Alex de Minaur’s Australian Open watch is an intricate piece of luxury
The world No. 8 is through to the fourth round of the Australian Open – and he's gotten there in style
By Cayle Reid
TENNIS MIGHT BE the most stylish sport on the planet right now. At the very least, tennis players are among the most stylish of all athletes. Nowadays, we regularly see them dressed head-to-toe in designer clothes, moonlighting as models in marketing campaigns and, more and more frequently, rocking classy timepieces on their wrists.
The Australian Open has, unsurprisingly, been a showcase of luxury watches and clothes this year. One partaker has been top-ranked Australian Alex de Minaur – who is no stranger to high quality goods, as evidenced by his 2024 Esquire digital cover. In the lead-up to his second round victory over American Tristan Boyer, The Demon was spotted wearing a sophisticated watch that played perfectly into his understated style and caught the attention of onlookers.
The aforementioned watch is a piece from Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Reverso Tribute Chronograph in stainless steel (ref. Q389848J). Powered by a manually winding Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 860, the dial of de Minaur’s Reverso Tribute Chronograph is a sunray-brushed blue-grey. It also features a skeletonised back dial, revealing the intricate Calibre at work within the stainless steel case.
With hours and minutes hands and markers on both dials, the watch is reversible and can be worn with either side of the dial facing up, as is the Reverso model’s signature. The chronograph with a retrograde 30-minute counter also appears on the back dial.
As for straps, de Minaur’s Reverso Tribute Chronograph comes with a Fagliano Collection calf leather and canvas strap. It has a power reserve of 52 hours and water resistance up to 30 metres.
Alex de Minaur is in the best form of his career, having made it to the quarterfinal stage of the last three grand slams. He’s looking to make it four-straight with a win over the unseeded Alex Michelson tonight. Should he be victorious, de Minaur will reach his first Australian Open quarterfinal, continuing on an upward trajectory that started in 2024 and could see him climb even higher in the ATP top ten. One thing’s for sure, he already has his watch game down pat, giving the confidence he needs to succeed on the court.
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