Kjell-Ola Kleiven — watch collection

About Kjell-Ola Kleiven’s watch collection

Kjell-Ola Kleiven is a Norwegian television presenter with a recognisable presence on screen. Based in Norway, he has built a career in front of the camera across a range of television formats, earning a following that extends well beyond the studio. His work as a presenter has kept him in the public eye consistently enough that off-camera moments — including the occasional candid photograph — give watch enthusiasts something to work with.

The Kjell-Ola Kleiven watch collection, as far as our cameras are concerned, centres on Tag Heuer. Kleiven was photographed adjusting his jacket in a candid shot that revealed a TAG Heuer Autavia Chronograph reference CBE2110.BA0687 on its integrated steel bracelet. The reference is hard to misidentify: a 42 mm stainless steel case, a rotating black ceramic bezel with bold Arabic numerals, and a tri-colour panda dial that TAG Heuer has made one of the more distinctive dials in its current lineup. Under the case sits the Calibre Heuer 02, TAG Heuer's fully in-house column-wheel chronograph movement — a meaningful detail that separates this generation of Autavia from earlier versions that relied on outsourced ebauches.

The choice of the Autavia says something about where Kleiven's taste sits. It is not the flashiest option in the TAG Heuer catalogue — that ground is covered by the Monaco — nor is it an entry-level piece. The Autavia occupies a considered middle ground: rooted in motorsport and aviation history, wearable daily on a bracelet, and technically credible thanks to the in-house movement. For a television presenter who presumably needs a watch that functions across both on-camera appearances and everyday life, it is a practical and well-reasoned pick rather than a purely decorative one.