Thomas Ulsrud Watch Collection - Every Watch He's Been Spotted Wearing
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Introduction to Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud is a Norwegian professional curler best known as the skip of the Norwegian men's curling team. Competing at the highest level of the sport for over two decades, he helped put Norwegian curling on the global map, winning multiple World Championship medals and appearing at several Winter Olympics. He is widely regarded as one of the most recognizable figures in curling — not only for his results on the ice but for a larger-than-life personality that made him a fan favourite well beyond Scandinavia. His team's flamboyant tartan trousers became something of a trademark during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, earning them a devoted following and considerable media coverage.
The Thomas Ulsrud watch collection, as documented here, currently features one confirmed sighting: a stainless steel Rolex Submariner Date, most plausibly the reference 16610, spotted on his wrist during competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. It is an interesting choice of setting for a Rolex sighting — the controlled cold of a curling sheet is not the usual backdrop for luxury watch photography — yet the image shows the watch clearly visible beneath his Norwegian team jacket as Ulsrud delivers a stone. The Submariner Date in steel is one of Rolex's most enduring sport watch references, built around a 40mm case, a unidirectional rotating bezel, and 300-metre water resistance. It is a practical, robust tool watch, and wearing it through an Olympic competition rather than saving it for off-ice appearances says something about how Ulsrud relates to the piece.
Whether the Submariner Date is a lone acquisition or part of a broader personal collection remains unknown — we have one confirmed sighting to date. What that single data point does suggest is a leaning toward functional sport watches over purely dressy options, which fits the profile of a competitive athlete who spends much of his professional life in physically demanding environments. We will update this profile as further sightings are documented.
Thomas Ulsrud Spotted Wearing Rolex Submariner Date in Stainless Steel on the Curling Ice
Inserted 04/05/2023
The Rolex Submariner Date ref. 16610 remained in continuous production for over two decades — from 1988 to 2010 — making it the definitive modern Submariner before the ceramic-bezel 116610LN replaced it. Norwegian curling icon Thomas Ulsrud, instantly recognizable by his team's flamboyant tartan trousers at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, wears what appears to be a late-production 16610 on the ice — a classically understated choice that contrasts brilliantly with his anything-but-understated wardrobe.
