Presnel Kimpembe — watch collection

About Presnel Kimpembe’s watch collection

Presnel Kimpembe is a professional footballer born in Poissy, France, in 1995. A product of the Paris Saint-Germain academy, he has spent virtually his entire career at the Parc des Princes, establishing himself as one of Ligue 1's most recognisable centre-backs. At international level, Kimpembe earned a FIFA World Cup winner's medal with France in 2018, featuring in the squad that lifted the trophy in Russia. Injuries have tested him in recent seasons, but his standing in European club football remains significant, and his profile off the pitch — built through social media, fashion, and a high-visibility lifestyle in Paris — has grown in parallel with his sporting reputation.

The Presnel Kimpembe watch collection currently runs to four pieces in our database, and every confirmed sighting points to a single brand: Rolex. That brand loyalty is common among elite footballers, but what separates Kimpembe from the standard sports-watch crowd is a clear appetite for customisation. The standout piece he has been photographed wearing is a Rolex GMT-Master II 116710BLNR — the reference nicknamed 'Batman' for its black-and-blue two-tone Cerachrom bezel, introduced at Baselworld 2013. His example has been put through a professional skeleton conversion, opening up the dial and movement to expose the architecture beneath. The base watch is already a serious sports reference: 40mm Oyster case in 904L stainless steel, Calibre 3186 movement, and a bezel that was a genuine first for Rolex in ceramic when it launched. The skeletonisation takes that well-known platform and turns it into something individually commissioned.

The decision to skeleton an already-collectible Rolex sports reference rather than simply buy a high-complication piece from a smaller manufacture says something concrete about Kimpembe's approach. He is working within familiar, broadly legible watch culture — Rolex is the reference point for his peer group — but pushing individual pieces further than most buyers would. A professional skeleton conversion on a steel GMT-Master II involves risk to the base value of the watch, which suggests the motivation is personal expression rather than investment preservation.