As a watch brand, these days iwc big pilot replica is well-represented in hip-hop lyrics, with everyone from Rick Ross to Rich The Kid getting in on the action. According to Genius.com's RapStats, Jay-Z started things off in 2002, with a mention of the watchmaker on "Show You How" and hitting peak Audemars with "N****s in Paris" (2012), with this verse:

(Ball so hard) Got a broken clock / Rollies that don't tick tock / Audemars that's losing time / Hidden behind all these big rocks

Most famously, in 2006, the artist-entrepreneur released a collaboration in the shape of the 100-piece iwc big pilot replica Royal Oak Offshore "Jay-Z" 10th Anniversary Limited Edition with his autograph emblazoned in the caseback. Celebrating the star's 10th anniversary in music, the Arabic numeral 10 was set in diamonds to draw attention to the anniversary, creating a unique countenance for the Offshore. There were three versions of this distinctive watch,Replica Watches 50 in stainless steel, 30 in pink gold and 20 in platinum, for that ultimate baller feeling of wearing 800 grams of pure watchmaking bravado on your wrist. Icing on cake, each special limited edition 10th anniversary box came with its own 40-gigabyte iPod (packed with the entire discography of his music up to that time) and was engraved with a signature and a quote from Jay-Z.

Of course, with a net worth in the neighbourhood of $800 million, Jay-Z has the wherewithal to indulge his horological whims, and doesn't restrict his collection to exclusively iwc big pilot replica. It was widely reported that Beyonce got her man a fully gem-set (iced is the word of choice these days, edging out the much-loathed bling) Hublot Big Bang for his 43rd birthday, while he has his own Sean Carter Hublot Classic Fusion watch, which he helped to create,Roger Dubuis Replica Watches just as he did with the Offshore Jay-Z 10th Anniversary Limited Edition. He is also reported to have an RM027 and an RM001, as well as numerous Rolexes.

Jay-Z and Francois-Henry Bennahmias, president of iwc big pilot replica USA, at the 2005 launch of Hov's limited edition iwc big pilot replica watch

Jay-Z 10th Anniversary APRO Offshore Limited Edition

Promiscuous wrist-adornment aside, Jay-Z led a cavalcade (or perhaps we should say, an Escalade) of hip-hop stars into the world of haute horlogerie, AP-style. The likes of DJ Khaled, Lil' Wayne, Nas, Meek Mill, TI and The Game followed Jay's lead, dropping rhymes biggin' up "tha Aud-maw". The manufacture continues to collect copious lyrical hat-tips, with recent mentions from MCs including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, J. Cole, A$AP Rocky, Fabolous and Future. But as the first rapper to truly champion this watch for men who "break the rules", Jay-Z was way ahead of the iwc big pilot replica game. As he spat on 2009 track, "Off That": "I'm so tomorrow the Audemar says yesterday."

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