Alberto Franceschi — watch collection

About Alberto Franceschi’s watch collection

Alberto Franceschi is the entrepreneur and founder behind HideAndJack, a Milan-based sneaker brand that has carved out a distinct position at the crossroads of luxury fashion and street culture. Operating out of one of Europe's most design-conscious cities, Franceschi has built HideAndJack into a label recognized for its considered approach to materials, craft, and cultural relevance. His work places him firmly within a network of designers, collectors, and tastemakers for whom the details — on a shoe, a garment, or a watch — carry real weight.

The Alberto Franceschi watch collection, as captured in our sightings database, currently centers on one of the most sought-after references in modern horology: the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A-010. Franceschi was spotted wearing the steel 40 mm Nautilus, the final production variant of Gérald Genta's 1976 design before Patek Philippe retired the reference in 2021. The 5711/1A-010 features the characteristic porthole-style bezel, horizontally embossed dial, and integrated bracelet that have made the Nautilus a benchmark in sports-luxury watchmaking. In steel, and especially in this closing reference, it remains one of the hardest watches to acquire through any conventional channel.

The choice is a coherent one for a founder who operates where luxury and street culture intersect. The Nautilus 5711 occupies precisely that territory — a watch with serious horological credentials that has simultaneously become a cultural object far beyond traditional watch circles. For Franceschi, reaching for it is less a flex than a natural extension of the aesthetic logic that runs through HideAndJack itself: high craft, recognizable design, and a refusal to separate elevated taste from contemporary culture.