In a star-studded gala on October 26th 2026, FC Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was awarded the 2026 Ballon d’Or, a literal golden ball-shaped award which is the European soccer equivalent of an MVP trophy. Every year, a panel of 100 sports journalist vote for the worthiest recipient of the Ballon d’Or.
We tried to spot as many watches as possible at the “Oscars of Football”. Not to disappoint, flamboyant collectors like Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembélé and Thierry Henry walked the red carpet while rocking ultra-rare timepieces.
Holding back his emotions as he took to the podium, Kane shook hands with his fellow nominees Lamine Yamal, who plays for the Spanish national team and FC Barcelona and, and Hublot ambassador Kylian Mbappé, who plays for the French national team and Real Madrid CF.
Although Mbappé had just scored two goals barely 24 hours ago to lift his club to victory in FC Barcelona’s home stadium, both individuals looked sullen as they watched on.
As Kane gave his humble acknowledgements, the blue sapphires of his off-catalog 18k white gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 126599TSA (approximate value of over US$1 million) danced in the spotlight. The all-time top scorer for Tottenham Hotspur and the English national team, Kane is the first Englishman and FC Bayern Munich player to clinch this coveted trophy in decades.
Prominent collectors looking on included Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold who was wearing his Vanguart Orb, and Arsenal FC legend Thierry Henry who wore his signature Patek Philippe Ref. 5711 that he blacked out with the help of customization specialist DiW. Several soccer superstars who are also voracious watch collectors also attended the 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony, but the cameras were mostly fixed on the evening’s nominees.
Lamine Yamal wore the Richard Mille RM 67-01 Automatic Extra Flat
The youngest player to win both the European Championship and the World Cup, Lamine Yamal seemed a little deadpan while watching the Ballon d’Or slip from his grasp, but still managed to film a TikTok dance after the ceremony with his girlfriend Inés García, where his Richard Mille RM 67-01 Automatic Extra Flat (approximately US$275,000—$440,000) is in clear view. The 19-year-old didn’t leave empty-handed, taking home the Men’s Young Talent of the Year Award that many expected him to clinch.
His special edition of this ultra-thin motorsport-inspired timepiece comes in a rose gold case with pink rubber strap. The RM 67-01 is powered by the caliber CRMA6 that features microblasted titanium plates and bridges, an easily tuned and shock-proof free-sprung balance, and a platinum rotor.
Yamal’s former teammate and fellow nominee Ousmane Dembélé too favors Richard Mille—he wore the RM 055 Bubba Watson (approximately US$850,000), a skeletonized beauty dedicated to its namesake golfing champion. An ardent Richard Mille fan, Dembélé has previously been seen sporting the RM 67-01, RM 67-02 and RM 72-01.
Popular rapper French Montana wore one of his Richard Mille watches when he opened the festivities by performing atop an iconic London double-decker bus.
Kylian Mbappé wore the Hublot Classic Fusion Tributo 38mm
Although Kylian Mbappé has a Hublot Big Bang Reloaded in white ceramic dedicated to him, he chose to wear the Hublot Classic Fusion Tributo in 18k yellow gold (CHF 25,000) on this nervy night. Glimmering on the wrist of the World Cup’s all-time top scorer, this 38mm timepiece pays tribute to the original model that founder Carlo Crocco unveiled in 1980 when he launched the Hublot brand.
