This Valentine’s Day no one delivered more pink fuzzy love than Timothée Chalamet. At the 2025 Berlin Film Festival, the Oscars favourite (for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown) has been throwing out some pretty lairy fits lately, rocking up to premieres on Lime bikes like the rest of us. But clashing brilliantly with the red carpet as he bounced along it in the cold Berlin winter, this one might just top the lot.
Hard as it might be to look past his wholehearted commitment to a baby pink drip by Chrome Hearts comprising a ribbed tank top with matching hoodie, baggy leathers, underwear peeking and pinks Timbs too, when Chalamet took off his hoodie he revealed something rather unexpected; UK perfect replica Ballon Bleu de Cartier watches equipped with pink dials and pink leather straps.
The Chalamet x Cartier love affair isn’t new – we’ve seen the French-American actor rock various best fake Cartier models on other red carpets. As an ambassador, he’s been making his way through the maison’s catalogue of stylish watches, with iconic numbers such as the dual-time Tank, a mini Panthère and an exquisite Cintrée (the French word for slim-fitted, a model that curves snugly around the wrist).
“It’s more of a modern design from high quality copy Cartier watches. Some might see the model as overly commercial, as it’s very mainstream. So for a male person to wear it, I think it’s quite cool, which is sort of what Cartier is doing recently with its watches: putting commonly seen female models on male celebrities, thus creating a new market for their existing models. It’s quite smart!” says collector Jay Liu of Paddle Waves.
All being said, he doesn’t make it any less of a surprise to see a Ballon Bleu, a model introduced in 2007, owning the global spotlight. Despite not having anywhere near the star appeal on the red carpet like say, the Cartier Crash, the Ballon Bleu is still a quintessentially cheap super clone Cartier watches that perfectly embodies the brand’s understated elegance. It stands out amongst its Tank and Santos peers with its round case, and the name Ballon Bleu (French for ‘Blue Balloon’) refers to its roundness and the blue sapphire cabochon crown, so perfectly integrated into the case it appears to be floating. The Ballon Bleu also happens to be a favourite of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, so hey, if it’s fit for a princess…
Another celeb spotted with the UK luxury replica Ballon Bleu de Cartier watches on were Travis Scott in 2018 (interestingly, back when he was dating Kylie Jenner). And as collector Norman Seck notes, “Justin Bieber wears that too, but not in pink.” Indeed, Biebs has not one, but two Ballon Bleu references in his collection (an 18k rose-gold and an 18k white-gold model with a diamond-paved bezel and moonphase indicator).
“I do think it’s pretty versatile,” said Seck, adding that it’s a good watch to share with a significant other because of the dimensions. “Though pink might be a feminine colour, it does style differently on a man.”
When it comes to the pink dial, Chalamet is in good company as Ryan Gosling is partial to a TAG Heuer Carrera Date with the Barbie pink dial and David Beckham likes rocking a special Tudor x Inter Miami pinky. Between Gosling’s TAG, Bremont’s new pink Terra Nova and the sassy Oris x Miss Piggy collaboration though, the Swiss fake Cartier watches the perfect shade of pink for his look – especially when factoring in the pink leather strap realness.
So can Timothée Chalamet single handedly make the 1:1 wholesale replica Ballon Bleu de Cartier watches cool again? Sure as hell, this is a good start.
