At the most recent Inter Miami vs. Lionel Messi game, the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph stood out and showed off the player’s skill as a watchmaker.

The person who is thought to be the best of all time wears a watch with a beautiful midnight blue face set in a white gold case.

There is a Patek on Lionel Messi right now.

The famous Argentine soccer player has a lot of watches from different brands, but lately, he’s been wearing his family’s Genevan watch more than any other. He wore a platinum Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (reference number 5270P) to the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris in February 2017.

A white-gold Nautilus Perpetual Calendar (reference number 5740/1G) was worn by him at the World Cup many months before. The 5968G on his watch tells you it is an Aquanaut Chronograph in white and gold.

I put on the Patek before my Leagues Cup game on Wednesday at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The forward scored twice in the first round of the event to help Inter Miami beat Orlando City 3-1 and move on to the round of 16. He showed off his ease and accuracy like a chronograph once more while he was out on the field.

The Patek Aquanaut Chronograph with the reference number 5968G came out in 2021 in both white and gold. The $75,700 model also has a checkerboard dial that is either navy blue or khaki. Messi chose to wear a dark blue face with a black edge that went up and down.

The smooth-finish white-gold case, which is a little bigger than 42 millimeters, protects the watch’s complicated internal systems. It can stand up to water up to 394 feet (120 meters) deep. In line with the smooth octagonal shape of the bezel, the date display is at three o’clock and the sixty-minute counter is at six o’clock. The CH 28-520 C self-winding mechanical movement is used to fly back, which turns the middle chronograph hand into a seconds hand that is always on the face of the watch.

The resin strap is blue, just like the face. The watchmaker’s one-of-a-kind fold-over clasp has four different catches that make it strong and durable.

Besides Patek, Messi also wears watches from Audemars Piguet and Rolex. Along with a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master and a limited-edition Royal Oak from AP, the football player made a $80 million deal with Paris Saint-Germain in 2021. The year 2023 is the most important to Patek.