Lewis Hamilton’s Iconic IWC Watch from Silverstone Victory Goes to Auction

Pranay Bhagi | 08/10/2024
Lewis Hamilton’s Iconic IWC Watch from Silverstone Victory Goes to Auction

The 2024 British GP was a special moment for Lewis Hamilton, who entered the race weekend without a win in over two years. When he crossed the chequered flag in P1 on Sunday, he couldn’t hold back his tears—it was a statement to the F1 paddock that he was still here and capable of winning. During this iconic weekend, Hamilton wore an IWC watch, which he now plans to auction off for charity.

Hamilton was wearing the Chronograph Performance 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team—a watch dedicated to the Brackley-based outfit. On IWC’s website, it retails for $157,000.

Hamilton has put up the piece he wore, along with his racing gloves from that afternoon, for auction at the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

This IWC timepiece has been up for auction on the Bonhams website since October 7 and will conclude at the Laureus Charity Night in Zurich on October 19.

According to Luxury Tribune, Johann Rupert, Chairman and main shareholder of Richemont and the founder of the Foundation, has estimated the selling price of the watch to be between $35,000 and $120,000.

The IWC Chronograph Performance 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team features a 41mm Ceratium case with see-through Sapphire glass at the back. The ceramic bezel with a tachometric scale is one of the highlights of this watch. The 69385 caliber automatic winding movement has a 46-hour power reserve at a Frequency of 28’800 VPH (4 Hz).

Given that it was worn by Hamilton on a historic race day—where he also became the first driver to win nine races at a single venue—the watch could very well exceed Rupert’s estimate of $120,000.

Post Edited By: Somin Bhattacharjee
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

About the author

Avatar photo

Pranay Bhagi

Pranay Bhagi is an F1 Journalist at the Sportsrush. He's been following the sport since 2010 and has been a Sebastian Vettel enthusiant since then. He started his F1 journalism journey two years ago and has written over 1300 articles. As an Aston Martin supporter, he hopes for Fernando Alonso to win the 3rd title. Apart from F1, anything with an engine and wheel intruiges him. In true petrolhead sense, he often travels across the country on his motorcycle.

Don’t miss these