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Huang Zitao's Impressive Watch Collection




Huang Zitao's Impressive Watch Collection

Huang Zitao currently has 18 watches in his collection.  Check them in our database.



Introduction to Huang Zitao



Huang Zitao, widely known as Tao, rose to fame as a member of the popular K-pop group EXO. Known for his musical talent, he has also made his mark in the entertainment industry with his acting skills and martial arts expertise. With a discerning eye for luxury timepieces, Huang Zitao has amassed an impressive collection of watches that are as stylish as they are functional. True to his personality, his collection features a variety of bold and unique timepieces from some of the most exclusive watch brands in the world. From the iconic Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet to the sleek and modern designs of Richard Mille, Huang's selection is a marvel to behold.



Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 023 Rose Gold Full Set Diamond


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 023 Rose Gold Full Set Diamond
Ref: RM23
List Price: $125,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Richard Mille RM 023 is one of the brand's most quietly refined dress pieces — a tourbillon-free automatic in a tonneau case that strips away the motorsport posturing for something closer to pure jewellery watchmaking. Produced in very limited numbers in 18k rose gold, the full pavé diamond edition covers case, bezel, and bracelet in white diamonds, pushing the price well north of six figures. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetic taste in high horology, was recently spotted with this blinding configuration on his wrist.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph in Blue Ceramic and Titanium


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM011 Felipe Massa Flyback Chronograph in Blue Ceramic and Titanium
Ref: RM11
List Price: $160,000
Market Price (estimated): $250,000
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The RM011 Felipe Massa is one of Richard Mille's most technically ambitious references, housing a flyback chronograph that resets and restarts in a single gesture without interruption — a complication demanding extraordinary movement architecture. This late-series blue ceramic and titanium edition, trimmed in white and orange, directly anticipates the color language of the RM11-05, making it a transitional collector's piece of genuine rarity. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao — known for his unapologetic taste in high-end horology — chose it as a statement that lands well beyond fashion.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5327G-001 in White Gold


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5327G-001 in White Gold
Ref: 5327G
List Price: $85,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Patek Philippe 5327G-001 houses the manufacture's Caliber 324 S Q, a self-winding movement offering a perpetual calendar that requires no manual correction until 2100. Debuted at Baselworld 2016, the reference refined the classic 5327 case in 18K white gold at 38.5mm, pairing it with a striking royal blue lacquered dial. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetically luxurious aesthetic, chose this particular grand complication — a piece that quietly signals serious horological knowledge rather than mere status.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM057 Jackie Chan Blue Dragon Tourbillon Piece Unique


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM057 Jackie Chan Blue Dragon Tourbillon Piece Unique
Ref: RM57
List Price: $1,200,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Richard Mille RM057 Jackie Chan Blue Dragon Tourbillon is not merely rare — it exists as a single object on earth, a piece unique commissioned in collaboration with martial arts legend Jackie Chan and valued at approximately $1.2 million USD. The 50mm 18k white gold case is set with baguette diamonds and baguette sapphires, while the skeletonized dial carries hand-finished dragon and phoenix motifs. Chinese rapper, actor, and entrepreneur Huang Zitao — formerly of K-pop group EXO — was spotted wearing this extraordinary timepiece, a flex that speaks volumes about his standing in Asia's luxury ecosystem.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 19-01 Sapphire Tourbillon Spider


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 19-01 Sapphire Tourbillon Spider
Ref: RM 19-01
List Price: unknown
Market Price (estimated): $1,500,000
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The Richard Mille RM 19-01 Tourbillon Spider houses a hand-assembled arachnid figure set with diamonds directly onto a black rhodium-plated 18k white gold baseplate — a construction that required hundreds of hours of gem-setting alone. The sapphire case, machined from a solid block of corundum, exposes every component without compromise, making concealment of any watchmaking imperfection impossible. Huang Zitao, the Chinese rapper and actor long regarded as one of the world's most serious Richard Mille collectors, wore the piece publicly, adding another extraordinary reference to a wrist portfolio that has few rivals globally.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 57-03 Dragon Tourbillon


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 57-03 Dragon Tourbillon
Ref: RM 57-03
List Price: $3,000,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Richard Mille RM 57-03 Dragon Tourbillon is one of the most technically demanding pieces the Geneva-atelier has ever produced — its hand-engraved 18-carat red gold dragon, articulated across a base of invisibly set sapphires, required hundreds of hours of lapidary and engraving work on a material that resists conventional tooling. Limited to just 36 pieces, the RM 57-03 sits at the absolute apex of the Richard Mille catalogue. Chinese rapper, actor, and prolific horological collector Huang Zitao — known online as Tao or @hztttao — was spotted wearing one, a fitting pairing given the watch's deeply Sino-centric iconography.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 53-05 Pharrell Williams Limited Edition


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 53-05 Pharrell Williams Limited Edition
Ref: RM 53-05
List Price: $1,050,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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One of only 30 examples ever made, the Richard Mille RM 53-05 is a hand-painted tourbillon collaboration with Pharrell Williams conceived around a singular vision: humanity's future life on Mars. Each dial is individually crafted and painted, making every piece a unique artwork within an already microscopic edition. The seven-figure price tag — $1,050,000 — reflects both the movement's technical complexity and its status as wearable fine art. Chinese rapper and actor Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetically bold personal style, chose precisely the right canvas.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM10 RG-ATZ White Ceramic Koi Fish Piece Unique


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM10 RG-ATZ White Ceramic Koi Fish Piece Unique
List Price: $1,350,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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A one-of-one commission carrying a $1,350,000 price tag, the Richard Mille RM10 RG-ATZ in white ceramic is among the most singular objects in contemporary watchmaking. The Koi fish motif — hand-crafted into the dial in extraordinary detail — draws on a centuries-old Japanese symbol of strength, fortune, and familial prosperity. Chinese rapper and actor Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetically bold personal style, was spotted on the wrist with this extraordinary Piece Unique, a watch that exists nowhere else on earth.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 65-01 Automatic Winding Split Seconds Chronograph


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 65-01 Automatic Winding Split Seconds Chronograph
Ref: RM 65-01
List Price: $300,000
Market Price (estimated): $900,000
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The Richard Mille RM 65-01 holds a landmark place in the brand's catalogue as the first in-house automatic split-seconds chronograph Richard Mille ever produced — a genuinely difficult complication to engineer at any price point, let alone inside a tonneau-shaped case measuring just 44 mm. Chinese rapper and actor Huang Zitao, known professionally as Z.TAO, was recently spotted wearing one, adding it to what has become one of the most watched celebrity wrists in mainland China's entertainment scene.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT
Ref: 26589IO
List Price: $158,200
Market Price (estimated): $250,000
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The Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT ref. 26589IO is one of Audemars Piguet's most technically ambitious pieces, housing a hand-wound calibre 2965 with a flying tourbillon that doubles as the seconds indicator — a construction that eliminates the traditional tourbillon bridge for an unobstructed view of the mechanism. Cased in lightweight Grade 5 titanium at 44mm, the watch pairs haute horlogerie complexity with the Royal Oak Concept's avant-garde aesthetic. Chinese rapper and actor Huang Zitao, known for his bold sartorial choices, adds this six-figure complication to an already well-documented taste for serious watchmaking.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Patek Philippe Celestial 6104R in 18K Rose Gold with Diamond-Set Bezel


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Patek Philippe Celestial 6104R in 18K Rose Gold with Diamond-Set Bezel
Ref: 6104R
List Price: $327,570
Market Price (estimated): $520,000
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The Patek Philippe Celestial 6104R is one of the most technically complex wristwatches in existence, housing a movement that simultaneously displays a sidereal sky chart, the moon's age, and the orbits of the sun and moon — all regulated by a rare elliptical lever escapement. Fewer than a handful are released each year, making sightings genuinely uncommon. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetic taste in high horology, was recently caught wearing this extraordinary rose gold example, its bezel set with 40 baguette-cut diamonds adding considerable visual weight to an already commanding dial.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing the All-White Ceramic Richard Mille RM55 'Bubba Watson'


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing the All-White Ceramic Richard Mille RM55 'Bubba Watson'
Ref: RM55
List Price: $270,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Richard Mille RM55 'Bubba Watson' is built entirely from white nano-ceramic, one of the hardest and most technically demanding case materials in haute horlogerie — a deliberate nod to the golf legend's preference for an ultra-light, ultra-resilient instrument. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetic luxury aesthetic, was spotted on the wrist with this six-figure tourbillon, confirming that the RM55 remains a statement piece for entertainers who want horological credibility alongside shock value.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 12-01 Tourbillon in Red and Black Carbon TPT


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Richard Mille RM 12-01 Tourbillon in Red and Black Carbon TPT
Ref: RM12-01
List Price: $630,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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With production capped at just 18 pieces worldwide, the Richard Mille RM 12-01 Tourbillon in Red and Black Carbon TPT ranks among the most exclusive wristwatches ever made — a skeletonized flying tourbillon built from aerospace-grade composite material that changes color depending on viewing angle. UK list price sits at £630,000, placing it firmly in rarefied territory. Chinese rapper Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetically bold personal style, was recently spotted wearing this extraordinary piece, underscoring his long-standing reputation as one of Asia's most serious watch collectors.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon Ref. 26227BC


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon Ref. 26227BC
Ref: 26227BC
List Price: $150,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon ref. 26227BC deploys a manually wound calibre 2908 with a tourbillon cage that appears to float freely against an open-worked dial — one of the most technically theatrical movements Audemars Piguet has ever produced. Factory-set with 397 brilliant-cut diamonds across the 44mm white gold case, this piece sits at the intersection of haute horlogerie and high jewellery. Chinese rapper Huang Zitao, known for a particularly deliberate approach to luxury dressing, was spotted wearing exactly this reference.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Sapphire Richard Mille RM53-02 Tourbillon


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Sapphire Richard Mille RM53-02 Tourbillon
Ref: RM53-02
List Price: $1,600,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Richard Mille RM53-02 is one of the rarest objects in contemporary horology: a tourbillon case machined entirely from grade-5 sapphire crystal, limited to just ten examples worldwide, and listed at approximately £1.6 million in the UK market. The case material alone requires months of industrial grinding to achieve, rendering the movement's architecture almost uncomfortably visible from every angle. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao — known for his conspicuous taste in ultra-luxury timepieces — was spotted on the wrist with exactly this watch.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari Sapphire Piece Unique With Gold Movement


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari Sapphire Piece Unique With Gold Movement
Brand: Hublot
Ref: unknown
List Price: $1,000,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Hublot MP-05 LaFerrari requires a key-shaped tool to wind its 637-component movement — a 50-day power reserve record at launch in 2013 that remains almost unmatched in haute horlogerie. The sapphire-cased Piece Unique variant with a gold-toned movement elevates an already extreme timepiece into one-of-one territory, making it among the rarest objects in modern watchmaking. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao, known for extravagant taste in horology, makes the statement look effortless.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Carbon TPT Richard Mille RM11-04 Flyback Chronograph


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Carbon TPT Richard Mille RM11-04 Flyback Chronograph
Ref: RM11-04
List Price: $450,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Richard Mille RM11-04 is one of the brand's most technically demanding pieces — a flyback chronograph with annual calendar and GMT function, housed in a Carbon TPT case built from hundreds of layers of carbon filament laid at 45-degree angles, each just 45 microns thick. Produced in collaboration with Italian football manager Roberto Mancini, the edition is limited and deeply collectible. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao, known for his unapologetic luxury aesthetic, was spotted wearing this six-figure tourbillon-adjacent statement on the wrist.


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Titanium Richard Mille RM69 Erotic Tourbillon with Oracle Complication


Huang Zitao Spotted Wearing Titanium Richard Mille RM69 Erotic Tourbillon with Oracle Complication
Ref: RM69
List Price: $570,000
Market Price (estimated): unknown
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The Richard Mille RM69 Erotic Tourbillon's party piece is its Oracle complication — three grade 5 titanium rollers, engraved and spinning like Tibetan prayer wheels, that randomly surface explicit phrases on demand. Limited to just 30 pieces worldwide, the RM69 sits at the absolute outer edge of haute horlogerie eccentricity. Chinese rapper and former EXO member Huang Zitao — known for his conspicuously bold taste in luxury — was spotted on the wrist with one, confirming his standing as one of Asia's most serious watch collectors.



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