The Watches of Super Bowl LVI Quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Matt Stafford
Super Bowl LVI is finally here and we are all ready to watch the big game. This year’s Super Bowl sees the upstart Cincinnati Bengals with their young star QB Joe Burrow up against the Los Angeles Rams and veteran QB Matt Stafford. Being a pretty big football fan (and a Patriots fan) it got me thinking about whether the two star quarterbacks were watch collectors. It turns out both of them have been spotted in some pretty nice watches, though their tastes are vastly different. So let’s take a quick look at the watch collections of Matt Stafford and Joe Burrow.
What Watches Does Matt Stafford Wear?
Quarterback Matt Stafford finally made it to the Super Bowl (and out of the first round of the playoffs) in his first year with the L.A. Rams after a long career with the hapless Detroit Lions. At 34 years old Stafford has put up great passing numbers, but has yet to put it all together for a Lombardi Trophy. While at the time of this article he doesn’t have that Tiffany & Co. produced championship trophy, Stafford has been seen with a few very nice timepieces.
Stafford’s interest in high-end timepieces goes back to his time on the Detroit Lions. While signing a new contract with Lions in September of 2017 Stafford was pictured wearing one of the most lusted after steel Rolexes, the Rolex Daytona Ref. 116500. While this Rolex Daytona retails for $14,550 USD it is currently selling on the secondary market for around $50,000 USD.
Photo Courtesy of @kbstafford89 on Instagram.
In addition to a Rolex Daytona, Stafford has been seen wearing a couple different Patek Philippe watches. One such piece is the Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5167A. After the Nautilus line, the Aquanaut is probably Patek Philippe’s most in-demand model, and the secondary market price reflects this. While the Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5167A retails for $21,650 USD, it is currently selling on the secondary market for between $95,000 and $120,000 USD
Photo Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times. You can see the Patek Philippe buckle on Stafford’s Aquanaut.
The other Patek Philippe I was able to successfully spot is Stafford’s Nautilus Ref. 5711 with blue dial. While the below photo is a little grainy, other photos posted by Stafford’s wife Kelly on Instagram clearly indicates he is wearing a blue dial 5711. The blue dial Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-010 is one of the hottest watches on the market. This stainless steel model is selling for up to 8 times the last known retail price (the watch has been discontinued) at between $190,000 and $250,000 USD.
Photo Courtesy of @kbstafford89 on Instagram.
What Watches Does Joe Burrow Wear?
Matt Stafford will be facing young upstart Joe Burrow today in the Super Bowl. The second year QB, and former first overal draft pick, already went defeated Patrick Mahomes in the AFC Championship, and now has his eyes set on winning his first Lombardi Trophy.
Burrow’s taste in watches and jewelry is a little more, shall I say, “icy” than Stafford’s. And when Burrow wants to get that iced out chain or watch, he goes to watch customizer Leo Frost. As we discussed in our overview of the best watch gifts given by celebrities, Burrow presented his offensive line with an iced out Christmas gift. He gifted his entire offensive line with custom iced out Casio G-Shocks (Ref. GM6900SCM-1) by Frost. While the watches without customization retail for $210 USD, they are obviously much more expensive with the diamond customization.
Photo of the G-Shock Courtesy of @leofrost on Instagram.
Burrow also had a couple of his own watches customized by Frost. After finding a photo of Frost and Burrow, I noticed that Burrow was wearing what looked like a Cartier Santos, potentially customized. Frost had posted that Burrow purchased a Santos that was customized with black diamonds, but this piece looked different. It appeared to be customized with regular diamonds. I reached out to Frost and he was nice enough to let me know that Burrow purchased two customized Cartier Santos watches, one with black diamonds and another with traditional diamonds. The one he is pictured in with Frost is the one with traditional diamonds. You can check out Leo Frost’s work on his personal Instagram, @leofrost, on his company’s instagram, @frostandco, or at his website.
Photo of Joe Burrow with Jewelry customizer Leo Frost. Photos Courtesy of Leo Frost, @leofrost on Instagram.
Joe Burrow was spotted heading into SoFi Stadium for Super Bowl LVI wearing his other custom Cartier Santos from Leo Frost. This one is adorned with black diamonds
Joe Burrow arriving at SoFi Stadium prior to Super Bowl LVI. Photo of Cartier Santos courtesy of Leo Frost, @leofrost on Instagram.
Stafford’s two custom Cartier Santos Watches. Photos Courtesy of Leo Frost, @leofrost on Instagram.
Stafford’s two custom Cartier Santos Watches. Photos Courtesy of Leo Frost, @leofrost on Instagram.