Ninong Ry — watch collection

About Ninong Ry’s watch collection

Ninong Ry is a Filipino chef and YouTube creator who has built one of the most engaged food audiences in the Philippines. Known for his approachable cooking style and deep culinary knowledge, he has amassed a substantial following across YouTube and social media by making restaurant-quality techniques accessible to home cooks. His content spans everything from classic Filipino dishes to international recipes, and his on-camera presence — calm, precise, and knowledgeable — has earned him a reputation as one of the more credible food voices to emerge from the Philippine creator economy.

The Ninong Ry watch collection, as tracked by Watch Paparazzi, currently features one confirmed sighting: a Rolex DEEPSEA in OysterSteel, reference 116660. This is not the obvious choice for a food creator. The DEEPSEA ref. 116660 is a 44mm professional dive watch built to withstand water pressure to 3,900 meters, constructed from Rolex's 904L OysterSteel with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert. It is a large, serious tool watch with a specific history — the design traces its lineage directly to the experimental Deep Sea Special that descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960 alongside Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh. Introduced in 2008, the 116660 brought that engineering to a production wristwatch.

Choosing a DEEPSEA over something smaller or more conventionally dressy suggests someone who researched the piece before buying it. It is the kind of Rolex that appeals to collectors who care about what a watch actually does and where the design came from, rather than simply what the name on the dial signals to others. For a creator whose entire brand is built on craft and knowing your subject properly, it is a coherent choice.