Dave's Impressive Collection: The World's Most Coveted Watch Brands
Dave currently has 17 watches in his collection. Check them in our database.
Introduction to Dave
Dave is a man of impeccable taste and high standards. He is a watch collector who has spent years acquiring some of the most coveted, exclusive and luxurious watches in the market. Dave's collection features some of the most iconic models, such as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the Richard Mille RM 011, the Rolex Daytona, and the Vacheron Constantin Overseas. Each watch in Dave's collection has been chosen for its unique design, history, and craftsmanship. The watches are not only a reflection of Dave's style but also of his passion for horology. Dave's extensive collection showcases the excellence of these abundant luxury brands, and highlights the beauty of precious pieces, both from the past and modern era.
Dave Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 'Rainbow' Openworked 15468BC in 18k Frosted White Gold
Inserted 03/05/2023
The 15468BC holds a quiet milestone in Royal Oak history: when it debuted in 2019, it became the first Royal Oak Openworked ever to carry a rainbow bezel — 32 baguette-cut stones spanning rubies, emeralds, and sapphires across 12 colour variations, set in 18k frosted white gold finished with Carolina Bucci's signature hammered texture. UK rapper Dave wore the piece prominently in the visual for his single 'Starlight,' pairing one of horology's most technically demanding skeletonised movements with a video aesthetic built on light, colour, and precision.
Dave Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Reference 15500ST in Stainless Steel with Blue Dial
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15500ST replaced the long-running 15400ST in 2019, introducing a thinner calibre 4302 movement with a 60-hour power reserve and a redesigned dial with sharper, more defined tapisserie petit squares — details that matter deeply to collectors. The blue dial variant remains one of the most coveted configurations of the modern Royal Oak lineup. UK rapper and actor Dave, known for his Mercury Prize-winning album 'Psychodrama' and his role in Top Boy, was recently spotted wearing exactly this reference.
Dave Spotted Wearing Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ref. 4500V/110A-B483 at Wakanda Forever London Premiere
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas ref. 4500V/110A-B483 is one of the few luxury sport watches in its class to include three interchangeable straps straight from the manufacturer — rubber, leather, and bracelet — each with its own dedicated folding clasp. That level of out-of-box versatility is genuinely rare at this tier. British rapper Dave, known for his Mercury Prize-winning album 'Psychodrama', wore the piece to the London premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, signalling a considered, understated taste for Geneva's oldest manufacture.
Dave Spotted Wearing 18K White Gold Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 is one of the few serious dress watches built around a dial rotated 45 degrees — a design born from the original 1921 model created for American drivers who preferred to read the time without lifting their hands from the steering wheel. The ref. 82035/000G-B735 renders that century-old eccentricity in 18K white gold, housing an in-house manual-wind movement. UK rapper Dave, known for his Mercury Prize-winning debut and meticulous aesthetic sensibility, was spotted wearing exactly this piece.
Dave Spotted Wearing 18K Rose Gold Richard Mille RM 65-01 Automatic Split-Seconds Chronograph
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Richard Mille RM 65-01 is one of the most mechanically complex pieces in the brand's catalogue, housing a split-seconds chronograph movement — a complication so technically demanding that fewer than a handful of independents attempt it. The manually wound RMAC4 base calibre delivers approximately 60 hours of power reserve within a tonneau-shaped 44.5mm rose gold case. UK rapper Dave, the Streatham-born Booker Prize-level lyricist behind albums like 'Psychodrama,' was spotted wearing this wrist-statement, underlining his position among Britain's most watch-literate artists.
Dave Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Flying Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph in Titanium at No Time To Die Premiere
Inserted 30/11/2022
One of only 100 examples ever made, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Flying Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph in titanium houses one of the brand's most technically demanding calibres — a manually-wound movement featuring a flying tourbillon, column-wheel flyback chronograph, and skeletonised architecture visible through the open-worked dial. UK rapper Dave wore the piece to the London premiere of No Time To Die, pairing a £258,000 complication with a black-tie tuxedo in one of the more understated flex moves in recent red-carpet history.
Dave (Santan Dave) Spotted Wearing Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time Ref. 5164A
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time 5164A is one of the most technically accomplished sport watches in the Geneva manufacture's catalogue, housing a hand-wound dual-time-zone movement with a clever push-piece mechanism that advances or retreats the second time zone by one-hour increments without interrupting the running seconds. UK rapper and Brit Award-winner Santan Dave — known for cerebral lyricism and sharp cultural taste — was photographed wearing the steel 5164A, a reference that consistently punches above its list price on the secondary market.
Dave Spotted Wearing Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5168G in 18K White Gold with Khaki Green Dial
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5168G is one of the most quietly subversive references in the collection — white gold paired with a khaki green embossed dial creates a deliberately understated contrast that avoids the obvious. Introduced in 2018 to mark the Aquanaut's 20th anniversary, the 5168G runs the in-house Caliber 324 S C and sits at 38mm, a size that wears with equal ease under a suit or on a studio session. UK rap heavyweight Dave was recently spotted wearing exactly this piece.
Dave Spotted Wearing Stainless Steel Rolex Submariner Date 'Hulk' Reference 116610LV
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Rolex Submariner 116610LV earned its 'Hulk' nickname from its distinctive all-green aesthetic — the only Submariner ever to feature both a green dial and a green Cerachrom bezel simultaneously. Discontinued in 2020 when Rolex introduced the 'Kermit' successor 126610LV, the 116610LV has since become one of the most aggressively traded references in the grey market. UK rap heavyweight Dave was caught on camera wearing one, adding the timepiece to an increasingly impressive list of celebrity wrists it has graced.
Dave Spotted Wearing Stainless Steel White Dial Rolex Daytona Ref. 116500LN
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Rolex Daytona 116500LN marked a watershed moment in 2016 when it became the first steel Daytona to feature a Cerachrom ceramic bezel, replacing the legacy aluminium insert after decades of tradition. Available in both black and white dial configurations, the white-dial variant has consistently commanded a steeper premium on the secondary market, prized for its clean, high-contrast legibility against the polished bezel. UK rapper Dave — Brockley-born Santan Dave, BRIT Award winner and Mercury Prize recipient — was recently spotted wearing exactly this reference.
Dave Spotted Wearing Stainless Steel Rolex GMT-Master II Reference 126710BLNR on Jubilee Bracelet
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLNR — nicknamed 'Batman' for its black-and-blue ceramic bezel — caused a near-riot at Baselworld 2019 largely because Rolex quietly reintroduced the beloved Jubilee bracelet, absent from the GMT-Master II lineup for decades. Powered by the in-house Calibre 3285, it represented a genuine generational step forward for the reference. UK-based rap heavyweight Dave, whose Mercury Prize-winning album 'Psychodrama' cemented his critical standing that same year, was spotted sporting exactly this piece.
Dave Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Open-Worked Ref. 15412OR in Rose Gold With Baguette Diamond Bezel
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Royal Oak 15412OR houses a hand-wound calibre 2954 beating at 21,600 vph, featuring two balance wheels linked by a differential gear for superior rate stability — an engineering solution as visually compelling as it is technically purposeful. The open-worked dial puts that mechanism on full display through 18K rose gold architecture. British rapper Dave, known for Pulitzer-level lyricism dressed in understated aesthetics, wore this piece — reportedly gifted by fellow UK rap heavyweight Stormzy — while promoting new music, adding a quietly significant footnote to an already remarkable watch.
Dave Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 15407OR in 18K Yellow Gold
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Royal Oak 15407OR houses one of Audemars Piguet's most technically ambitious movements — the Calibre 3132, featuring a patented double balance wheel system that dramatically improves chronometric precision by counteracting positional errors. Crafted in 18K yellow gold with a fully skeletonised dial, the 15407OR is among the most statement-worthy references in the entire Royal Oak catalogue. UK rapper and Mercury Prize winner Dave was spotted wearing this six-figure openworked showpiece, a watch that matches his reputation for meticulous craft and uncompromising standards.
Dave Spotted Wearing 18K Yellow Gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 'Jumbo' Extra-Thin Reference 16202BA at the Brit Awards
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 16202BA is arguably the most significant watch release of the 2020s — a direct reinterpretation of Gerald Genta's 1972 original, housing the hand-wound Calibre 7121 at just 3.05mm thick, and produced in limited numbers to mark the Royal Oak's 50th anniversary. UK rapper Dave, fresh from collecting Best Album at the Brit Awards, wore the 18-karat yellow gold variant on what was already a landmark evening — pairing one of watchmaking's most historically loaded references with one of British music's biggest nights.
Dave Spotted Wearing Stainless Steel Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A-010
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A-010 is arguably the most contested stainless steel watch of the modern era — discontinued in 2021, it now commands grey-market premiums exceeding five times its original retail price. UK rapper Dave, known professionally as Santandave, was spotted on the wrist with the iconic blue-dialled reference, a watch that sits at the intersection of haute horlogerie and streetwear culture. For a Brit at the top of his game, it is a fittingly considered choice.
Dave Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Open-Worked Double Balance Wheel Skeleton 15407ST at the 2020 BRIT Awards
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Royal Oak Openworked 15407ST houses one of Audemars Piguet's most technically ambitious in-house movements — the Calibre 3132, featuring a double balance wheel oscillator that dramatically improves rate stability by neutralising the effects of gravity on a single regulating organ. Dave, whose politically charged performance at the 2020 BRIT Awards brought the room to a standstill, wore the watch while collecting his Critics' Choice Award — a quietly powerful horological statement from one of the UK's most cerebral MCs.
Dave Spotted Wearing Vacheron Constantin Overseas Self-Winding Reference 4500V/110A
Inserted 30/11/2022
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V/110A runs on the in-house Calibre 5100, a manufacture movement offering an impressive 60-hour power reserve with a lateral clutch column-wheel automatic winding system — serious horological engineering at a price point that undercuts many of its Geneva rivals. The 41mm stainless steel case with its signature Malta cross-inspired crown and integrated bracelet makes it one of the most architecturally distinctive sports watches in the luxury segment. British rapper Dave, known for his meticulous, cerebral artistry, was spotted wearing this refined blue-dialled piece — a fitting choice for someone whose aesthetic runs deeper than surface-level flash.
