Watch Spotting Jay-Z Flexing The New Tiffany-Blue Patek 5711 Eight Days After Launch

Only 170 of the pieces were made, with 169 destined for the wrists of the most loyal of Tiffany & Co. clients. As Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern was careful to point out in a highly publicized interview with CNBC, it would be up to Tiffany to decide where the watches, which were seen as a kind congratulations to LVMH on becoming the owner of Patek's longest-standing U.S. retail partner, would land.

Below is a better look at the watch that we noticed on Alex Todd's Instagram.

There was, of course, one watch that was auctioned this past weekend in New York to benefit the Nature Conservancy. It went for a whopping $6.5 million, to a buyer said to have been based in New York. Hmm …

Was Jay-Z feeling extra charitable this past weekend, or did he secure the piece from Tiffany directly? Given his well-known penchant for major watches and his recent high-profile campaign with Tiffany, either seems equally likely (as does an early holiday gift from Queen Bee). But it's nice to see that Hov's watch collecting hasn't slowed down since we noticed his Reverso while playing Carnegie Hall back in 2013.

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