and clearly not chosen for logo visibility alone.
Chace Crawford Spotted Wearing IWC Big Pilot Steel with Black Dial
Inserted 22/05/2023
The IWC Big Pilot traces its DNA directly to a 1940s Luftwaffe observer's watch, making it one of the most historically grounded pilot references in haute horlogerie. At 46mm, its oversized crown-protected case and cathedral hands are instantly recognizable. Chace Crawford, best known as Nate Archibald in Gossip Girl, wears the watch on a leather NATO-style strap, suggesting a deliberate, understated approach to a statement piece — pragmatic elegance that mirrors the watch's own aviation utility roots.
