The age of the pretty boy accessory: Conrad Fisher and his Omega Constellation

FORGET THE ABS, BROODING GAZES, or even the messy hair. What really breaks the internet these days is a well-chosen accessory. In 2020, Normal People’s Connell Waldron (aka Paul Mescal who, in real life, is equally fond of a little extra something) sparked a silver chain hysteria so intense it became a cultural moment and now it has its own Instagram account.

Five years later, Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty has delivered the sequel: Conrad Fisher and his vintage Omega Constellation.

If you’ve been anywhere near the timelines, you’ll know fans have zeroed in on Conrad’s wrist. His watch glints at the juiciest moments – a peach-fuelled kiss, a sun-drenched drive through Cousins Beach – and suddenly it’s not just a prop but an object of obsession.

After some sleuthing, it seems the timepiece is a mid-century Omega Constellation, likely from the ’50s or ’60s, with the coveted “pie-pan” dial (named for its dish-like shape) and a leather strap.

It’s a quietly brilliant choice. Unlike the flashy steel sports watches, a vintage Constellation is subtle, intellectual, and a little mysterious.

It suggests Conrad has a taste for the classics – or perhaps that he inherited it, a relic of family money. Either way, it’s a detail that rounds out his character.

For watch fans, the Constellation is a gateway drug into vintage Omega collecting: one of the first models with chronometer-certified movements, prized for its blend of accuracy and elegance.

For The Summer I Turned Pretty’s largely Gen-Z audience, though, the appeal is less horological and more hormonal. Like Connell’s chain, the watch becomes shorthand for intimacy, complexity, and a kind of hotness that comes from understatement. The accessory itself turns into fan fiction.

And this is where the “pretty boy accessory” comes into its own. Not a flex piece or status symbol, but a small, almost throwaway detail that hints at something bigger about the man who wears it. Blink and you miss it. Look twice and you’re hooked.

Collectors call the Omega Constellation the “Connie.” And in the Jenny Han universe, nothing is accidental. A subtle nickname for Conrad’s wrist candy? Maybe. But more importantly, it’s proof that the smallest details – a chain, a watch – can carry the heaviest weight in pop culture.

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