Wristspotting At The Cannes Film Festival 2026

At the 79th Festival International du Film de Cannes, which took place for several days on the French Riviera, international stars were out in the sunshine in abundance – many promoting their fashion, jewelry, and watches alongside their latest feature films.

Here are a few of the most interesting watches we spotted on wrists during the sun-filled film festival.

Audemars Piguet lights up the Croisette

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Adam Driver was in attendance to promote his new film, Paper Tiger. Alongside his formal tuxedo style, the accomplished actor (and former Star Wars-saga “Jedi Killer” Kylo Ren) chose to wear an Audemars Piguet watch, specifically the Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked in sand gold. This refined timepiece, while technically a derivative of a “sports watch,” paired very well with Driver’s sharp tailoring thanks to the unique sand gold color of the watch case and bracelet and the sophisticated skeletonized movement featuring a flying tourbillon as the focal point at 6 o’clock.

Michael Fassbender, who was in attendance at the Cannes Film Festival to support his film Hope, wore a blue-dialed Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Quantième Perpétuel (ref. 26494BC.00.D350KB.01) in white gold with the new automatic Caliber 7138, which includes three patented elements to regulate the crown, eliminating the need for outside instruments to set or adjust the clever perpetual calendar.

At a different event for the film, Fassbender wore a gold Cartier Tank Américaine along with his tuxedo.

Driver and Fassbender weren’t the only stars to show up to Cannes wearing Audemars Piguet. Kudos go to Vin Diesel, who was there to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fast and Furious, wearing an Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Starwheel during the special screening. This timepiece and its eye-catching wandering hours are always a big hit with observers thanks to the amount of movement on the dial.

Honorable mentions go to Vincent Cassel, who wore the just-released Audemars Piguet Neo Frame Jumping Hour; Guillaume Canet with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin Openworked and Francois Civil with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra Thin Special Edition 39 mm at the Karma premiere; Gilles Lellouche wearing a stainless-steel Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 at the Moulin premiere; Alton Mason in a fully snow-set diamond Audemars Piguet Royal Oak; and John Travolta’s 26-year-old daughter, Ella Bleu, who wore a white gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini Frosted Gold as the father and daughter debuted their film Propeller One-Way Night Coach, after which John Travolta – who directed the new movie – received an honorary Palme d’Or.

Sebastian Stan, Fjord, and Cartier

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Sebastian Stan wore a Cartier Roadster in yellow gold to the premier of his much-talked-about film Fjord in which he plays an exhausted father in a tale of familial heartbreak. Fjord, which includes themes such as immigration, hostility, and culture clash, won the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor – its Best Picture award, so to speak – the Palme d’Or.

Stan is a Cartier ambassador and often wears vintage pieces to high-profile events. Here, however, he opted for a brand-new Cartier Roadster from the collection relaunched at Watches and Wonders 2026.

Colman Domingo and OMEGA

It’s no surprise that Colman Domingo wore an OMEGA watch for his appearance at the Cannes film festival. What is slightly surprising is that this time he chose a stainless-steel OMEGA Aqua Terra in a 30 mm case size set with diamonds on the bezel – not the usual type of watch that a man of his stature chooses. This made the watch all the more noteworthy at the Garance premiere, where it competed for attention with both his beautifully tailored saturated-purple Valentino outfit including a cummerbund and a cape overlay of the same color and large Boucheron bolo-style Art Deco brooch featuring diamonds, black lacquer, onyx, and white gold.

Domingo likewise sported OMEGA at the Met Gala earlier in the month to go with his outfit fitting the dress code “Fashion is Art.” He wore a vintage OMEGA Constellation Manhattan in stainless steel and 18-karat yellow gold two-tone in a svelte 33 mm size from 1982. It went along with his bold custom Valentino harlequin-print chiffon jacket that was directly inspired by Michel Basquiat’s 1984 painting Pez Dispenser. The period-correct matching of the watch with his standout fashion is superlative.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Or Deco Cocktail

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After the watch world spotted two of this three-piece series of Jaeger-LeCoultre models such as the Reverso Tribute Monoface watches in early May at the Met Gala on the wrists of Finn Wolfhard and Tyriq Withers respectively, during Cannes the set was revealed to be a continuation of 2025’s uber successful Reverso Tribute Monoface Or on a Milanese bracelet.

The Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds Or Deco Cocktail is presented in three versions: one in 18-karat pink gold with rubies and two in 18-karat white gold, with either emeralds or blue sapphires. Each model is limited to 30 pieces.

For this new series billed as a set of cocktail watches to debut at the Met Gala was fitting: the cocktail watch was born in the glamorous social rituals of the early 20th century, and the Met Gala can well be seen as a modern equivalent, including a global stage where fashion, self-expression, and spectacle converge. The Met Gala offers a very relevant setting to introduce such pieces.

Withers wore the white gold and emerald version while Wolfhard chose the white gold and sapphire model.

This set of watches was formally introduced in the digital sphere during the Cannes week for maximum attention. And while none were specifically worn by celebrities at that time, Kacey Mottet-Klein appeared wearing the Reverso Tribute Chronograph in pink gold, which was introduced at Watches and Wonders 2023.