The Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles working back and H. Moser & Cie. model ambassador Saquon Barkley has teamed up with the Swiss watch producer on a grail watch. Called the Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Aventurine Saquon Barkley Edition, the timepiece debuts this month in a limited-edition run of 97 items.
“It just feels like … homey,” the soccer hero and fashion icon tells Alexa. “It feels like me. I think it’s timeless. The white rubber strap makes it pop out, but it’s not loud. The details in the watch are super critical for me, and I think they’re amazing.”
His sporty-chic model, priced at $99,000, options a skeletonized dial with an aventurine domed sub-dial, a see-through caseback, indices in Super-LumiNova, and hour and minute arms with Globolight inserts.
Barkley wished a versatile design that displays his lively way of life. “I could wear it on a golf course. I could wear it if I’m going to dinner. I could wear it if I’m doing an event, to present or hopefully win an award. Then, I could work out with it.”
The elite athlete, who holds the file for most mixed regular-season and playoff dashing yards during his historic 2024-25 championship run, didn’t have a watch until he went professional. “I never was a watch guy growing up,” he says. “I think once you get to the NFL, you see all the vets throwing on some nice watches, and that kind of intrigues you a little bit.”
His signature timepiece is already a standout. “I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback on it, and my family, friends and teammates are excited. Especially Big Dom,” he added, referring to beloved longtime Eagles staffer Dom DiSandro. “Big Dom’s a big watch guy, so he’s super excited about it.”
Barkley wore an H. Moser Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack watch to the 2025 Met Gala, then turned a model ambassador last fall.
Bertrand Meylan, co-owner of the home, says the partnership comes from an genuine place. “We look for people who share the same mindset we bring to watchmaking: a relentless drive to improve, a respect for craftsmanship and the confidence to do things their own way. Saquon has built his career through consistency, discipline and an incredible work ethic, and those are qualities we admire because they’re very much part of our own culture.”
Meylan used Barkley’s favourite watch — the Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton — as a jumping-off level. “It was the first H. Moser watch he owned, and we’ve seen him wear it everywhere, from training on the field to black-tie events for The Michael Ann & Saquon Barkley Hope Foundation. Its versatility and everyday wearability made it the perfect foundation for creating a piece that felt genuinely his.”
“The first look they presented kind of hit for me,” says Barkley. “Obviously, we made some touches and worked on some details, but it’s a lot easier when you’re working with a great brand and people who’ve been making watches for a very long time.”
Source hyperlink
