Boxer Anthony Joshua spotted wearing a Rolex

At the time this photograph was taken, Anthony Joshua was a perfect 14 fights into his professional career — 14 bouts, 14 knockouts, zero rounds on the judges' scorecards. The occasion was a casual street encounter with teenage West Ham United prospect Reece Oxford, but Joshua's wrist told its own story: a Rolex Sky-Dweller in solid 18ct yellow gold, almost certainly reference 326938, fitted on the Oyster bracelet with a champagne Arabic dial.

The Sky-Dweller, introduced at Baselworld 2012, is the most technically ambitious watch in Rolex's core catalogue. At its heart sits the manufacture Calibre 9001, a 72-hour power reserve movement featuring two core complications: an annual calendar via the off-centre Saros display ring (which distinguishes months requiring fewer than 31 days) and a dual time zone indication using the 24-hour disc. The Ring Command bezel — a patented mechanism that allows the wearer to engage and set three distinct functions by rotating the fluted outer ring — is as clever a human-interface solution as exists in mainstream Swiss watchmaking.

The 326938 reference specifies a 42mm 18ct yellow gold case with Rolex's signature fluted bezel — here in matching gold — and the champagne dial with applied Arabic numerals. The Oyster bracelet in yellow gold completes what is essentially an all-gold statement piece. Total weight in precious metal is substantial, and it shows in the wrist presence.

Among collectors, the all-gold Sky-Dweller occupies a particular niche: too dressy for the sport-watch crowd, too technically dense for those who simply want a status symbol. That tension is precisely what makes it interesting to serious enthusiasts. Demand for yellow gold references has strengthened considerably post-2020 as the broader market re-evaluated precious metal sports watches.

For Joshua, then building his brand as methodically as his knockout record, the choice reflects an understanding of watch culture beyond the obvious Submariner or Daytona. The Sky-Dweller in full yellow gold retailed around £30,000 in the UK at the time of this sighting; grey-market values today consistently exceed that figure, reflecting both metal content and the model's growing collector credibility.