Drake's Luxurious Rolex From Take Care Album Sells for $500,000

Drake’s lavish gold and diamond Rolex that he wore on his 2011 album Take Care sells for $500,000.

In keeping with an inventory on Wind Classic, a Palm Seaside, Fla.-based firm owned by watch specialist Eric Wind, Drizzy’s luxurious gold and diamond-encrusted Rolex GMT Grasp II timepiece was bought at its marketed worth of $500,000. XXL reached out to Wind Classic to get some data on the costly watch.

In keeping with Wind Classic’s Senior Watch Specialist Charlie Dunne, the extravagant accent shouldn’t be really the Canadian rap star’s private timepiece, however somewhat a watch from a colleague of Drizzy who lent him the timepiece for the Take Care album photograph shoot and numerous promotional campaigns associated to the mission.

“Personally, I’ve by no means seen the collectible watch market hotter than it’s immediately,” Wind Classic’s Eric Wind advised WatchPro. “The rate with which we’re promoting the watches, regularly promoting the watches inside minutes of itemizing the watch on our web site, is mind-blowing, however there’s a broad variety of extremely educated patrons who’re gathering them, so it isn’t remoted to a selected and slim group of patrons that might imply the market is fragile and dangerous.”

The golden Rolex options full hyperlinks with the bracelet displaying gentle put on on the clasp and a few minor scratches on the caseback. The luxurious watch is accompanied by its authentic field and official doc of authenticity. Moreover, the sale consists of numerous OVO memorabilia, together with a Swiss military knife, an OVO owl statue, unique attire, and a backstage VIP move.

XXL has reached out to Drake’s rep for remark.