Today’s offering showcases a personal and heavy solid 18K gold Baume & Mercier Hampton Milleis watch owned and worn by Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

Extensively worn and evidently a familiar presence on her wrist, it offers an unusually direct connection to one of the most recognizable actresses and style figures of her generation. Rather than feeling like an object merely preserved among her possessions, it retains the character of a watch that appears to have accompanied her through everyday life.

Gwyneth Paltrow:

Gwyneth Paltrow emerged during the 1990s as one of the defining actresses of her generation. Following early roles in films including Se7en and Emma, she gave acclaimed performances in Sliding Doors, Great Expectations, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Her portrayal of Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love earned her both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress and established her at the highest level of international film stardom. In addition to her Academy Award and Golden Globe, she earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Shakespeare in Love, later won a Primetime Emmy for Glee, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Her career has crossed literary drama, romantic comedy, independent film, television, and some of Hollywood’s largest studio productions. She delivered memorable performances in The Royal Tenenbaums, Proof, Two Lovers, and Country Strong, while her role as Pepper Potts in Iron Man and the global Marvel Cinematic Universe introduced her to an immense new worldwide audience.

Beyond acting, Paltrow became one of the first major performers of her era to build a modern lifestyle enterprise around her personal point of view. Through her cookbooks and goop, she helped influence the contemporary intersection of celebrity, fashion, wellness, food, and commerce. Whether admired, debated, or imitated, she has remained an enduring cultural figure whose taste and personal style have been nearly as closely followed as her screen career.

The Watch:

Her Baume & Mercier Hampton Milleis is a particularly fitting personal possession.

Fashioned entirely in heavy 18K yellow gold, its curved rectangular form, architectural silver dial, and integrated bracelet give it the character of both a refined Swiss luxury timepiece and a substantial piece of jewelry.

It has a distinctive elegance that feels entirely at home within Paltrow’s polished yet individual style. When we purchased the watch the melt value of the gold alone was approximately $9,000.00. The complete watch weighs 93.24 grams.

It presents in authentic, extensively worn condition, with the honest character of a piece that appears to have been frequently enjoyed by its celebrated former owner. We have not cleaned or polished the watch - we left the outside as we acquired it which includes many signs of Ms. Paltrow's use. If you would like the watch expertly polished to present in excellent condition, please inquire.

On the inside, we have installed a new battery and performed any needed servicing on the movement making it ready for immediate enjoyment.

Included with the purchase is a one-year C.O.T. international warranty on the movement and its function and a full-page custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity. Also accompanying it is a Certificate of Authenticity and Provenance from a well-known auction house.

More than a luxurious solid-gold watch, it is an intimately worn artifact from the life of one of the most recognizable actresses and tastemakers of her generation, offering its next owner a rare and tangible connection to Gwyneth Paltrow herself.

Connoisseur of Time's Renowned Celebrity Collection:

Ms. Paltrow's watch is part of our Celebrity Collection of watches that has been featured in GQ, Revolution Watch, Europa Star, JCK, Hampton's Magazine, Gotham Magazine, Vegas Magazine, Silicon Valley magazine and many others. eBay recently partnered with us for an exclusive, special sale for seven of the watches.

The collection has been composed of 136 watches and clocks owned or worn by 68 iconic celebrities and public figures. It may be the largest current collection of celebrity-owned watches in the world. It is constantly changing and is currently headlined by timepieces owned by some of the most legendary Hollywood actors and actresses, musicians, comedians, and entertainers:

The King, Elvis Presley. (Just sold)

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson. (Just sold)

The King of Comedy, Jerry Lewis.

The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. (Just sold)

President Jimmy Carter.

Hollywood icons Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Steve Martin, Red Skelton, Steve McQueen, Martin Sheen, Cicely Tyson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Burt Reynolds, Laurence Olivier, James Arness, Betty White, Olivia Newton-John, Bob Hope, Greta Garbo, Raquel Welch, Mickey Rooney, Jane Fonda, Joan and Melissa Rivers, and Katey Sagal.

Legendary musicians Johnny Cash, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, Janet Jackson, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, Elton John, Kenny Rogers, Harry Belafonte, ZZ Top's Dusty Hill, Richie Sambora, Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, Don Mclean, Mountain's Leslie West, and Hank Williams, Jr.

Sports great and soccer legend Pelé, heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, Yankee Hall of Fame great Lefty Gomez, World Cup winning captain and soccer defensive legend Daniel Passarella, and Green Bay Packer Mike Bucchianeri along with the game ball, signed photo and watch from the college football "all star" Blue Gray Game in 1940.

Further filling the current collection are watches or clocks from King Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor, beloved Hollywood host Ed Sullivan, renowned illusionists Siegfried & Roy, Academy award-winning actresses Loretta Young and Doris Day, Whoopie Goldberg, Emmy award-winning actress Valerie Harper, Golden Globe winning actor Richard Chamberlain, Emmy award-winning journalist Larry King, Emmy award-winning actor and producer Jerry Weintraub, Comedian Louie Anderson, Phyllis McGuire of the chart-topping McGuire sisters, Ian McDonald multi-instrumentalist English rocker for King Crimson and Foreigner, Elvira Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson), fashion designer to the stars Nolan Miller, the watch worn by Sean Penn in Shanghai Surprise then owned by Beatle George Harrison, and a watch worn by multiple characters in the television series "For All Mankind."

It also includes rare watches given by heads of state: A prototype 18K gold Buren Microrotor gifted by His Royal Majesty Ibn Saud, former King of Saudi Arabia; a Felsa given by former Libyan Colonel and Head of State Muammar Al Qathafi; a Longines given by Highness Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa former Prime Minister of the State of Bahrain; a Baume & Mercier gifted by the King of Jordan. All three watches are new-old-stock in presentation shadow box frames with photos.

Recently sold was a watch given a handful of years after the Civil War concluded by the Vice President Elect to honor an Army commander who went on to receive the Medal of Honor.

This is a significant, exciting, and constantly changing new collection you won't want to miss! Stay tuned over the coming weeks for photos of other special pieces from the collection!

To view the first few already up for sale follow this link: https://shop.connoisseuroftime.com/collections/our-celebrity-owned-historical-event-watches?page=1&sort_by=created-descending

Manufacturer: Baume & Mercier
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Serial no.: 5301050
Model: Hampton Milleis, Ref. MVO45229
Designed for: Women
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Subsidiary Seconds
Case material: 18K gold
Weight of complete watch: 93.24 grams
Case Markings (outside): Baume & Mercier, Genève 1830, Swiss 30M, BMC, 750, and No. 5301050
Case condition: It presents in authentic, extensively worn condition, with the honest character of a piece that appears to have been frequently enjoyed by its celebrated former owner.
Dimensions: 22mm wide (excluding the crown) by 33.5mm lug to lug
Dial: Silver with radiating guilloché-style central decoration and recessed subsidiary-seconds register at six
Movement type: Swiss quartz
Band: Original integrated solid 18K yellow-gold bracelet with concealed folding clasp, sized to fit a wrist up to just under 7 inches, adjustable
Crystal: Sapphire glass, signs of wear
Servicing: We have not cleaned or polished the watch - we left the outside as we acquired it which includes many signs of Ms. Paltrow's use. If you would like the watch expertly polished to present in excellent condition, please inquire. On the inside, we have installed a new battery and performed any needed servicing on the movement making it ready for immediate enjoyment.
Timing: It is operating well.
Warranty: 1-year international C.O.T. warranty. Please email concierge@cotwatches.com for details. Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an extremely experienced team of four Master Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five years of experience and a large number of parts. As mentioned, one used to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership and was given special training by Rolex at their Beverly Hills Service Center.
Box/Papers: BOX - Connoisseur of Time box; PAPERS - Custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity; Connoisseur of Time timing certificate; Certificate of Authenticity and Provenance from a well-known auction house
Returns: 7 days full refund. 100% satisfaction guarantee

We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If you are in any way unsatisfied with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price anytime within 7 days after the watch has been received. Our goal is to exceed our client's expectations throughout the buying experience.

All watches are packaged carefully and mailed double boxed in specially constructed, reinforced shipping boxes designed for high value items. All watches are sent fully insured with signature required. Most of our domestic shipping is done through FedEx. At times we will also use USPS Express Mail, and we can accommodate most requests for your preferred carrier. International shipments are sent USPS International Express Mail or FedEx.

The purchase price will be the declared value of the merchandise on any required customs forms. The payment of all customs duties, tariffs, and taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

Also note that water resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We do not recommend getting a vintage watch wet, even one that was originally designed to be waterproof.

To get an idea of how this watch will look on the wrist, please use the Watch Sizing Guide

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