Karim Haddad — watch collection

About Karim Haddad’s watch collection

Karim Haddad is an entrepreneur with a well-documented eye for high-end horology. Operating across business circles where luxury goods function as a legitimate currency of taste, Haddad has built a reputation not just for commercial acumen but for the depth of his knowledge around complicated mechanical watches. He is the kind of collector who researches movements before he researches cases, and that comes through clearly in the pieces he chooses to wear.

The Karim Haddad watch collection leans heavily into three maisons: Richard Mille, Franck Muller, and Jacob & Co — each representing a distinct lane of contemporary independent watchmaking. His most talked-about sighting involved the Aet Remould A011 Abu Dhabi Special Edition, a five-piece limited re-casing of the Richard Mille RM011 Felipe Massa flyback chronograph inside a full sapphire crystal case measuring 50mm. The RM011, introduced in 2007 as a tribute to the Formula 1 driver of the same name, houses a skeletonized automatic movement and is already a sought-after reference in its standard form. The sapphire re-case by Aet Remould elevates rarity to an almost absurd degree. Alongside his Richard Mille pieces, Haddad has been photographed wearing references from Franck Muller — a brand associated with grand complications and the tonneau case format — and Jacob & Co, whose outsized, gem-set, and multi-complication pieces attract collectors who are comfortable making bold choices.

What the collection reflects is a preference for watches that have a technical or visual argument to make, rather than pieces chosen purely for brand recognition. The Aet Remould sighting in particular suggests Haddad operates at the intersection of aftermarket customization culture and serious horology — a space occupied by a very small number of collectors globally. With five watches currently in our database and further sightings expected, this is a collection worth watching closely.